Overall,
how satisfied are you with the condition of the
economy as it affects your business -- very satisfied,
somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very
dissatisfied?
9% Very satisfied
39% Somewhat satisfied
28% Somewhat dissatisfied
20% Very dissatisfied
4% Undecided/don’t know
48%
Total SATISFIED
48% Total DISSATISFIED
02.
Over
the next six months, would you say that your business
outlook is good or bad? [IF GOOD/BAD] Would that
be very or somewhat?
22%
Very good
46% Somewhat good
9% Some ways good/some ways bad (volunteered)
14% Somewhat bad
5% Very bad
4% Undecided/Don’t know
68%
Total GOOD
19% Total BAD
03.
Over
the next six months, do you expect your bottom
line to improve with profits growing over expenses,
will your bottom line worsen with costs taking
a larger share of profits, or, do you think your
bottom line will pretty much remain the same?
[IF IMPROVE/ WORSEN, ASK] Would that be a lot
or somewhat?
7%
Improve a lot
22% Improve somewhat 2
4% Costs will exceed profits (volunteered)
49% Costs will remain the same (volunteered)
13% Worsen somewhat
1% Worsen a lot
4% Undecided/Don’t know
29%
Total IMPROVE
14% Total WORSEN
What
would you say are the top two or three concerns
that you have about your business? [WRITE
UP TO THREE CONCERNS BELOW AS STATED]
03A. _______________________________________
03B. _______________________________________
03C. _______________________________________
1%
None
1%
Accounts
receivable
16%
The
economy
1%
Customer
relations, service
10%
Employees
1%
Finding
right products
10%
Lack
of sales/customers
1%
Free
trade
9%
Health
care costs
1%
Gas
prices
6%
Rising
costs
1%
General
Motors
4%
Weather
1%
Government
program cuts
3%
Cash
flow
1%
Government
regulations
3%
Competitors
1%
Growth
3%
Taxes
1%
Investments
3%
Unemployment
1%
Lack
of advertising
2%
Consumer
confidence
1%
Lack
of donations
2%
Effective
advertising
1%
Location
2%
Interest
rates
1%
Maintenance
2%
Profit
margin
1%
Technology
needs
2%
Supply
and demand
1%
Workers
compensation
5%
Undecided/don’t
know
04.
Over
the next six months, do you plan to hire more
employees, maintain the number of employees you
have, or, do you expect that you might have to
lay off some of your employees?
21%
Plans to hire more employees
65% Will maintain number of employees
8% May have to lay off employees
3% Will lay off employees ------- (volunteered)
3% Undecided/Don’t know
