Main Street Alliance Survey Fall 2018

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Business Name(required)

Your Position(required)

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Number of employees (including yourself)

What are the biggest challenges facing your business?

What do you believe small businesses need most to create jobs and grow the economy?

More Customers Lower Taxes Fewer Regulations

Other:

Do you feel that the Trade/Tariff War will help or harm your business? And can you describe how?

Do you think that large corporations currently pay:

More than their fair share of taxes Their fair share of taxes Less than their fair share of taxes Undecided

Do you support cutting Medicare, Medicaid, education and infrastructure to pay for the Trillion dollar tax cut for the wealthiest individuals and largest corporations?

Support Oppose Undecided

The Trump-Republican Tax Law has been criticized for giving the largest benefits to wealthy individuals and large corporations. What impact, if any, have you seen from the new tax law in your business?

Some think that instead of cutting trillions in tax for wealthy corporations, we should be closing corporate tax loopholes and generating additional revenue. What would be your top priorities for that increased revenue?

Child Care Health Care Infrastructure Education

Other

How many employees, including yourself, have health insurance?

Other

Have you needed to source capital or credit to start or grow your business?

Yes No

If yes, how did you obtain it?

Have you experienced challenges accessing credit to start/grow your business?

Yes No

If yes, would you describe your challenges?

Have you or an employee ever needed to take time off to care for a new child, a family member’s or your own serious illness?

Yes No

If yes, How did you handle that?

Several states have paid family and medical leave programs that establish an insurance program to provide employers and employees with up to 12 weeks paid leave to care for a newborn, a personal illness, or an ill family member. In general, is that something you would support in National or State legislation?

Yes No I'd like to learn more

Do you support or oppose an immigration policy including a roadmap to citizenship for immigrants who already live and work in the U.S. and aspire to become American citizens?

Support Oppose Undecided

Do you know who your representative in Congress is? If so, how well do you think they are representing small business?

What are your top concerns/priorities when it comes to Iowa's state government? (ie Medicaid, Budget, Education Funding, Mental Health, Environment, IPERS, Women's Health Care)

Do you have any additional comments regarding small business ownership?

Other

Main Street Alliance Survey Fall 2018

Are you a small business owner/ farmer/ entrepreneur/ self-employed?

We want to hear from you!

Please take a minute to fill out the survey below!

The Main Street Alliance-Iowa (MSA-IA) has been working since 2008 to make sure that the small business voice is heard from real small business owners on policy that matters most.

Are you a small business owner/ farmer/ entrepreneur/ self-employed?

We want to hear from you!

Please take a minute to fill out the survey below!

The Main Street Alliance-Iowa (MSA-IA) has been working since 2008 to make sure that the small business voice is heard from real small business owners on policy that matters most.

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