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» Success, Satisfaction and Growth, Volume 1, Issue 6, 2001
If respondent intends to grow the business in the next few years.

1a. In terms of annual sales, how large would you eventually like your firm to be? A broad estimate is fine.

Response Small employers who intend to grow All small, employing businesses/Small employers
1 < $1 million 14 7
2 $1 - $4.9 million 23 12
3 $5 - $24.9 million 18 9
4 $25 - $99.9 million 4 2
5 $100 million or more 10 5
6 As large as possible 6 3
7 No growth intended 50
8 DK/Refuse 25 13
Total (%) 100 101
N 387 752

Notes: Ten (10) percent of small employers who intend to grow their firms, would like to grow them to the point where eventually they have more than $100 million in annual sales (Q#1a). Five percent of small employers would like to grow their firms to the point where eventually they have more than $100 million in annual sales (Q#1a).


Volume 1, Issue 6, 2001
ISSN - 1534-8326

William J. Dennis, Jr.
NFIB Research Foundation



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