The document discusses the importance of small business success and how Intuit aims to improve customers' financial lives. It highlights the potential for job creation if a small percentage of small businesses succeed and notes the growing trend of cloud adoption among these businesses. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for seamless integration of software solutions and encourages engagement and networking among small business owners.

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Running a Business is No Small Feat!
Jen Pataki
Director, Marketing
Intuit Developer
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Intuit’s Mission Has Stayed
Consistent for 30+ Years
To improve our customers’
financial lives so profoundly…
they can’t imagine going
back to the old way

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Fuel small business success
because when they thrive,
we all do
SBG Mission

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They Are…
29,000,000 strong in the USA

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They Are…
29,000,000 strong in the USA
600,000,000 strong, globally

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Economic Impact
In the first 5 years...

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Economic Impact
In the first 5 years… one out of two small businesses fail
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Economic Impact
In the first 10 years… two out of three fail
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If we enable 5% of SMB’s to succeed, that would
generate 5M new jobs

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QuickBooks Developers Small Business
Success

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Small Businesses
Tipping Point of Broad-based Cloud Adoption
• Currently, 37% of U.S. small
businesses are adapted to the
cloud, but an anticipated 78%
will
be fully cloud operational by
2020.
• Small businesses are hungry for
new solutions that will make their
businesses more efficient,
successful and prosperous.
37% 78%
2015
Small business adapted to the cloud
2020

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Financial Management
Center of the Small Business Cloud
The average small business owner is
online for four hours a day. Top activities
are:
65%
Bookkeeping
and
accounting
65%
Generating invoices
and / or
accepting payments
58%
Managing existing
customer
relationships

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“Appification” of Small Business Tools
Set for Rapid Growth
Over 2/3 of small business owners
want to see apps created to help
stay organized by better managing
the back office.
Top attributes that small business owners look for in mobile apps

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Small Businesses Solutions
Must Work Seamlessly Together
4 in 5 business owners agree
that it is important for different
software solutions to work
seamlessly together
Top attributes that small business owners look for in mobile apps

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Meet the Panelists
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Erica Barrett - @SoCuFoods
Guard Up
Meghan Gardner - @GuardUp
The New Primal
Jason Burke - @thenewprimal

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Running a Small Business is
No Small Feat!

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