Business Owners Share Their Concerns and Motivation

Struggle to find employees who are as passionate about your business as you are? Well, you're not alone. According to a study conducted by the online payroll service PayCycle and published in the Charlotte Business Journal, finding good employees is the top concern of nearly 500 small business owners surveyed. Other concerns included (No. 2) dealing with legal and accounting issues, (No. 3) finding customers and (No. 4) finding funding.

But here's the silver lining: A majority of the business owners surveyed said they started their business because they craved the freedom to work for themselves. A quarter of them cited reasons such as needing to spend more time with family or supplementing income with a side business. A few even chose entrepreneurship because they had been laid off or were trying to keep a family business alive. Whatever their reasons for starting a business, though, 87 percent said they didn't regret their decision and—despite the economic downturn—most agreed they would still do it all over again.