Kissing 2016 goodbye: Small business operators optimistic about 2017
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 12/20/16 -- Think positive. That''s the sentiment small business operators in Canada are embracing as they look to the year ahead. According to research conducted by , optimistic small business operators in Canada outnumber pessimists by 2 to 1 about the outlook for 2017. The findings are the result of research by through its Angus Reid Business Forum, an online community of business leaders from across Canada.
According to the research, 77 per cent of small business owners expect 2017 to be a good year, while almost 40 per cent expect 2017 to be better than 2016 in terms of revenue and profitability. Four in ten respondents reported lower revenue (37%) and profits (38%) in 2016 than 2015, while the biggest challenges faced in 2016 were work/life balance (38%), government bureaucracy (27%), effective marketing (26%), profitability (23%), lack of repeat clients (23%) and cash flow (21%).
Many respondents cited improved marketing efforts as something they would do differently if they could go back to the beginning of 2016 - more advertising and promotion, improved web communications, and more aggressive tactics for finding the right customers. Many others cited things they wish they could have changed in 2016, like the low value of the Canadian dollar and decreased crop yields due to fluctuating climate conditions.
When asked to share a piece of advice for new business owners in 2017, a number of respondents stressed the importance of being ready to weather shifting market conditions, being familiar with taxation and regulatory issues, spending wisely, keeping good records and doing your homework.
"Understand that if you own a small business you can make a good living by working half days," said one respondent. "You just have to decide which 12 hours you want to work."
A total of 444 owners of small businesses from across English speaking Canada were contacted through the Angus Reid Business Forum, a community of business leaders whose role and business type have been pre-identified. The survey was completed online between December 13 and 14, 2016.
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About the Angus Reid Business Forum
The Angus Reid Business Forum is Canada''s premiere online business research community, giving Canadian business leaders the opportunity to voice their opinions since 2008. Organizations use the Angus Reid Business Forum to help them better understand the business-to-business community on a variety of topics including buying behaviour, business outlook, government policies, the economy, and taxation. Members are prescreened on the number of employees, type of industry, role in the business and many other attributes. This makes it possible to quickly and efficiently reach the type of business leaders that are important for making sound business decisions.
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Datum: 20.12.2016 - 11:35 Uhr
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