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t. In addition, we asked participants what factors influenced them the most and if they were satisfied with the software. The study tested the following two hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: Satisfaction with accounting software does not depend on brand. Hypothesis 2: Satisfaction with employee software skills does not depend on the type of business (sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation). We also wanted to find out if satisfaction is related to factors such as type of business, form of ownership, and demographic variables including gender, age, and race. In addition, we asked questions to find out whether entrepreneurs use one or more AIS software packages and why they selected more than one product. We also wanted to know what these small business owners would like to see improved. 2 Using the . Small Business Administration’s ProNet database, we selected 175 addresses of small business owners across the . who had fewer than 500 employees. For demographic data, we developed the survey questionnaire using standard . Census criteria, such as race and age. We piled and analyzed the data using SPSS (originally, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) for statistics. Seventyfive business owners returned the survey, and 64 responses, or 37%, were usable. The first request saw 30% of the questionnair