Small business owners face many hurdles. Some challenges though are out of their control. SurePayroll surveyed small business owners nationwide to find out what scares them most. Here are the results.

1. SMALL BUSINESS SCORECARD
Small Business Owners Fear Tax Increases
What is Your Biggest Small Business Fear?
How Many Small Business Owners
Are Optimistic About the Economy?
Main Street Matters
The number of small business
owners who say a tax increase
on their earnings is their
biggest business fear.
Contact: Stefan Schumacher | 847-676-8420 ext. 7173 | stefan.schumacher@surepayroll.com
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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.
OCTOBER 2015
FEAR GAUGE
MONTHLY SURVEY
YTD OPTIMISM TREND
0
10
20
30
40
50
27%
YEAR-OVER-YEAR
8
July AugMar Apr May JuneJan Feb Sep OctNov Dec
40
60
80
100
70%72%
76%
84%
72%
76%
82%
77%79% 78%
81%
65%
government
regulations
recession employees leaving
the company
1526 13
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