While the report takes an election angle, other resources including organizations like Save Hosting can influence policies important to small business growth
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) –Small business owners say that the biggest obstacle to growth of their business is Washington, according to a study released by Yahoo! on Tuesday.
The survey of 250 small business owners conducted by Yahoo! Small Business and Ipsos MediaCT to measure the concerns that will affect the 2012 election. The report doesn’t specify what type of businesses were surveyed.
34 percent of small business owners find that Washington is the biggest obstacle to growth, citing taxation, healthcare and regulations as the major hindrances.
One third of respondents said that federal regulations have the biggest negative impact on businesses as opposed to state and local government.
The report does not offer any solution to these challenges, but those small businesses in the web hosting and Internet industry can start by participating in efforts like the Save Hosting Coalition which has voiced its opposition to the Protect Intellectual Property Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act which are considered direct threats to the hosting business. While the survey discusses voting for political leaders with strong policies for small business, entrepreneurs and small business owners may need to go beyond voting to participating in grassroot organizations that will help them have a voice in legislative changes. The survey says that 30 percent of respondents were independents, 30 percent Democrats, 26 percent Republicans and 14 percent had some other affiliation.
The survey says that nine percent of respondents started a business due to the lack of jobs in the recession. This trend has been on the rise since 2008, according to the report.
“With the high unemployment rate we are facing in our nation, we want lawmakers to work with us to launch a National Self-Employment Initiative to encourage unemployed Americans to consider starting their own business and encourage all Americans, young and old, to consider self-employment a viable career option,” Kristie Arslan, president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed said in a statement.
About Nicole Henderson
Nicole Henderson writes full-time for the Web Host Industry Review where she covers daily news and features online, as well as in print. She has a bachelor of journalism from Ryerson University in Toronto, and has been writing for the WHIR since September 2010. You can find her on Twitter @NicoleHenderson.
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