Trimming costs
How have you responded to the economic crisis?*
| Scaling back expansion plans | 27% | |
| Cutting back on marketing | 23% | |
| Freezing salaries | 19% | |
| Hiring freeze | 17% | |
| Laying off staff | 14% | |
| None of the above | 48% | |
| Not sure/other | 9% |
*Respondents were asked to choose all that apply.
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Source: From a Fortune Small Business/Zogby International poll of 500 small business owners, conducted Dec. 4-5, 2008.
LAST UPDATE: Feb 03 2009 | 9:34 AM ET
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