According to a Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce survey, a majority of women-owned businesses are looking to add new employees, and more than two-thirds of them say their companies are right on or above their targets for 2013.
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce sent out a survey to to get a pulse on women-owned businesses among its membership and ask how they feel about the state of the economy.
In the survey, 52.9 percent of respondents said their businesses are right on target for the year while, 29.4 percent said they are above target, and 17.6 percent said they are below target.
Asked to rate their feelings on the current state of the economy, 47.1 categorized it as weak, while 5.9 percent categorized is as very weak. Those who said the economy is normal were 41.2 percent, while 5.9 percent said it is strong.
In total, 76.5 percent of respondents said they plan to hire more employees by the end of this year or in 2014. Of those, 57.7 percent say they plan to hire both full-time and part-time employees, while 34.6 percent say they plan to hire only part-time employees and 7.7 percent say their plan to hire only full time employees.
Of those who responded, 82.4 percent identified themselves as small-business owners (1-15 employees). Medium (16-99) and large (99 employees and above) businesses each accounted for 8.8 percent of those surveyed.
A total of 54.5 percent said their annual revenue is $250,000 and above, while 18.2 percent reported annual revenue under $50,000; 15.2 percent had annual revenue in the $100,000 to $250,000 range; and 12.1 percent had revenue in the $50,00 to $100,000 range.
A majority of respondents (44.1 percent) were in the professional services industry; 11.8 percent were in the retail industry; 8.8 percent in nonprofit industry; and 5.9 percent were in sales and marketing (29.4 percent listed themselves as "other.”)
Of those that responded, 23.5 percent were home-based businesses.
"What this survey shows is proof of what we as a Chamber have experienced throughout this year," said Ted Owen. "Our members have been able to add employees and grow their businesses in a sluggish economy. This is true of all of our businesses, and also of these women-owned businesses."
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce sent out a survey to to get a pulse on women-owned businesses among its membership and ask how they feel about the state of the economy.
In the survey, 52.9 percent of respondents said their businesses are right on target for the year while, 29.4 percent said they are above target, and 17.6 percent said they are below target.
Asked to rate their feelings on the current state of the economy, 47.1 categorized it as weak, while 5.9 percent categorized is as very weak. Those who said the economy is normal were 41.2 percent, while 5.9 percent said it is strong.
In total, 76.5 percent of respondents said they plan to hire more employees by the end of this year or in 2014. Of those, 57.7 percent say they plan to hire both full-time and part-time employees, while 34.6 percent say they plan to hire only part-time employees and 7.7 percent say their plan to hire only full time employees.
Of those who responded, 82.4 percent identified themselves as small-business owners (1-15 employees). Medium (16-99) and large (99 employees and above) businesses each accounted for 8.8 percent of those surveyed.
A total of 54.5 percent said their annual revenue is $250,000 and above, while 18.2 percent reported annual revenue under $50,000; 15.2 percent had annual revenue in the $100,000 to $250,000 range; and 12.1 percent had revenue in the $50,00 to $100,000 range.
A majority of respondents (44.1 percent) were in the professional services industry; 11.8 percent were in the retail industry; 8.8 percent in nonprofit industry; and 5.9 percent were in sales and marketing (29.4 percent listed themselves as "other.”)
Of those that responded, 23.5 percent were home-based businesses.
"What this survey shows is proof of what we as a Chamber have experienced throughout this year," said Ted Owen. "Our members have been able to add employees and grow their businesses in a sluggish economy. This is true of all of our businesses, and also of these women-owned businesses."