From the NYTimes Small Business Section: July 24, 2007
Results of a survey by the American Express Small Business Monitor, from a sample of 626 small-business owners and managers of companies with fewer than 100 employees.
Of business owners surveyed:
- 90% of women and 84% of men - use the Internet for work
- 66% of women and 59% of men- are optimistic about the economy in coming months
- 65% of women and 73% of men- say they make sacrifices in their personal life in order to run a business
- 85% of women and 77% of men- said yes, being an entrepreneur contributes to a “happy relationship” with their significant other
