Last Updated on 26/09/2011
Many companies commission research and surveys in order to gain publicity and drive their agenda. Line-of-business software vendor Sage has announced the results of its second international business outlook survey, Sage Business Index. The study, carried out by Populus on behalf of Sage, was conducted as part of a multi-country research program.
News:
“Survey findings revealed that Canadian small business owners showed optimism in the prospects for their businesses and the country’s economy as a whole. On a scale of 0-100, where 50 is neutral and values above 50 reflect optimism and those below 50 denote pessimism, business owners rated their own prospects at 59.38 and for Canada’s economy at 56.09.”
Not News (because it is a never-ending refrain):
“…government bureaucracy and legislation (52 percent), tax relief (38 percent) and government’s handling of current economic challenges (26 percent) were ranked the top three worst aspects of doing business in the country.”
Ironically (because businesses want help, but don’t want the government to have the means to be provide it):
“Canadian businesses, particularly those with fewer employees, expect more support from their government. In fact, 63 percent of surveyed businesses responded that the Canadian government is not providing them with enough help”
The Sage Business Index survey reports are available at www.businessindex.sage.com .
