This statistic shows how small and medium sized business owners in the United States expect the position of their enterprise to change in the next 12 months, based on the Statista survey conducted between September 28th and October 7th, 2016. 41.4 percent believed that the economic position of their business would improve somewhat in the next 12 months, while a further 14.4 percent felt it would improve significantly.
How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 12 months?
Owners of small and medium sized enterprises with at least 1 employee
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Figures are rounded and therefore may not sum to 100 percent.
Small to medium businesses are defined as those having less than 500 employees.
SME owners were asked "Do you expect the economic position of your enterprise in the next 12 months...".
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Statista Survey. (October 7, 2016). How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/621754/sme-owners-12-month-economic-expectations/
Statista Survey. "How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 12 months?." Chart. October 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/621754/sme-owners-12-month-economic-expectations/
Statista Survey. (2016). How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 12 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/621754/sme-owners-12-month-economic-expectations/
Statista Survey. "How Do You Expect The Economic Position of Your Enterprise to Change in The next 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/621754/sme-owners-12-month-economic-expectations/
Statista Survey, How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 12 months? Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/621754/sme-owners-12-month-economic-expectations/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 12 months? [Graph], Statista Survey, October 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/621754/sme-owners-12-month-economic-expectations/
