Small Business Owners Take a Break this Year
The “OPEN Small Business Network 2003 Semi-Annual Monitor” from American Express has found that 66% of small business owners are planning summer vacations of at least a week this year, an increase of 15% over 2002. Business owners in the South are the most likely (74%) to cite summertime travel plans, followed by business owners in the West (67%), Northeast (66%) and North Central (53%). Overall, 31% of business owners say they try to link vacations with business trips to save time and money. The OPEN Small Business Network Semi-Annual Monitor, conducted each March and October, is based on a nationally representative sample of 781 small business owners/managers of companies with fewer than 100 employees.
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