Glimpse into the Modern Entrepreneur

A recent article from Business Wire caught our eye, filled with interesting insight into today's modern entrepreneur. The article, Small Business Survey by Deluxe Reveals Snapshot of Social Media Savvy Entrepreneurs," was based upon a survey run by Deluxe Corporation on the site PartnerUp, and reflected the replies of over 500 respondents. We love nothing more than learning as much as we can about the backgrounds and needs of entrepreneurs. (We're not surprised to see how many would spend free time by the way!) Here are just a few stats:

"-- 75% were motivated to start their own business in order to pursue a personal passion and work for themselves; only 10% started a business after being laid off from a job.

-- They want to work for themselves, not someone else. 63% would not take another job if offered one.

-- If given more free time, 40% of small business owners would spend it on their current business or try to start another new business venture, vs. leisure activities.

-- Women entrepreneurs represented almost 40% of those who responded to the survey; more than 60% of respondents are currently raising a family.

-- Many entrepreneurs have a day/night jobs -- 35% started their businesses while still working at their previous day jobs" 

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