SMB market observations after interviewing 40+ people

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by an investor from The University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
in San Diego, CA, USA

4yrs ago

SMB market observations after interviewing 40+ people

I contacted over 40 SMB market participants recently and wrote-up the results. I thought the street-level insights would be of interest to people. You can read or download the report here: redacted

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reply by an investor 4yrs ago
from The University of Michigan in San Diego, CA, USA

Thanks for all of the positive feedback on this. With that encouragement, I'll try to do this quarterly. If you'd like to receive notice of when the next issue is available, as well as other news and insights on the SMB market, I set-up an email newsletter. You can subscribe here: redacted

reply by a searcher 3yrs ago
from University of Pennsylvania in Dallas, TX, USA

Thanks a lot Tim for sharing this - interesting to see labor shortages as nr. 1 issue, confirms what I am hearing from (and seeing at) service companies in Dallas.