Running a Business is No Small Feat!

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Running a Business is No Small Feat! Jen Pataki Director, Marketing Intuit Developer

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Intuit’s Mission Has Stayed Consistent for 30+ Years To improve our customers’

financial lives so profoundly… they can’t imagine going

back to the old way


Fuel small business success because when they thrive,

we all do

SBG Mission


They Are…

29,000,000 strong in the USA


They Are…

29,000,000 strong in the USA

600,000,000 strong, globally


Economic Impact

In the first 5 years...


Economic Impact

In the first 5 years… one out of two small businesses fail

X X X


Economic Impact

In the first 10 years… two out of three fail

X X X X X

If we enable 5% of SMB’s to succeed, that would generate 5M new jobs


QuickBooks Developers Small Business Success


Small Businesses Tipping Point of Broad-based Cloud Adoption

•  Currently, 37% of U.S. small businesses are adapted to the cloud, but an anticipated 78% will be fully cloud operational by 2020.

•  Small businesses are hungry for new solutions that will make their businesses more efficient, successful and prosperous.

37% 78% 2015

Small business adapted to the cloud

2020


Financial Management Center of the Small Business Cloud

The average small business owner is online for four hours a day. Top activities

are:

65% Bookkeeping

and accounting

65% Generating invoices

and / or accepting payments

58% Managing existing

customer relationships


“Appification” of Small Business Tools Set for Rapid Growth

Over 2/3 of small business owners want to see apps created to help stay organized by better managing the back office.

Top attributes that small business owners look for in mobile apps


Small Businesses Solutions Must Work Seamlessly Together

4 in 5 business owners agree that it is important for different software solutions to work seamlessly together

Top attributes that small business owners look for in mobile apps


Our Time Together Today

Introductions Panel Discussion Closing Remarks


Meet the Panelists

Southern Culture Artisan Foods Erica Barrett - @SoCuFoods

Guard Up Meghan Gardner - @GuardUp

The New Primal Jason Burke - @thenewprimal


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