Small Business Administration
» Small Business Administration, Volume 6, Issue 5, 2006
If respondent has heard of SBA.
6a. In your view, which SHOULD receive greatest emphasis?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makes the federal procurement process more accessible to small business | 7 | ||
| 2 | Advocates the interests of small business before other agencies, particularly regulatory agencies | 12 | ||
| 3 | Helps finance small-business owners who cannot get it in the private sector | 54 | ||
| 4 | Helps offer management assistance and counseling programs for small-business owners | 19 | ||
| 5 | Other | 0 | ||
| 6 | All | 1 | ||
| 7 | None | 1 | ||
| 8 | DK/Refuse | 6 | ||
| Total (%) | 100 | |||
| N | 717 | |||
Notes: Fifty-four (54) percent of small employers who have heard of SBA think the agency's emphasis should be helping owners who cannot get financing in the private sector (Q#6a).
