If you care about small businesses and the growth of them, this report is a must read.
(Excerpt from Small Business Survey 2015)
Although many of the world’s smallest businesses have yet to create a website, over half of them (55%) intend to create a website within the next two years, and 1 in 5 respondents have already taken the first step by registering a domain name. Given that there are roughly 200 million very small businesses globally, the shift to their own online presence could have a major impact on small business growth, operations and their ability to reach beyond their local customer base.
That growth is exactly what these companies are expecting and a huge reason why they’re choosing to take the leap now, with 48% of respondents who plan to create a website anticipating that it will help their business grow 25% or more within the next 3-5 years, over half of all respondents anticipating growth locally, nationally, or internationally due to creating a website.
Furthermore, those coming online expect that websites will enable them to sell goods online (48%) and a huge number of respondents (84%) wanting their websites to be mobile-friendly. Perhaps most telling is the comparison of growth expectations with those with no plans to build a website. According to RedShift, those with no plans to build a website in the next two years have lower expectations for their business with just 19% saying they expect 25-50% growth in the next 3-5 years. In addition to growth, competition is a key motivator in creating a website: 83% of small business owners who already own a website feel they have a competitive advantage over those without.
Combine that with the fact that by 2020 85% of all sales will be completed online and it seems pretty clear EVERYONE who runs a very small business needs a website if they want to survive.
~Godaddy and Redshift Research: Small Business Survey 2015
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