BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A majority (71
percent) of small businesses owners feel positive about the current
state of their business, yet concerns remain about the economic
outlook through the end of the year, according to the U.S. Small
Business Economic and Political Sentiment Survey conducted by
Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI). More than half (52
percent) of small business owners still cite the health of the
economy as the most important issue to their business.
When it comes to Washington, a
majority (72 percent) of small business owners do not feel that the
current group of Presidential candidates is addressing issues
important to small business, and those surveyed were essentially
split on which party they feel best represents small business –
with the Republican Party at 24 percent and Democratic Party at 23
percent.
"With global stock market volatility and general economic unease
around the world, small business owners are looking for our leaders
in Washington to prioritize small
business issues, and the Presidential candidates should take note,"
said Endurance CEO and Founder, Hari Ravichandran.
"Small businesses don't feel their needs are being adequately
addressed. It is critically important that we encourage their
growth and innovation."
As for the Presidential candidates, when asked about their
thoughts on who would be the most effective leader on issues
important to small business, small business owners selected
Donald Trump the highest-ranking
Republican candidate at 23 percent and Bernie Sanders the highest-ranking Democrat at
18 percent.
Endurance's U.S. Small Business Economic and Political Sentiment
Survey provides insights and perspectives on small business owners'
views on the economy, policy issues, and the current field of
Presidential candidates. The survey was conducted between
August 24-31, 2015 and surveyed 1,263
U.S. small business owners, all of whom use Endurance's web
presence solutions. For purposes of this survey, small businesses
are defined as employing 10 or fewer people on either a full-time
or part-time basis.
Full survey results can be found in the chart below and online
here.
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Survey
Results
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QUESTION
POSED
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RESPONSES
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1. What is your
general outlook for your business for the remainder of
2015?
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Very Positive:
32%
Positive:
39%
Neutral:
23%
Negative:
3%
Very Negative:
2%
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2. What is your
general outlook on the economy?
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Very Positive:
7%
Positive:
29%
Neutral:
40%
Negative:
19%
Very Negative:
5%
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3. What issue do
you think is most important to small business for the remainder of
2015? Choose one.
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Taxes: 24%
Hiring: 7%
Health of the overall
economy: 52%
Strength of
dollar/monetary policy: 9%
Rising interest
rates: 4%
Rising wages:
5%
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4. What issue do
you think is the second most important to small business for the
remainder of 2015? Choose one.
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Taxes: 25%
Hiring:
11%
Health of the overall
economy: 25%
Strength of
dollar/monetary policy: 24%
Rising interest
rates: 7%
Rising wages:
8%
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5. Do you feel
that the current group of Presidential candidates is addressing
issues important to small business?
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Yes: 28%
No: 72%
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6. Which political
party do you feel best represents and advocates for small
businesses in America?
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Democratic Party:
23%
Republican Party:
24%
Neither Party is
effective on small business issues: 53%
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7. Which
Republican Presidential candidate do you think would be the most
effective leader on issues important to small
business?
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Jeb Bush:
4%
Ben Carson:
5%
Chris Christie:
1%
Ted Cruz:
2%
Carly Fiorina:
4%
Jim Gilmore:
0%
Lindsey Graham:
0%
Mike Huckabee:
1%
John Kasich:
1%
George Pataki:
0%
Rand Paul:
4%
Marco Rubio:
1%
Donald Trump:
23%
Scott Walker:
1%
Other: 6%
None of the above:
47%
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8. Which
Democratic Presidential candidate do you think would be the most
effective leader on issues important to small
business?
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Joe Biden
(undeclared): 6%
Lincoln Chaffee:
1%
Hillary Clinton:
15%
Martin O'Malley:
1%
Bernie Sanders:
18%
Jim Webb:
2%
Other: 5%
None of the above:
53%
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*Due to rounding,
numbers may not add to 100%.
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About Endurance International Group
Endurance
International Group is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: EIGI) technology
company that helps power small and medium-sized businesses online.
Through its proprietary cloud platform, Endurance provides web
presence solutions including web hosting, eCommerce, eMarketing and
mobile business tools to approximately 4.4 million subscribers
around the globe. The company's world-class family of brands
includes Bluehost, HostGator, iPage, Domain.com, A Small Orange,
MOJO Marketplace, BigRock and ResellerClub, among others.
Headquartered in Burlington,
Massachusetts, Endurance employs more than 2,700 people
across the United States in
Utah, Texas, Washington and Arizona and in the United Kingdom, India, Israel
and Brazil. For more information
on how Endurance can help grow your business, visit endurance.com,
follow us on Twitter @EnduranceIntl and like us on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/EnduranceInternational.
Endurance International Group and the compass logo are
trademarks of The Endurance International Group, Inc. Other brand
names of Endurance International Group are trademarks of The
Endurance International Group, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Press Contact:
Dani
LaSalvia
Endurance International Group
(781) 852-3212
press@endurance.com
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