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Small business owners are notorious for not taking vacations. In fact, according to a survey commissioned by Sam’s Club,
nearly 50 percent of small business owners take only major holidays off, or nothing at all.
And of those small business owners who did say that they were taking vacation time, 66 percent will take only one week off.
As small business owners, we are the
most overworked of all Americans, taking on all or most of
the responsibility of running our businesses. We worry that our businesses will suffer if we’re away for any extended period of time.
Yet ignoring time off from the office tends to cause more havoc for
small business owners than we realize. Overworking can lead to serious
health hazards, including higher stress, burnout, sleeplessness and more. It
can impede relationships at home, causing greater feelings of guilt and
greater stress. It also can inhibit productivity at work and create high
turn over. Vacations are as important as watching your cholesterol or your
business’ bottom line, yet many business owners put it off for years or indefinitely.
Overlooking the value of time off creates an unhealthy and unproductive
business environment, negatively impacting your employees and the fate of
their vacations.
For many business owners who do manage to get away, it is nearly impossible to completely disengage from work and relax while on vacation. According to the American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor, two out of three entrepreneurs worry while on vacation, about everything from missed business opportunities through employees slacking off. Throw in worries about the economy and ever-rising fuel and energy costs, and it's no wonder that so many small business people are reluctant to take some downtime. 67% of business owners surveyed in 2009 reported that the economy had an effect their vacation plans. 32% of those people will choose to take a less expensive vacation. A May 2010 survey by Discover Financial Services found 51% of the 750 small-business owners surveyed said that the sour economy had forced them to cancel or postpone their time off. For consumers only 44% were willing to delay or cancel a vacation.
Does any of this sound familiar? What did do with your time off the last time you took a vacation? Did you even take time off?
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USA Today Article - Uneasy Small Business Owners Plan Little Time Off
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