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SMALL BUSINESS SCORECARD Was 2015 a Good Year for Small Businesses? Are Small Businesses in Growth Mode? How Many Small Business Owners Are Optimistic About the Economy? Main Street Matters The number of small business owners who say 2015 was a good to great year for their businesses. Contact: Stefan Schumacher | 847-676-8420 ext. 7173 | [email protected] Copyright © 2015 SurePayroll. A Paychex Company. All rights reserved. SurePayroll's Scorecard compiles data from small businesses nationwide, and exclusively reflects the trends affecting the nation's "micro businesses" — those with 1-10 employees. The average business reflected has 6 employees. NOVEMBER 2015 GROWTH STORY MONTHLY SURVEY YTD OPTIMISM TREND 0 20 40 60 80 100 50% YEAR-OVER-YEAR 3 July Aug Mar Apr May June Jan Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec 40 60 80 100 68% 76% 73% 76% 72% 70% 84% 81% 78% 77% 82% 79% 2015 was the best year they’ve ever had. they expect a certain percentage growth every year. growing total revenue and the size of their customer base is their most important metric, not profit. 54 12 45 say ... say ... say ...

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SMALL BUSINESS SCORECARD

Was 2015 a Good Year for Small Businesses?

Are Small Businesses in Growth Mode?

How Many Small Business Owners Are Optimistic About the Economy?

Main Street Matters

The number of small business owners who say 2015 was a good to great year for their businesses.

Contact: Stefan Schumacher | 847-676-8420 ext. 7173 | [email protected] © 2015 SurePayroll. A Paychex Company. All rights reserved.

SurePayroll's Scorecard compiles data from small businesses nationwide, and exclusively reflects the trends affecting the nation's "micro businesses" — those with 1-10 employees. The average business reflected has 6 employees.

NOVEMBER 2015

GROWTH STORY

MONTHLY SURVEY

YTD OPTIMISM TREND

0

20

40

60

80

100

50%

YEAR-OVER-YEAR

3

July AugMar Apr May JuneJan Feb Sep Oct NovDec

40

60

80

100

68%

76%73%76%

72% 70%

84%81%78% 77%

82%79%

2015 was thebest year they’ve

ever had.

they expect a certain percentage growth

every year.

growing total revenue and the size of their customer

base is their most important metric, not profit.

5412 45

say ... say ... say ...