Small Businesses Plan to Hire In Next 12 Months

Owners of small companies in the United States have set a plan to start hiring in the next 12 months, even as the country’s rate of unemployment has been at it’s highest in September this year.

Figures from the Intuit Payroll survey claim, nearly 44 per cent of small business owner’s, have planned to take on new employees over the coming next 12 months.

Unemployment rate in US has risen to a 26-year high of 9.8 per cent in September as 263,000 jobs were axed last month due to the recession.

Even though small business’s are prepared to start hiring after crawling out of the current financial problem ,they still find it a major problem  to afford employee benefit schemes.

Almost 90 per cent of the people who replied, said health insurance benefits are extremely important for attracting and retaining good employees. Yet a staggering 58 per cent do not offer healthcare insurance, with nearly 50 per cent stating that they just can’t afford small business health insurance.

As shown by the survey, nearly 60 per cent of small business owners hopefully expect their business to grow in the year ahead.

When it comes to recruiting new employees, small business owners are looking for candidates with a broader skill set for the positions available.

Fifty per cent of the small business respondents said they were looking for a "people person" or "jack of all trades," over a "creative genius" (11 per cent) or "mathematical wizard" (4 per cent).

News like this can only be good for everyone in the country, after so many people looking for work due to the recession it can only bring a glimour of hope to families that in a financial way have been set back over the last few years. Maybe news like this show’s there is light at the end of the tunnel.