Last week we launched an online poll in order to get some insights about the value and the sources of learning among internet entrepreneurs.
First of all, we want to thank all of you that answered our questions, it was quite a big group! And now we want to share with you the results so that we all can learn and improve where it’s needed.

About 80% of those who took the survey were entrepreneurs, the rest of 20% being related to online business with different jobs/occupations. Most entrepreneurs that participated in the survey have 1 to 3 years of experience in this role.

So, we found out that online entrepreneurs love free internet resources and 98% percent use these to acquire knowledge and information. That’s not a surprise, but let’s look further: 83% are reading books and 54-56% go to conferences/seminars and read magazines and newspapers. Who said internet people don’t read? 25% get knowledge through a personal coach.

Knowledge is valued in terms of money spent monthly under 100 euros by the majority of the respondents. Most of them spend between 10 and 50 euros a month for knowledge and information (38%).

How about results? 62% place responsibility of their success on the knowledge and information that they acquired at a certain moment.

So much for the past. We are interested in the future so we asked what are the domains in which they are willing to invest time and money to expand their knowledge. The first choice was about entrepreneurship and starting a business and second the ability to manage people. Entrepreneurs place finance and IT skills at the end of their list.

Speaking about the structure of the information or the manner in which knowledge is delivered, our respondents stated that they would rather attend workshops and webinars thand going to offline courses or using books or CDs. Note that a bigger percent of entrepreneurs would like coaching one to one (56%) compared to the number that actually uses this form of learning (25% observed previously in a chart).

We hope you’ll find this information useful.