Top Nine Questions for March

My how time flies.  Another month has passed, so it is time for NFIB's Top Nine questions for March.

1. OWNERS and MANAGERS - What proportion of employing small businesses are owner-managed?  (Vol. 8, Iss. 8, Q#1).

2. BUSINESS EQUIPMENT - How often do small business owners and managers replace their business equipment, on a schedule or as needed?  (Vol. 3, Iss. 3, Q#1).

3. SATURDAY MAIL DELIVERY - How would small business owners be affected by the elimination of Saturday mail delivery?  (Vol. 2, Iss. 3, Q#1.)

4. CASH FLOW - What are the most frequent actions small business owners take to resolve cash flow problems?  (Vol. 1, Iss. 3, Q#4.)   

5. TAXES (AMT) - For tax year 2007, how many small business owners were forced to calculate the Alternative Minimum Tax on their personal income?   (Vol. 7, Iss. 7, Q#6).

6. CREDIT RECORDS - What proportion of small business owners have checked their firm's credit records in the last three years to determine if they are correct/accurate?  (Vol. 7, Iss. 7, Q#2.)   

7. FULL-TIME/PART-TIME EMPLOYEES - What is the distribution of full-time and part-time employees among small, employing businesses?  (Vol. 6, Iss. 1, Q#1.)  

8. WOMEN IN BUSINESS - Are women more likely to be the owner/manager of a small, employing business or the manager of a small, employing business employed by someone else as its manager?  Hint: there are actually two correct answers.  (Vol. 8, Iss. 8, Q#12.)   

9. SALES - How important are repeat customers to small businesses?  (Vol. 6, Iss. 8, Q#2).