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P: 030 62 91 92

5 Reasons Americans Love Small Businesses

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5-Reasons-Americans-Like-Small-Businesses-300x225A 2010 Pew Research Center survey found that Americans view small businesses more positively than they perceive churches and universities. Favorability of small businesses has been remarkably stable. Gallup polls in both 2010 and 2012 reported 95% positive views among Americans.

So why do Americans love their small businesses? Five reasons jump out from several studies and surveys:

1. Small business owners are the embodiment of the American dream. Americans like the gumption it takes to invest one’s life savings to follow the dream of starting a company. We are, after all, supposed to be a nation of go-getters — risk-takers lucky enough to be born in this great land of opportunity. It’s our patriotic duty to forge ahead as entrepreneurs in the good ol’ U.S. of A.

2. Americans love the idea that big companies come from tiny ones. While studies show that few small businesses actually grow — and that only a sliver of entrepreneurs want to do more than start a modest-sized company — virtually every big company once started out as a small business. As a nation, we love the idea that our mighty oak trees started as tiny acorns.

3. Small business is the underdog, and Americans root for the underdog. While small business owners work more hours, they still only make the same amount of money as the rest of us, according to the Pew Research Center. They face competition from deep-pocketed big companies who are not nearly as well thought of as small business owners (see #4). This creates the underdog that Americans love to cheer for.

4. Small business owners are seen as honest and ethical. Only 8% of Americans think the CEOs of major corporations are highly ethical; whereas, 52% view small business owners as such, according to a 2012 Public Affairs Council survey. It’s hard to “feel the love” for big companies who are perceived as being ethically challenged. So, small businesses naturally rise to the top of public opinion polls regarding ethics.

5. Small business is viewed as the backbone of the middle class. When a 2012 Public Affairs Council survey asked who should get credit for supporting the middle class over the last half century, 51% of Americans picked small business — more than double the amount that credited labor unions, big companies, or the federal government as being important to the economic well-being of middle-class Americans.

These are but 5 — of MANY — reasons Americans love small businesses. At Small Business Fundz, we love working with small businesses of all industries.

If you’re a business owner looking to refinance an existing loan, purchase a new building or new equipment, or you just need some working capital, give us a call to see how our financial experts can help serve your small business: (866)546-6002 ext 802. We’ll help get you where you need to be.

 

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