NFIB: The Voice of Small Business - National Small Business Poll

- Quick Search
- Keyword
- Category
- By Poll

Local Business Climate

Questions - 1 to 29 of 29

All	Q#	Top 100	Question
	1A		(agree/disagree) The local media does a good job of covering community business news.
	1B		(agree/disagree) A real community spirit exists in your area.
	1C		(agree/disagree) Bankers and investors in the community go out of their way to help local businesses, including people trying to start them.
	1D		(agree/disagree) The local public school system works cooperatively with local business groups.
	1E		(agree/disagree) Local governments in the area go out of their way to create a favorable business climate for local businesses, including people trying to start them.
	1F		(agree/disagree) The local business community works closely together.
	1G		(agree/disagree) Local community groups and organizations go out of their way to support local businesses, including people trying to start them.
	1H		(agree/disagree) Area colleges and universities go out of their way to work with local businesses, including people trying to start them.
	2		Was your business founded in the community where it is now located?
	2 a		How many years have you personally operated the business in this community?
	3		Has the community in which your current business is located changed dramatically, quite a bit, modestly, or not changed since you first started operation there?
	3 a		Has the change in the community resulted in a more favorable, less favorable, or no change in the business climate?
	4		Are you currently planning or considering significant expansion of your business?
	4 a		Will that expansion, if you go forward, occur in your current community or elsewhere?
	4 a1		Why somewhere else? Is it because:?
	5		Are you considering moving your business to a different community?
	5 a		Why are you considering a move? Is it because:?
	6		About how long is the drive, in minutes, from where you live to where your business is located?
	7		Since first occupying your current business location, have you moved your personal residence much farther from it, farther, closer, much closer, or has there been no change?
	8A		(agree/disagree) The social values and culture of the community emphasize self-sufficiency, autonomy, and personal initiative.
	8B		(agree/disagree) Most leaders in your community are people who own their own businesses.
	8C		(agree/disagree) The social values and culture of the community encourage entrepreneurial risk-taking.
	8D		(agree/disagree) The local business community is open to new-comers.
	8E		(agree/disagree) Those with successful businesses get a lot more attention and admiration within the community.
	8F		(agree/disagree) Young people in the community are encouraged to be independent and start their own business.
	8G		(agree/disagree) The social values and culture of the community emphasize creativity and innovativeness.
	8H		(agree/disagree) The community has many examples of well-respected people who made a success of themselves by starting a business.
	8I		(agree/disagree) The social values and culture of the community stress the responsibility the individual has to manage his or her own life.
	9		Overall, is your community's business climate very favorable, favorable, neither favorable nor unfavorable, unfavorable, or very unfavorable?

Local Business Climate

Affiliated Polls