Small businesses choose success over luck

An important supplement to networking is social media. Small businesses and entrepreneurs ranked Facebook and Manta as the two platforms that bring them the most luck.The saying, "It's not what you know; it's who you know" rings true for one-third of small business owners and entrepreneurs, who responded that networking does improve luck.St. Patrick's Day may celebrate the luck of the Irish, but for small business owners and entrepreneurs, all four quarters of the year are "lucky." Small business owners see the glass as half full and look for opportunities no matter what the season.View the list »
Nearly four in 10 small business owners and entrepreneurs don't even consider luck to be a factor in their success. Luck ranked last, behind hard work, networking, good hiring decisions, timing and the economy as factors that have impacted small businesses and entrepreneurs in their pursuit of success.

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Winning the lottery, quitting your job and traveling the world - it sounds like everyone's dream, but for 73 percent of small businesses owners, they'd rather see their businesses succeed instead. Just in time for St. Patrick's day, Manta surveyed nearly 1,000 small business owners and found that luck doesn't have much to do with their success at all. The study validated what Manta knows already - that small business owners don't rely on luck for their good fortune.

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  • Nearly four in 10 small business owners and entrepreneurs don't even consider luck to be a factor in their success. Luck ranked last, behind hard work, networking, good hiring decisions, timing and the economy as factors that have impacted small businesses and entrepreneurs in their pursuit of success.
  • St. Patrick's Day may celebrate the luck of the Irish, but for small business owners and entrepreneurs, all four quarters of the year are "lucky." Small business owners see the glass as half full and look for opportunities no matter what the season.
  • The saying, "It's not what you know; it's who you know" rings true for one-third of small business owners and entrepreneurs, who responded that networking does improve luck.
  • An important supplement to networking is social media. Small businesses and entrepreneurs ranked Facebook and Manta as the two platforms that bring them the most luck.
  • In business, small business owners and entrepreneurs overwhelmingly picked Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg as the luckiest person in business, at 60 percent. Meanwhile, JC Penney's CEO Ron Johnson topped the list of the unluckiest business leaders.
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