SAN LEANDRO, California, September 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Small Business Confidence Survey shows almost 30% of business owners concerned about managing HR issues TriNet (NYSE: TNET ), a leading cloud-based provider of HR services, today announced results of its Small Business Confidence Survey. The survey explores the opinions of U.S. small business owners with respect to issues such as their outlook on the state of their companies and on federal and state legislation. According to the survey, conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of TriNet, 81% [1] of respondents reported that they, as business owners, primarily handle core HR functions at their company. Only 2% [2] rely on outsourced HR consultants and firms. In connection with the fact that only 2% of business owners outsource HR matters, the survey also found that: A large percentage of small business owners are processing payroll themselves, meaning they are still spending their own people hours.