Hi! Thanks for the question.
I have found four surveys that I think match your criteria.
1.) The first resource I found is a 2002 survey among small
businesses.
Total Respondents - 38
Yes (28) – 74%
No (5) – 13%
I want to have one (5) – 13%
Small Business 2002 Survey
http://vote.sparklit.com/survey/558814?ns=16
The following links meanwhile are some articles which references
previously conducted surveys.
2.) “The Third Annual Small Business Internet Survey consisted of a
random telephone poll of 500 companies in the U.S. with 50 or fewer
employees. Released late in 2001, the survey revealed that while the
overall number of small businesses with a Web presence (37%) is up
only six percent from 1999, 66% of businesses with a Web site rank the
Internet as crucial to their businesses, rating it a seven or higher
on a scale of one to ten.”
“How Small Businesses Use the Internet”
Barbara DePompa Reimers
http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache:B4--WDyI2OgC:www.techweb.com/smallbiz/sbs3.html+%22Small+Business%22+online+presence+2002+Survey+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
3.) In 2001, Duns and Bradstreet conducted an important and
comprehensive survey of small businesses and it mentions the sample
data was 540 respondents.
“The survey, which measures attitudes, behaviors and trends in the
U.S. small business market, also found that two-thirds of all small
businesses and approximately 85 percent of small business computer
owners report having Internet access, and more than half of those now
have a Web site. Among those companies that currently access the
Internet, 60 percent say they will increase their use of the Internet
in 2001.”
“Computer, Internet Use Increases at Small Businesses
By CyberAtlas staff
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/smallbiz/article/0,,10098_897771,00.html
In case you would want to read the whole report it is available here
in pdf format.
“The 20th Annual Small Business Survey”
http://sbs.dnb.com/mktSamples/Small_Business_Survey-Complete_Report.pdf
4.) “A recent survey by The National Federation of Independent
Businesses (NFIB) explored the ways in which small businesses in the
US were using the Net but found that most were reluctant to get their
feet wet. The survey found that 57 percent of US small businesses were
utilizing the Net in small ways such as exploring products and prices
and sending e-mail. Additionally, half of these had some kind of
company Web site. NFIB found, however, that the majority of
small-business sites weren’t t geared to generate online revenues
-moreover, they lacked proper maintenance and had short-life cycles.”
“e-Reluctance”
http://ecommerce.internet.com/news/insights/trends/article/0,3371,10417_898481,00.html
Search terms used:
“small business” web Internet online presence survey
I hope these links would help you in your research. Before rating this
answer, please ask for a clarification if you have a question or if
you would need further information.
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Clarification of Answer by
easterangel-ga
on
26 Oct 2002 19:38 PDT
Hi I’m back! Thanks very much for asking a clarification before
providing a rating. I hope that you would be patient with me on this
one.
I am sorry that most of the sources I cited were not on target with
what you need. I however found another study with 700 respondents and
done in 2001. The specific page of interest to you is in page 10.
“Small Business Buying Power Recontact Survey”
http://www.networkcitybiz.com/research/files/Buying%20Power%20Recontact.pdf
In another survey it mentions that out of 976 small and medium sized
businesses surveyed; only 50% had a web presence but 77 percent of the
sample acknowledges that a web site is very important to small
businesses. The report was made in January of this year.
“According to a recent survey of 976 small and mid-sized enterprises
(SMEs)… The survey commissioned by leading small business Web host
Homestead Technologies (homestead.com), also found that 77 per cent of
the survey sample believes that a Web site is indispensable tool to
small business, as both a marketing and e-business tool.”
“With more than 50 per cent of small businesses in the U.S. without a
Web presence, and with a renewed focus on profitability, industry
participants can expect to observe a marked difference in market
focus. Due to a slower economy and a lack of corporate and government
IT spending, hosting companies will once again diversify their
offerings to include both large and small businesses in order to
inject healthy revenue onto their balance sheets.”
“Contraction, Consolidation and Innovation to Define Web Hosting
Sector“
http://thewhir.com/king/define.cfm
I hope that these additional sources were of use to you. If not,
please just ask for another clarification.
Regards,
Easterangel-ga
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