WIPP Announces Annual Survey Results

Each year we conduct a survey of our constituency in order to gain insight and information, assess the importance of economic issues, and evaluate the importance of policy issues relative to their businesses.   
 
As we all know, small businesses continue to drive the US economy and our respondents are generally optimistic about 2008, with many intending to hire additional employees, predicting revenues to increase, and with few anticipating downsizing. However, the economy is now one of the most important issues on the minds of the women business owners participating.  In the past, healthcare has been the leading issue among women business owners, and now the health of the US economy is also a critical issue of concern.  The recent economic slowdown, the rising cost of fuel, environmental issues such as global warming, retirement, access to capital, federal procurement, the federal deficit, as well as tax reform are all variables of concern regarding the economy.  

 
We believe these are the issues and initiatives which are important to women-owned firms and should be addressed by Congress and the Adminstration.  Attention to these initiatives will foster economic growth and economically sound businesses that are competitive in the global economy.

You can find a more detailed analysis of our survey results on our website at www.wipp.org