How did small business owners do in 2015? Three percent said it was a rough year, while the rest appear to have had a good year. How about a great year? 12 percent it was their best year in history. See more about how small businesses saw 2015 in SurePayroll's Small Business Scorecard infographic.

1. SMALL BUSINESS SCORECARD
Was 2015 a Good Year for Small Businesses?
Are Small Businesses in Growth Mode?
How Many Small Business Owners
Are Optimistic About the Economy?
Main Street Matters
The number of small business
owners who say 2015 was a
good to great year for their
businesses.
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SurePayroll's Scorecard compiles data from small businesses nationwide, and
exclusively reflects the trends affecting the nation's "micro businesses" — those
with 1-10 employees. The average business reflected has 6 employees.
NOVEMBER 2015
GROWTH STORY
MONTHLY SURVEY
YTD OPTIMISM TREND
0
20
40
60
80
100
50%
YEAR-OVER-YEAR
3
July AugMar Apr May JuneJan Feb Sep Oct NovDec
40
60
80
100
68%
76%
73%
76%
72%
70%
84%
81%78% 77%
82%
79%
2015 was the
best year they’ve
ever had.
they expect a certain
percentage growth
every year.
growing total revenue and
the size of their customer
base is their most important
metric, not profit.
5412 45
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