small business research

NEW YORK, NY (Press Release – December 5, 2011) – The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute has identified six trends small business owners are likely to face in 2012.

Many of these trends are extrapolated from the Institute’s research fielded in October 2011, which surveyed nearly 1,100 business owners of various sizes.

They indicate that small business owners will need to focus on improving productivity and differentiating their businesses to overcome continued economic challenges and to compete with larger companies in the coming year.

New York (PRESS RELEASE – December 10, 2010) – In prioritizing which technology is most important to their companies, America’s small business owners still value business software and their company website more highly than social media sites and services.  However, while software and core Web presence rank highest in helping them to operate more efficiently and acquire new customers, a new study by The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute also identified specific segments within the small business community that are starting to embrace social m

New York (PRESS RELEASE – July 3, 2010) – Six dimensions characterize small business owners who projected revenue increases and business expansion even as the recession peaked, according to a new report from The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute.

New York (PRESS RELEASE – April 16, 2010) — Stark differences occur in what matters most to small business owners as their companies evolve from very small entities with fewer than ten employees to sizeable enterprises approaching 100 employees that resemble larger corporations, according to a new report from The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute.

New York (PRESS RELEASE – November 3, 2009) – Looking out 12 to 24 months, small business owners say their companies will emerge from the recession strong and well positioned for growth over the next two years – leading the U.S. to economic recovery, according to a comprehensive and methodologically innovative new study, The Guardian Life Index: What Matters Most to America’s Small Business Owners.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 30, 2008)- The Office of Advocacy has launched a new small business blog focusing on regulatory issues, small business research, state regulatory activity, and more.

“The Small Business Watchdog” can be found at http://weblog.sba.gov/blog-advo.

The Office of Advocacy has launched a new small business blog focusing on regulatory issues, small business research, state regulatory activity, and more.

“The Small Business Watchdog” can be found at http://weblog.sba.gov/blog-advo.

Mixing employer and non-employer data has a direct bearing on small business study results, according to researchers at the Office of Advocacy of the U.S.

Small Business Administration. The working paper "Do Business Definition Decisions Distort Small Business Research Results", closely examines the differences between employer and non-employer businesses and the relation those differences have to research results.

Mixing employer and non-employer data has a direct bearing on small business study results, according to researchers at the Office of Advocacy of the U.S.

Small Business Administration. The working paper "Do Business Definition Decisions Distort Small Business Research Results", closely examines the differences between employer and non-employer businesses and the relation those differences have to research results.