Workplace Depot’s second annual Girls’s Small Enterprise Survey, which polled 1,000 ladies small enterprise homeowners, discovered that 70% of girls loved being their very own boss above all, a 4% improve from final yr. Amongst respondents, 73% additionally reported that their work-life steadiness had truly improved since opening their enterprise.
This profit just isn’t with out challenges. Nearly 1 / 4 of girls small enterprise homeowners mentioned they expertise considerations with fatigue (23%) and one in six reported feeling wired on daily basis. The logistics of operating a enterprise have been additionally draining, with 13% saying they battle to seek out workers, and would profit from having advertising supplies (35%), networking instruments or platforms (34%) and entry to workplace provides (25%).
The worry of not having sufficient funding went down for respondents since final yr, however continues to be a priority at 42%. One in 5 have invested greater than $5,000 of their very own capital in at-home gear and instruments, together with laptops (36%), printers (35%) and software program (24%).
Nonetheless, ladies entrepreneurs are resilient and have excessive expectations for fulfillment within the new yr, together with rising revenue (59%), gaining extra shoppers (53%) and increasing their enterprise (28%).
