OVERCOME THE FEAR OF
STARTING
dte
A NEW BUSINESS
4)
Building a small business is ranked second as scariest 'life-changing events'.
Pl
Opportunities
to network
Money/Steady
Further develop
paycheck
business skills
REASONS
O
O
ENTREPRENEURS
WORKED
FULL-TIME
WHEN
II
STARTING THEIR
Learn more about
BUSINESS:
industry/marketing they
Ability to build a
are hoping to operate
potential client base
(when applicable)
Mentors have different
of current business owners were
viewpoints and experiences
working full-time (for someone else)
that can help
when starting their business
push you in the
right direction.
73%
of those who dream about starting
a small business say that talking to
people firsthand in their situation
would be HELPFUL
They too may have
been challenged
of small business owners who had a mentor
while starting their business found
with working
mentorship very INFLUENTIAL
full-time while
they started their
businesses and
understand how to
work through the
fears small business
owners face.
With the right preparation, starting a new business
DOESN'T
cob
cob
HAVE TO BE SO SCARY
of current small business
owners felt PREPARED,
as a whole, when they
were first starting
their business
MORE THAN
HALF
of current small business owners say
OVERCOME THE FEAR OF
STARTING
dte
A NEW BUSINESS
4)
Building a small business is ranked second as scariest 'life-changing events'.
Pl
Opportunities
to network
Money/Steady
Further develop
paycheck
business skills
REASONS
O
O
ENTREPRENEURS
WORKED
FULL-TIME
WHEN
II
STARTING THEIR
Learn more about
BUSINESS:
industry/marketing they
Ability to build a
are hoping to operate
potential client base
(when applicable)
Mentors have different
of current business owners were
viewpoints and experiences
working full-time (for someone else)
that can help
when starting their business
push you in the
right direction.
73%
of those who dream about starting
a small business say that talking to
people firsthand in their situation
would be HELPFUL
They too may have
been challenged
of small business owners who had a mentor
while starting their business found
with working
mentorship very INFLUENTIAL
full-time while
they started their
businesses and
understand how to
work through the
fears small business
owners face.
With the right preparation, starting a new business
DOESN'T
cob
cob
HAVE TO BE SO SCARY
of current small business
owners felt PREPARED,
as a whole, when they
were first starting
their business
MORE THAN
HALF
of current small business owners say
of current small business owners say
they were BETTER PREPARED
to start their business than they
thought they were
The UPS Store 3
The results of the survey are based on an online survey conducted January 20 — 26, 2015 by The UPS Store, Inc., franchisor of The UPS Store network, with general
consumers age 18+ and small business owners. The online study was conducted with 1 , 200 general consumers and 506 small business owners.
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