Small Business Owners Cite Personal Challenges, Including Lack of Time for Themselves and for Family and Friends, in New Constant Contact Survey

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just how hard is it to run a small business today? Extremely hard, according to a new survey from Constant Contact®, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTCT), released in conjunction with National Small Business Week. The sacrifices are considerable: 56 percent say they feel like they can never be away from their business and just over half (51 percent) say they don’t have time to focus on themselves. Yet the rewards are considerable, too – and highly personal. A combined 59 percent cite having the freedom to try new things and make their own mistakes, or controlling their destiny, as the best part of running a small business. The overall message? The rewards far outweigh the challenges: 84 percent say if they had it to do all over again, they would still choose to run a small business.