In a profile on Forbes, American Express OPEN Spring Small Business Monitor released its bi-annual analysis of U.S. small business owners. The results are interesting and quite provocative.
Overall, despite the 2.9% contraction in the economy during the first quarter, women are still more optimistic about their business, their markets, and the economy.
American Express found that 61% of female business owners have a positive outlook on the economy, as opposed to only 50% of men. It is important to note the disparity between the two numbers. As a budding entrepreneur, confidence in the overall economy and one’s respective marketplace is important when cultivating a business. As an aside, not everything is peachy-keen, as the survey also found that 10% of women admitted feeling that their business is a “sinking ship” versus 15% of men who felt the same way.
Sixty-three percent of women were also more incline to utilize social media to connect with potential investors, customers, over a reported 55% of men. But the most intriguing poll comes from the percentage of women who are more content about their job, company, project, than their male counterparts. Seventy-three percent of women said they were “very happy” with their lives versus 66% of men who were able to say the same.
With such an overwhelmingly distinct difference between women and men entrepreneurs, does it seem that the fairer sex is happier with less?
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