One-third of SMBs credit luck with success

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, a large group of small business owners are crediting luck with the success of their company. According to a recent survey from Manta just over one-third (35%) of SMBs surveyed believe luck is 'somewhat' responsible for their business success; 27% say luck has definitely played a part.

Just over one-third (38%) say luck has nothing to do with their success.

For those who believe luck plays a part in their success, most say they've a return on the luck-investment in new business (19%), growing business connections (20%) or timing (47%). The first half of the year is seen as the luckiest time period.

Other interesting findings include:

• Most unlucky business owners were seen as Ron Johnson (JCPenny) and Mark Pincus (Zynga)
• Networking and experimenting with new options were seen as the best ways to improve the luck of a business
• 73% said they would rather have their business succeed than win the lottery

'Luck' is only seen as the biggest impactor of success by 3% of SMBs; persistence and hard work are seen as the driving factors in a business's success (57%).

As for the luckiest business owners, those polled believe Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) and Larry Page (Google) are among the luckiest business owners.

Tags: Manta, small business survey, small business trends, SMB luck, St. Patrick's Day