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One of the great things about my job at Small Business Television, SBTV.com, is meeting inspiring and interesting entrepreneurs. The small business owners who are the innovators, the risk-takers, the people working to improve the quality of life not only for themselves, their employees, but communities too. It seems this positive outlook lives on during this time of economic turbulence and uncertainty in our economy. A new survey reveals entrepreneurs’ attitudes are positive about the long term future of not only their enterprises, but the U.S. economy too! The new survey of Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur of The Year finalists and winners explores the attitudes of entrepreneurs toward top-of-mind issues, including the economy, government and climate change. The majority of the 116 respondents indicated that the strength of the economy was not the deciding factor in determining when to start their companies. The Entrepreneur of The Year program is now in its 22nd year, and its average winners have $350 million or more in yearly revenues, 20% annual growth, and over 1,000 employees. Despite worries that the US economy is weaker than most people believe (50%), entrepreneurs participating in the survey indicated that they think the US economy will continue to be the world's strongest (54%). The majority (61%) founded their companies in a healthier economic time, but overwhelmingly (92%) stated they would have founded their company regardless of the state of the economy. ...
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