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Only the Loan-lyWhere do small businesses go to borrow money? | |
| 56% | of businesses have at least oneloan outstanding. |
| 29% | have at least one transactionloan from a nonbank lender outstanding. |
| 25% | have at least one transactionloan from a bank outstanding. |
| 25% | have at least one line of creditfrom a bank outstanding. |
| 5% | have at least one line of creditfrom a nonbank lender outstanding. |
| Source: SBA, "Availability of Financing toSmall Firms Using the Survey of Small Business Finances" | |
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| Source: SBA, "Availability of Financing to Small FirmsUsing the Survey of Small Business Finances" |
39% ofend users admit clicking embedded links in spam;11%have purchased products or services from spam e-mails.Statistic Source:Mirapoint/Radicati Group | Complying with federalregulations costs businesses with fewer than 20 employees nearly$7,000 peremployee--almost60% morethan larger firms.Statistic Source:SBA Office of Advocacy | |
45% ofsmall businesses will upgrade their desktop applications within theyear.Statistic Source:In-Stat | 48% ofemployees say they travel for work less frequently compared to fiveyears ago.Statistic Source:Robert Half International | |
The average workerwastes more than2 hoursevery day.Statistic Source:AOL/Salary.com |
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