Top 10 Ways Broadband Saves American Entrepreneurs Money
| Category | Traditional | Online | Amount Saved on Start-up Costs | % Saved |
| Accounting: Online Services and Software vs. Traditional Accountant Services | $2,101.00 | $267.30 | $1,833.70 | 87.28% |
| Printing Services | $875.22 | $497.15 | $378.07 | 43.20% |
| Telephone Line | $696.00 | $264.00 | $432.00 | 62.07% |
| Website Design and Hosting | $2,397.84 | $299.64 | $2,098.20 | 87.50% |
| Mobile Apps and Business Owner’s Time | $35,027.20 | $31,524.48 | $3,502.72 | 10.00% |
| Logo Design | $500.00 | $42.00 | $458.00 | 91.60% |
| Office Space vs. Home Office | $6,180.00 | $0.00 | $6,180.00 | 100.00% |
| Incorporating a Business | $394.67 | $98.67 | $296.00 | 75.00% |
| Newspaper Subscriptions | $348.71 | $0.00 | $348.71 | 100.00% |
| Travel Costs: Air Travel vs. Online Video Calls/Conferencing | $1,083.00 | $59.88 | $1,023.12 | 94.47% |
| TOTAL | $49,603.64 | $33,053.12 | $16,550.52 | 33.37% |
| Cost of Broadband Connection | $490.00 | |||
| Total Saved, with Broadband | $16,060.52 |
Savings may also be greater for businesses that tap into broadband for a host of other needs not covered in the study, including purchasing equipment and furniture, utilizing cloud services, or marketing products and services.
According to the Kauffman Foundation, young firms were responsible for nearly all the net job creation in the United States between 1980 and 2005. Kauffman estimates that new firms create approximately three million jobs each year, and have created 40 million new jobs since 1980.
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