Passion Drives the World's Entrepreneurs to Contribute More Than $8.3 Trillion to the Global After-Hours Economy - Seite 2

Stephen Kelly, CEO of Sage comments: "We know it takes hard work and sacrifice to turn a dream business idea into a way of life. This survey highlights the extent of that commitment. It is the entrepreneurial spirit that makes the difference all over the world and the contribution of these businesses that powers the global economy. We should do all we can to support these heroes and recognize all those hours of hard work they are putting in after the rest of the world has gone home."

Connie Certusi, executive vice president at Sage North America, adds: "Like us, Sage customers are driven by a love of what they do and the sense of achievement they get from seeing their businesses succeed. We cherish our responsibility to businesses and the role we play in putting control back in the hands of the world's entrepreneurs. As a small and medium business champion and provider of innovative technology, we help businesses forget about the trivial and focus on the meaningful."

This research has been launched as part of a broader campaign by Sage to recognize and celebrate the contribution small business owners make to the global economy. As part of this campaign, Sage is calling for small business owners to share why they do what they do through a short video submission. For further details, please visit: Stephen Kelly's blog

Sage will also be running a series of online advice sessions, from November 30-December 4. Each will involve a number of Sage spokespeople, including CEO Stephen Kelly, and will address the key challenges of running a small business - as identified by the research. To find out more about these sessions, please visit: Stephen Kelly's blog

Research methodology
The survey was conducted among 2,621 business decision makers in companies with under 100 employees in 11 countries. The interviews were conducted online by Redshift Research in November 2015 using an email invitation and an online survey.

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