Eighty-Five Percent of Startups Plan on Hiring Over Next Twelve Months
08 9월 2012 - 1:00AM
Marketwired
The Startup America Partnership today released the results of its
first quarterly Optimism Survey. In collaboration with leading
global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman, Startup America
polled its members to gauge their confidence about their own
businesses and the overall U.S. economy. The survey asked startup
companies to rate their confidence in the U.S. economy and in the
success of their business, rank challenges facing their company,
and what plans are in place, if any, to hire new employees.
With an unemployment rate of 8.1% in the U.S., the most
encouraging finding was that 85% of Startup America members plan on
hiring over the next twelve months. Eleven percent of those said
they would hire ten or more employees, and 42 percent said they
would add between 3-10 employees. Data from the Ewing Marion
Kauffman Foundation show that young companies (those less than five
years old) accounted for nearly all of the net job growth in our
country between 1980 and 2005.
"As young companies grow and generate revenue they hire more
employees, creating more job opportunities," said Scott Case, CEO
of the Startup America Partnership. "Our members are comprised of
amazing startups from every region in the country and we encourage
everyone to connect with startups in their local community in order
to meet the real heroes of the economy."
Eighty-four percent of members surveyed were optimistic about
the prospects for their businesses in the next 12 months, while 40
percent of those rated their view of the future as "strongly
optimistic." When asked about the overall economy, they were
somewhat more balanced -- 50 percent said they were growing more
confident in the US economy, while 20 percent are growing less
confident.
Startup America plans on releasing the Optimism Survey on a
quarterly basis in order to gauge startups' outlook as the overall
economy continues to take shape. For more details on the Optimism
Survey, please visit: www.s.co/OptimismSurvey.
About The Startup America Partnership The
Startup America Partnership is a growing national movement of
thousands of founders, experts and resources providing startups
access to the corporations, investors, and services they need to
grow. Launched at the White House in early 2011, the Partnership
brings together startups and local champions from around the
country focused on creating successful networks for young,
high-growth companies to thrive. AOL co-founder Steve Case chairs
the Partnership and the Kauffman and Case Foundations are its
founding partners. American Airlines, American Express OPEN, Dell
Inc., Intuit Inc., Microsoft and NYSE Euronext are corporate
sponsors. For more information on the Partnership, visit www.s.co
and follow us @startupamerica and
www.facebook.com/startupamerica.
About Oliver Wyman Oliver Wyman is a
global leader in management consulting. With offices in 50+ cities
across 25 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge
with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk
management, and organization transformation. The firm's 3,000
professionals help clients optimize their business, improve their
operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational
performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver
Wyman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan
Companies (NYSE: MMC). For more information, visit
www.oliverwyman.com. Follow Oliver Wyman on Twitter
@OliverWyman.
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