Thursday, March 31, 2016

Small Business Owners on Facebook Losing Faith In Presidential Candidates



In a survey of 531 small business owners conducted on Facebook Feb. 29 – March 14, small business owners are losing faith in candidates running for President. The survey was released yesterday (3.30.2016) by the online lending company OnDeck. According to the small business owners surveyed, 34 percent have no confidence in any of the current candidates in either political party. That is up from the 25 percent who indicated they had no confidence when surveyed last fall.




Do you have confidence in any of the current presidential candidates?


Percentage of small business owners surveyed



34% | No





What are the three most critical issues to small business owners?


67% | Economic growth

46% | Tax policy

35 % | Healthcare costs


What can the federal government do to help small businesses in the short term?


36% | Cut taxes

19% | Reduce healthcare costs

13% | Invest in improving infrastructure

13% | Cease increases in minimum wage


Why candidates care what matters to small business owners


90% | Say they voted in last presidential election

95% | Are registered voters

30% | Made campaign contribution to a major party candidate in the last election

25% | Have already made a political donation during this primary election season




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