IDENTIFYING LEADS - IS BIGGER BETTER? • In 2000 there were a total of 25.5 million Americans employed by public companies, by 2010 this number had fallen to 20.3 million (a loss of 21%) • In 2000 the average publicly traded company employed 4,969 workers, by the end of the decade the average workforce fell by 35% to 3,226
Almost half of all large companies ($1B+) in 2025 will be new ones, many will be faster-growing gazelles that will generate the bulk of new jobs and value added in the global economy (Source: McKinsey&Company)