This statistic shows the willingness of small business owners in the United States to fully or partially subsidize training costs for employees in 2016. During the survey, 15 percent of the respondents stated that they would be very willing to fully or partially subsidize training costs for employees.
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How willing would you be to fully or partially subsidize training costs for employees?
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How willing would you be to fully or partially subsidize costs in order to give your employees opportunities to receive additional education, advanced training, certification or credentials?".
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Small Business Majority. (December 13, 2016). How willing would you be to fully or partially subsidize training costs for employees? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728768/willingness-of-employers-to-fully-or-partially-subsidize-training-costs-us/
Small Business Majority. "How willing would you be to fully or partially subsidize training costs for employees?." Chart. December 13, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728768/willingness-of-employers-to-fully-or-partially-subsidize-training-costs-us/
Small Business Majority. (2016). How willing would you be to fully or partially subsidize training costs for employees?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728768/willingness-of-employers-to-fully-or-partially-subsidize-training-costs-us/
Small Business Majority. "How Willing Would You Be to Fully or Partially Subsidize Training Costs for Employees?." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728768/willingness-of-employers-to-fully-or-partially-subsidize-training-costs-us/
Small Business Majority, How willing would you be to fully or partially subsidize training costs for employees? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728768/willingness-of-employers-to-fully-or-partially-subsidize-training-costs-us/ (last visited May 31, 2025)
How willing would you be to fully or partially subsidize training costs for employees? [Graph], Small Business Majority, December 13, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/728768/willingness-of-employers-to-fully-or-partially-subsidize-training-costs-us/
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