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More than 60 percent of the 320 women business owners surveyed by Forbes Insight and KeyBank's Key4Woman said that they don't track social media to find out what they're customers are saying about them.

Many of the 1,433 small business owners surveyed expect to live well into their retirement years, with one in three saying they plan to retire older than 70.

Growing revenues was the biggest worry of 11.4 percent of the business owners surveyed.

In addition, the study determined that the last time the small business owners surveyed had needed funds, 62 percent had withdrawn personal savings, 22 percent had used business credit cards, 24 percent had used their personal credit cards and 10 percent had relied on family and friends.

Even when they did, more than eight in 10 small business owners surveyed acknowledged that they didn't know how to interpret their score.

More than 80 percent of the 300 small business owners surveyed in the recent 4th Annual Staples National Small Business Survey said that they don't keep track of their business goals, and 77 percent have yet to achieve their vision for their company.

(Too many small business owners actually downplay that threat: Only 2 percent of the small - business owners surveyed in the CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey said they view the threat of a cyberattack as the most critical issue they face.)

A similar study conducted by the Guardian Insurance Company offered even more marked results, with 35 % of small business owners surveyed reporting that they actually started their businesses to fund their retirements.

Meanwhile, 61 percent of small small - business owners surveyed felt uncertain about the government's ability to avoid the fiscal cliff.

Forty - nine percent of small - business owners surveyed said Obamacare is a top worry for them, up from 42 percent in January.

Sure, 82 percent of the more than 1,000 small - business owners we surveyed said they are planning for growth this year.

In addition, while the majority of business owners surveyed across all segments said they did not feel a perception of discrimination from a financial institution impacted their chances of obtaining business credit, 22 % of African American and 11 % of LGBT business owners reported that perceived discrimination impacted their chances of obtaining credit for their business, compared to 5 % of the general small business owner population.

47 % of business owners surveyed reported that they plan to amp up their marketing efforts over the next 12 months.

Most of the Miami business owners surveyed — 81 percent — have taken steps within the past two years to retain employees.

In the November survey, almost half (44 percent) of small business owners surveyed said they expect credit will be somewhat or very easy to obtain in the next 12 months, up from 37 percent in July.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sixty - four percent of the nearly 100 local business owners surveyed by Assemblyman Will Barclay said they'd lay off workers if the state's minimum wage is hiked to $ 15 an hour, Barclay said Tuesday.

Of the business owners surveyed, 60 percent said they had never accessed their business credit report, and the same percentage said they are confident that the information in the report would be accurate or up to date.

Nevertheless, the small business owners I surveyed asked their lawyers to perform a huge variety of services — from reviewing contracts to incorporation to providing legal advice on how to collect from a non-paying customer.

34 percent of small business owners surveyed say they would have difficulty complying with government notification requirements.

38 percent of small business owners surveyed say they have a more negative opinion of companies that have recently experienced a breach, based on the companies» handling of the breach.

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A recent survey found that for more than 80 percent of small - business owners, the rewards outweigh the challenges.

An annual survey of sentiment among the owner of small businesses finds only one in four thinks the government is doing enough for business.

That's a 27.5 percent rate of growth since 2007, the last time the Survey of Business Owners was released.

A new survey from Sageworks finds that over 75 percent of small - business owners have never applied for a loan.

The effort also includes an online survey on nyc.gov / WENYC, where women can share their experiences as business owners.

That's according to a survey of about 1,400 small business owners conducted by online small business lender Funding Circle, which found:

As our recent survey confirmed, small - business owners should recruit strong talent and turn to technology with strong potential to decrease the time spent on administrative tasks.

However, 2014 could be more promising, as the Scorecard survey found that three in four small business owners plan to ease their dependence on independent contractors, which they tend to rely on when business feels shaky.

More than 50 percent of small - business owners who took part in the Sage survey believed artificial intelligence will be a big trend in 2017.

At least that's what preliminary data from the U.S. Census Bureau, in its Survey of Business Owners, shows.

According to a 2010 survey by Travelers Insurance, 94 percent of small - business owners are confident their business is protected against insurable risks, despite only 56 percent having disaster - recovery insurance.

And a February survey by Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management found that 39 percent of small business owners who applied for bank loans in the previous three months were successful, up from 34 percent in a survey taken in October and NBusiness and Management found that 39 percent of small business owners who applied for bank loans in the previous three months were successful, up from 34 percent in a survey taken in October and Nbusiness owners who applied for bank loans in the previous three months were successful, up from 34 percent in a survey taken in October and November.

Looking forward to 2012, the survey shows that small business owners are very optimistic about their business growth:

This survey sums up some major points from small business owners including:

Despite the very real challenges that keep many small - business owners cautious, a recent survey of the Women Presidents» Organizations» Zenith members reported that these women - owned businesses with annual revenues of at least $ 50 million are more optimistic than one might expect.

The study surveyed 348 Canadian business owners, C - suite executives and senior managers, at companies headquartered in Canada with 50 or more employees.

In a recent survey, more than a fifth of small business owners cited rising interest rates as a top challenge for their business.

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A recent Biz2Credit survey of more than 1,500 minority business owners from across the country in late March and early April asked for their opinions about the economy overall and their own prospects for success in 2016.

Recently released preliminary data from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners — the Census Bureau's effort to take stock of American companies every five years — show that the fraction of businesses owned by women improved substantially over the past five years.

The downturn has created two classes of business owners, according to a recent survey.

Millennial small business owners have more confidence in their retirement savings than baby boomers, according to our survey, possibly because millennial owners started their business at a younger age on average (26 vs. 43 years old), allowing more time for them to grow their businesses» profit margins and create comfortable retirement plans.

The bigger a small business is, the more likely it is to support the tax changes being promoted by President Donald Trump and GOP leaders in Congress, and the more likely the business is to expect immediate benefits, according to the fourth - quarter CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, conducted with more than 2,000 small - business owners across the United States between Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, using the SurveyMonkey's online polling methbusiness is, the more likely it is to support the tax changes being promoted by President Donald Trump and GOP leaders in Congress, and the more likely the business is to expect immediate benefits, according to the fourth - quarter CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, conducted with more than 2,000 small - business owners across the United States between Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, using the SurveyMonkey's online polling methbusiness is to expect immediate benefits, according to the fourth - quarter CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, conducted with more than 2,000 small - business owners across the United States between Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, using the SurveyMonkey's online polling methBusiness Survey, conducted with more than 2,000 small - business owners across the United States between Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, using the SurveyMonkey's online polling methbusiness owners across the United States between Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, using the SurveyMonkey's online polling methodology.

This was evidenced by a 2016 survey that found that almost half of small business owners are unsure whether they are marketing effectively — with 14 % admitting that they aren't doing enough.

The NSBA surveyed more than 800 small business owners and found that the average cost of a single cyber attack to a company was $ 8,699.

In fact, according to a Sleeter Group survey of small business owners, business planning and strategy were the top two services they wished their accountants provided.

The survey didn't mention payroll, which tends to complicate matters for small - business owners.

U.S. Trust has put out similar surveys for about two decades, but this is the first one to include data on high net worth business owners and executives, it says.

In fact, according to a 2013 survey, 43 percent of small business owners are taking less vacation time than five years ago.

The Sleeter Group survey found that a dashboard to monitor their business was the third most desired service among small business owners.