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 intriguing statistics.
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Retirement |
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Share of small-business owners who plan to retire before 65: 25% 
Portion who don't plan to ever retire: 17% |
After retirement, small-business owners 
Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute |
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Work-Life Balance |
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Portion of employees who say they would lose their jobs if they adopted more flexible work schedules: 16% |
When conflicts arise between work and family, employees typically blame: 
2011 Work+Life Fit Survey; Elizabeth Poposki, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
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Global E-commerce |
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Portion of the world's Internet users who are Americans... ...in 1996: 66%...in 2010: 14%Amount spent in 2010 on American e-commerce sites by customers outside the U.S.: $10.1 billion |
Increase in the number of Internet users in 2010, compared with 2009:
ComScore |
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Social Media |
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 Share of small-business owners who say social media is important to their businesses: 66%  On average, the portion of a company's Facebook fans who read its status updates per day: 7.5% Social Media Examiner; PageLever |
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