Small Business Administration
» Small Business Administration, Volume 6, Issue 5, 2006
If respondent has heard of SBA AND has an impression of the agency.
3a. What is the most important source of your impression of the Small Business Administration?
Response | ||||
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1 | Direct, personal experience | 30 | ||
2 | Reading - magazines, newspapers, etc. | 18 | ||
3 | Talking to other business owners | 10 | ||
4 | Met people who worked for SBA or in its programs | 7 | ||
5 | Banker/bank lender | 3 | ||
6 | Word-of-mouth/common knowledge | 2 | ||
7 | Ads/TV/Radio, News/Media | 3 | ||
8 | Internet | 0 | ||
9 | Helps owners/provides loans | 6 | ||
10 | Other sources | 16 | ||
11 | DK/Refuse | 6 | ||
Total (%) | 101 | |||
N | 421 |
Notes: Thirty (30) percent of small employers who have heard of SBA and have an impression of the agency indicate that the most important source of their impression of SBA comes from direct personal experience (Q#3a).