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BusinessWire:
* Nearly nine out of ten global entrepreneurs are concerned about the current economic climate

* More than half of all entrepreneurs are very concerned or concerned about obtaining funding

* Seventy percent of U.S.-based entrepreneurs are concerned or very concerned about the rising cost of providing healthcare in 2009

* Seventy percent of surveyed entrepreneurs are highly confident or confident about surviving the economic crisis

* More than 80 percent of those surveyed believe that entrepreneurs will play a significant role in economic recovery

* One in five entrepreneurs is more likely to start a business now than they were last year, and more than half are equally as likely

* Almost half of respondents anticipate an increase in revenues in 2009, and a quarter expect revenue levels to remain the same as 2008

* Globally, more than a third of entrepreneurs surveyed will increase “green” initiatives, while 45 percent will maintain their current commitment level

* Nearly 60 percent of entrepreneurs surveyed will maintain their current commitment level and nearly a quarter will increase the priority of corporate social responsibility

* Forty four percent of global respondents anticipated that the Obama administration would have a positive effect on their businesses

* U.S.-based entrepreneurs are split regarding the new administration’s impact on their business: 39 percent expect a positive impact and 40 percent expect a negative impact

Download the full survey here.

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