NFIB

Small Business Problems and Priorities
03/01/2001

NFIB conducted a nationwide survey of small business owners to find out exactly what their problems and priorities are. The results of the 2000 survey are contained in 14 tables and explanations categorized below. To view these documents, please click on the links below.

Here are some of the highlights:

Small Business Problems and Priorities
Problems of Greatest Concern
Problems of Least Concern
Other Problems of Interest
Consensus on Problem Difficulty
Problem Clusters
Changes in Problem Rankings Over Time

Problems and Priorities of Small Business Groups
Legal Form
Employment Size
Sales Change
Industry
Readiness to Adopt New Business Practices or Technologies
Years of Ownership
Primary Customer
Urbanization
Geographic Region

Concluding Observations
Survey Conduct
Sampling Frame
Reading the Tables