Owners of small and medium sized enterprises with at least 1 employee
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Figures are rounded and therefore may not sum to 100 percent.
Small to medium businesses are defined as those having less than 500 employees.
SME owners were asked "Do you expect the economic position of your enterprise in the next 5 years...".
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Expectations of U.S. SME owners for their business in the next 5 years, 2016
This statistic shows how small and medium sized business owners in the United States expect the position of their enterprise to change in the next 5 years, based on the ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ survey conducted between September 28th and October 7th, 2016. **** percent believed that the economic position of their business would improve somewhat in the next 5 years, while a further ** percent felt it would improve significantly.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (October 7, 2016). How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 5 years? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/621763/sme-owners-5-year-economic-expectations/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 5 years?." Chart. October 7, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/621763/sme-owners-5-year-economic-expectations/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2016). How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 5 years?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/621763/sme-owners-5-year-economic-expectations/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "How Do You Expect The Economic Position of Your Enterprise to Change in The next 5 Years?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Oct 2016, /statistics/621763/sme-owners-5-year-economic-expectations/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 5 years? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/621763/sme-owners-5-year-economic-expectations/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
How do you expect the economic position of your enterprise to change in the next 5 years? [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, October 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/621763/sme-owners-5-year-economic-expectations/
