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Wearable tech for employees: Good or bad?

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10TH ANNUAL GROWTH STRATEGIES SURVEY RESULTS April 1, 2016

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10TH ANNUAL GROWTH STRATEGIES SURVEY RESULTS

April 1, 2016
Survey Population

300 Businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Area
Over 90 Survey Respondents
Annual Sales of up to $400 Million
Sole-proprietorships to 1,250 employee base
Privately-held, Employee-held, and Publicly-held companies
For-profit and not-for-profit companies

Revenue Breakdown of Respondents

10% - Less than $1 Million
27% - Between $1 Million and $5 Million
22% - Between $5 Million and $10 Million
32% - Between $10 Million and $50 Million
9% - $50 Million or greater

KEY HIGHLIGHTS
 Predictions are more conservative …
 Year-over-year predictions for overall economic conditions:

 
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
 

Contraction
50%
10%
2%
4%
12%
4%
0%
12%
 

Expansion
29%
45%
81%
66%
59%
62%
69%
56%
 

No Change
21%
45%
17%
31%
29%
34%
31%
32%
 

The 2015 economic conditions (for the second year in a row) allowed business owners to find increased opportunities for growth, increase business development efforts, make improvements to business models and strategies, explore new revenue streams, and hire some great people.