For the past few months, Vistaprint (my employer) has been doing some pretty cool research into the company’s small and micro business customers. Earlier today, we launched our first Infographic on the latest study that looks at optimism in the small business space. I figured that some of you would find interesting. On top of the graphic, here are some other interesting statistics from the survey respondents:
- 34% said they would be expanding their use of social media/networking (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) for their business this year. Another 40% indicated they would begin to explore social media, or maintain their existing social media presence.
- While 54% didn’t have to get a part-time job in addition to running their small business to make ends meet as a result of the economy, 32% said that they have always worked another job in addition to running their business.
- When asked if they used a tax professional to file a tax return for their small business, 48% said they did. 35% completed a tax return themselves while another 17% said they didn’t have to file a return at all for their business.
For more information on the stats, check out the full release here.
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