[Satellite TODAY 12-30-09] According to a Satellite TODAY Quick Poll issued in December, a majority of respondents claimed that their businesses broke even in 2009, compared to 2008.
    When asked to compare 2009 to the previous year, 37 percent of the poll’s respondents answered "it was the same, no growth or loss." However, 34 percent of respondents said that 2009 was "a growth year, beating 2008 results."
    Slight losses were experienced by 14 percent, with another 14 percent reporting "major losses in 2009, which could extend into next year," according to the poll.

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