US Small Business Gets Success Report Card

What does it take to be a successful small business? The basic factor, some believe, is competitiveness, which is difficult to measure. But the sub-factors that determine competitiveness can be measured.
Network Solutions, LLC and the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business have partnered to conduct a baseline telephone survey of 1,000 small business owners in order to take the pulse of small businesses and track their competitive health over time.  Here are the factors they looked at and their calculations of the results.

Capital Access. D+ This area is the biggest disadvantage of U.S. small businesses.   …read more