Here are this month's Small Business Facts from Denny Dennis at the NFIB Research Foudation:
The TOP 9 Questions for September 2008
1. ENERGY - What are the most frequent steps small business owners have taken in the last three years to reduce their energy consumption? (Vol. 6, Iss. 3, Q#6a).
2. INVESTMENT - How do small business owners assess the financial viability of a major investment in their business? (Vol. 3, Iss 3, Q#7).
3. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - How many different financial institutions do small businesses use for loans and services? (Vol. 5, Iss. 8, Q#5b).
4. BUSINESS OWNERSHIP - How many owners does a small business have? (Vol. 4, Iss. 7, Q#5).
5. IRS - How satisfied are small business owners with their recent dealings with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? - (Vol. 6, Iss. 6, Q#11).
6. ECONOMY - As the economy began to decline late last year and the Federal Reserve adopted the role as the principal decision-maker on economic policy, how much attention did small business owners and managers pay to activities of the Federal Reserve Board? (Vol. 8, Iss.1, Q#19)
7. MANAGEMENT - How many small businesses have at least one employee (not including the owner(s)) whose primary job is to manage or supervise other employees? (Vol. 4, Iss. 7, Q#9).
8. SUCCESS - What are the most important factors small business owners use to judge the success of their firms? (Vol. 1, Iss. 6, Q#3a).
9. IT - How much long-term benefit would small businesses realize by increasing the use of information technology? (Vol. 7, Iss. 5, Q#12).
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