The holidays have prompted Russians to consider quitting their jobs. According to a survey conducted by the Consol.Pro Analytical Center and the results of which were reviewed by socialbites.ca, more than 70% of respondents thought about starting their own business at least once last weekend.
22% of hired employees surveyed also admitted that they are ready to combine their own business with employment at their current workplace.
The majority of respondents (60%) see profit and growth in their own well-being as the main motivation for starting their own business. Only a quarter of Russians who dream of starting their own business believe that it will bring them moral satisfaction, and only 15% expect interesting and challenging tasks from the business world. At the same time, almost a third of respondents (31%) would be satisfied with a monthly income from 80 to 100 thousand rubles in their own business. Approximately the same number (30%) are ready to become entrepreneurs if their business brings more than 100 thousand rubles per month.
Future entrepreneurs are in no rush to register a company. Almost half (46%) of respondents stated that self-employment status is sufficient to start a business. According to 55% of “future businessmen”, this regime suits their activities and is easy to open. There’s also no need for a business plan; One in five (18%) respondents who dream of profit believe that a successful business is possible without plans and strategies.
Only 8% of respondents are ready to invest in future success and risk a lot of money (over 500 thousand rubles). 30% of future entrepreneurs expect to spend no more than 100 thousand rubles to start their own business. At the same time, the majority of “business dreamers” (31%) believe in their own success in the field of business. The top 3 most popular business areas also included IT (15%) and marketing services (11%). The least popular areas were financial and legal services at 1%.
Not everyone spent their holidays dreaming of a job. A third of Russians (31%) could not fully enjoy the holiday due to work. At the same time, a quarter (25%) said they would not receive a bonus or allowance for working on holidays. Those who cannot escape their work routine spend the most time with their family and friends (34%), rest at home (32%), and participate in cultural (16%) and sports (12%) events. Only 3% of those surveyed gave importance to personal development and education during the past holidays.
Previous researchers was recorded Russians’ interest in news is increasing.