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William Dunkelberg

'William Dunkelberg is a big name in small business'

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer says the NFIB economist "has gained an avid following for relentlessly surveying companies with 10 or 20 employees." Read the article»

Rising Costs for Healthcare: Implications for Public Policy, April 2009

  • This study focuses on the costs of healthcare, the forces behind those costs, and the most effective ways to control cost increases so that we can expand coverage and reduce the number of uninsured Americans.
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Recommendations for Improving Small Business Credit Access and Financial Reform

    NFIB's latest study outlines a series of policy recommendations that NFIB believes will (a) improve credit access to small businesses and (b) reform the financial system in ways that will help prevent similar financial crises from occurring in the future. Read the study»

Access to Credit, January 2009

    This survey from NFIB's National Small Business Poll series explores the affects of the current economic recess on small business owners and their ability to access credit.
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Small Business Economic Trends

SBET Report Cover NFIB Small Business Economic Trends, November 2009
The Index of Small Business Optimism gained 0.3 points, rising to 89.1 (1986=100), 8.1 points higher than the survey’s second lowest reading reached in March (the lowest reading was 80.1 in 1980:2). In the 1980-82 recession period, the Index was below 90 in only one quarter. In this recession, the Index has been below 90 for six quarters, indicative of the severity of this downturn.

November 2009 Survey

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Small Business Problems & Priorities

Small Business Problems & Priorities study Problems & Priorities
The cost of health insurance remains the top problem for small business in America—-as it has been for two decades. Read the survey results from the seventh edition of NFIB's Small Business Problems and Priorities survey, which is based on the responses of 3,530 small business owners.

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