Here are the Top 9 questions and small business owners responses for January 2009 from NFIB 411 Small Business Facts:
1. FINANCE - For smaller businesses, what is the most important immediate problem associated with the current financial situation? (Vol. 8, Iss. 7, Q#2.)
2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - How many small businesses have a Web site that is capable of conducting e-commerce, that is, accepting orders and letting customers pay by credit card through a secure Web connection? (Vol. 7, Iss 5, Q#1F1.)
3. PENSIONS - What is the most popular type of pension plan among small businesses offering retirement plans to their employees? (Vol. 6, Iss. 1, Q#9a.)
4. ADVERTISING - How are small business owners most likely to evaluate the effectiveness of their advertising? (Vol. 6, Iss 7, Q#5.)
5. FIRING EMPLOYEES - About how many small businesses owners/managers fire one or more employees in a year or let them go for cause (not lay-offs)? And how many do they fire? (Vol. 7, Iss. 1, Q#3.)
6. HOME OFFICE - Most small business owners with a home office do not deduct it for tax purposes. Why? (Vol. 8, Iss. 4, Q#15a.)
7. INNOVATION - How many small businesses provide bonuses and/or special recognition to employees who come up with useful ideas that can be turned into improved products, services, designs or processes? (Vol. 5, Iss. 6, Q#7a.)
8. CRIME - Which ONE type of criminal activity is of greatest concern to small business owners? (Vol. 8, Iss. 5, Q#2a.)
9. LOCATIONS - Not counting work sites, such as a construction site, how many small businesses have multiple locations and how many do they have? (Vol. 4, Iss. 7, Q#6.)
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