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

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Fuel small business success because when they thrive,

we all do

SBG Mission

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They Are…

29,000,000 strong in the USA

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They Are…

29,000,000 strong in the USA

600,000,000 strong, globally

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Economic Impact

In the first 5 years...

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Economic Impact

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

X X X

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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

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QuickBooks Developers Small Business Success

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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Our Time Together Today

Introductions Panel Discussion Closing Remarks

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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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