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Small Business Survey
Dear Friend,
Creating opportunities for small business growth is one of the most important steps we can take to put Americans back to work and our economy back on the path to prosperity. That is why I’m working in Congress to ensure your business can operate and grow through the innovative programs in the
American Jobs Act
and with small business tax credits and loan programs. But we must do more for our nation’s small businesses!
In today’s economy, our small businesses face many challenges, including gaining access to capital, funding research and development, and expanding their customer base. Has your own business encountered these challenges? How have you dealt with them or overcome them? What more can Congress do to help you expand and hire new workers? I want to hear from you.
Please answer this survey. It is critical that Congress act now to help your business grow and to get our economy back on track. Your answers to the following survey will be very helpful to me and my colleagues in our efforts to promote policies that help you and American small businesses.
I look forward to hearing from you so we can work together to strengthen local businesses. Thank you for all that you do and thank you for answering my survey as soon as you can.
Sincerely,
Lucille Roybal-Allard
1. In 2012, do you expect your company's profitability to increase or decrease compared to 2011?
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2. In 2012, do you expect your company's capital expenditures to increase or decrease compared to 2011?
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3. In the coming year, do you plan on hiring, laying off or furloughing workers. Choose all that apply.
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None of the above; we plan on maintaining our current workforce
4. Do you support reducing taxes for employers who hire new workers who are veterans or currently unemployed?
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5. Do you support extending an already existing program that allows small businesses to access low-interest refinancing without the requirement of expansion?
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6. Do you support temporarily increasing federal payments to local and state governments to prevent layoffs?
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7. What is the single most important problem facing your business: poor sales, tight credit, taxes, regulations, competition from larger businesses, cost of labor, other (please describe)?
8. Does your business contract with the federal government? If yes, are there ways in which the contracting process could be changed that would make it easier for your business to access contracting opportunities?
9. Has your business utilized any programs aimed at assisting small businesses run by the Small Business Administration, Commerce Department, the Export-Import Bank, or any other federal agency? If so, which programs did you use?
10. What steps could the federal government take that would be most beneficial for your business in the coming year?
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