Andrew Shafer


How Do Small-Business Owners Measure Success?

Entrepreneurs rank their top goals for 2012, how they measure success, and how the business climate has affected their health in the past year. We crunched t...  Read story

Inc. Data Bank: This Month in Infographics

What's going on with firings, productivity, and business travel? Inc. visualizes the numbers, including how much more beloved small business is that government.  Read story

How Your Customers Will Spend Money This Holiday Season

What portion of consumers plan to use coupons this year? Who is spending more than last year? We crunched the numbers.  Read story

The Crazy, Mixed-up IPO Market

More companies have filed for an initial public offering, but have not yet gone public this year than in more than a decade.  Read story

How Many of Your Employees Aren't Satisfied?

What portion of employees are looking for a new job? How many say they feel unappreciated at work? We crunched the numbers.  Read story

Breaking Down how Americans Really Use Their Cell Phones

How do Americans spend their time online when using a mobile phone? We crunched the numbers.  Read story

Data Bank: Where Owners Are Hiring (And Not)

What areas of the country are gaining jobs at small companies, and which are losing them?  Read story

Data Bank: Mixing Business and Politics

Small business and politics are as intertwined as ever. What are entrepreneurs' top priorities for Washington?  Read story

Data Bank: What Your Customers Do When They're Mad

How many more people will your customer tell about a bad experience versus a good one?  Read story

Data Bank: How Much Angel Money is There Really?

In uncertain economic times like these, angels tend to guard their cash carefully. How much did they actually invest last year?  Read story

Inc. Data Bank, October 2011

What small business owners want out of retirement, how employees feel about work-life balance, what countries are driving global e-commerce sales, and other ...  Read story

Inc. Data Bank, September 2011

A look at who’s taking vacation days, the greatest office pet peeves, what drives e-commerce sales, and other intriguing statistics  Read story

Crunching the Numbers

How many employees say they learn more about their jobs from their co-workers than their bosses? Read on for these and other statistics.  Read story

Inc. Data Bank

Twenty-nine percent of small businesses intend to increase their online advertising budgets this year, among other intriguing statistics.  Read story

Inc. Data Bank

Thirty percent of workers would trade more compensation for more time off, among other intriguing statistics.  Read story