Ever wonder what other business owners are thinking about, what they might be doing differently, or how their results might be better or worse than yours? I think about that all the time. Even though in my role as a small business advisor I get to see and hear from lots of business owners, it’s very anecdotal. We are trying something different today, a survey where we could get a larger sample size and deeper insights.

Visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bizownersurvey to take our survey that will compare, in a quantitative way, the attitudes, actions and results of business owners across a wide range of variables. Everyone who takes the survey will get a copy of the results, so they will be able to compare their answers against the answers of other business owners.

This survey is totally anonymous (we do ask for your email address, but only so that we can send you the results and give you a Kindle, more on that later). The report you will get will show you the typical responses along with some insights we gained by slicing the data every which way.
We hope to uncover some ideas and practices that are unique to those business owners who are growing and making more money than their peers; and if you take the survey, we’ll share them with you.

It only takes 10 minutes, so hope over to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/bizownersurvey and answer some questions.
Oh, about that Kindle. We are giving a Kindle (or an Amazon Gift Certificate if you already have a Kindle) to one lucky respondent (that could be you!) chosen at random from those who complete the survey.

This is one of those things where the more respondents we get the better the results, so feel free to pass this along to any business owners you know. Feel free to tweet, Facebook, or Plus it up! (There’s a share widget at the top of the right hand column, try that out. It’s cool!)
Thanks for your help, and watch this space in September for a review of some of our key insights.

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Brad Farris is a small business advisor with Anchor Advisors, Ltd. in Chicago, Il. Since 2001 Anchor Advisors has been helping creative professional firms to grow, by helping them clarify their purpose, get the most from their people, keep their eye on key performance measures, and implement consistent processes. Brad is also the author of The Business Owner’s Champion: 6 Practices to Build your Nerve and your Business.