Issue #4, July 2008

The Top 9 from 411SmallBusinessFacts.com

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Regards,
The NFIB Research Foundation

The TOP 9 Questions for July 2008

1. 1
   LICENSING – How many small employers are attempting to license or otherwise sell the rights to a new product, service, process or design that they introduced in the last year? (Vol 5. Iss. 6, Q# 1d).
2. 2
   VEHICLES – How many vehicles (cars, trucks, vans) does the typical small employer use (own or lease)? (Vol. 3, Iss. 7, Q# 4).
3. 3
   IT – How many small businesses have one or more employees who work at least half-time on computer and/or IT issues, including installation and maintenance of hardware and software and instruction of other employees? (Vol. 7, Iss. 5, Q# 2).
4. 4
   BOARDS OF DIRECTORS – How often do Boards of Directors of small C-corporations serve as a true advisory body and how often do they simply fulfill legal requirements? (Vol. 4, Iss. 7, Q# 3C).
5. 5
   READING MATERIAL –What is the favorite section of the newspaper among small employers who read one at least a few times a week? (Vol. 7, Iss 6., Q# 4g).
6. 6
   POLITICS – How interested are small employers in public affairs and politics? (Vol. 5, Iss. 4, Q# 1).
7. 7
   TRAINING EMPLOYEES – What portion of small employers have sent one or more employees to a vocational or trade school in the last three years to upgrade the employee's job skills? (Vol. 5, Iss. 1, Q#24a).
8. 8
   FAMILIES – How often is the spouse of a small employer also the owner of a separate and distinct business that employs people? (Vol. 2, Iss. 6, Q# 7a).
9. 9
   BUDGET – What is the first element (revenues, expenditures, profits) small business employers build into their budgets? (Vol. 7, Iss. 4, Q# 4).