SurePayroll Scorecard

April 2008 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Thursday, 1 May 2008

The average small business in the United States increased in size in April, but growth is clearly slowing down. We continue to move forward but we are moving ahead at a decelerating rate. Slowing growth is bad news, but every economic storm cloud has a silver lining. In this case, the good news is that we are not going backward. When we start to see small businesses shrinking, if it comes to that, then we have cause to be alarmed.

March 2008 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Wed, 2 April 2008 08:58:15 -0500

What's happening right now in the small business economy is puzzling. The small business economy is defying gravity. Despite the economic downturn, small businesses are hiring. It has to be tough to grow a business in this economic climate. You're like a goldfish swimming upstream into a firehose. Yet, despite the odds against them, the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard data shows definitively that small businesses have been increasing their payrolls.

February 2008 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Monday, 3 March 2008

Salaries are dropping and just in the nick of time: With recession fears looming, small business owners in search of good news can find it in this month's SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard.

January 2008 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Thursday, 31 January 2008

Small Business Economy Refuses to Hit the Brakes: Rumors of an economic decline may be premature. Small businesses are still hiring.

December 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Wednesday, 2 January 2008

Positive Year for Small Business Owners. With small businesses representing 99.7 percent of all employer firms in the United States, the answer to the question "How did the U.S. economy do in 2007?" can be answered in large part by asking "How did the small business economy do in 2007?" To create the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard, we analyze the payroll data for over 18,000 small businesses to estimate how small business owners are faring. This dataset represents small businesses in every state and spans a representative set of industries and firm sizes, making it an excellent proxy for the entire small business economy.

November 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Monday, 3 November 2007

The November 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard results are in. Find out what's happening in the small business economy.

October 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Thurs, 1 November 2007

The October 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard results are in. Find out what's happening in the small business economy.

September 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Mon, 1 October 2007

The September 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard results are in. Find out what's happening in the small business economy.

August 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Tue, 4 September 2007

The August 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard results are in. Find out what's happening in the small business economy.

July 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Tue, 31 July 2007

The July 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard results are in. Find out what's happening in the small business economy.

June 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Thu, 05 July 2007

The June 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard results are in. Find out what's happening in the small business economy.

May 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Thu, 31 May 2007

The May 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard results are in. Find out what's happening in the small business economy.

April 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:33:22 -0500

The April 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard results are in. Find out what's happening in the small business economy.

March 2007 SurePayroll Scorecard

malter@surepayroll.com — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:33:22 -0500

The March 2007 SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard results are in. Find out what's happening in the small business economy.