A strong majority of small business owners agree that lack of retirement security can hurt business and the economy, yet few small business owners offer a retirement plan, according to new research.
The Main Street Alliance and American Sustainable Business Council disclose this finding in a June 2013 report, "Small Business Owners' Views on Retirement Security." The report recaps findings from a telephone survey of 515 owners of small businesses (2 to 99 employees) nationwide, the poll conducted by Lake Research Partners.
Seven in ten (70 percent) of the survey respondents agree that a lack of retirement security undermine confidence and a willingness to spend among older Americans. And more than four in ten (64 percent) say that a lack of retirement security can be cause harm by forcing the current generation of workers to devote time and money to the financial support of their aging parents.
However, only one third (33 percent) of small business owners currently offer a retirement plan to employees. An additional 27 percent of SBOs say they're interested in offering a plan.
