NFIB: The Voice of Small Business - National Small Business Poll

Contacting Government

Questions - 1 to 10 of 24

All	Q#	Top 100	Question
	1		In the last THREE YEARS, have you won one or more contracts to provide goods and/or services directly to a government agency or unit – federal, state or local?
	1 a		In the last THREE years, have you won one or more contracts to provide goods and/or services to another business, which then used your work in its sales to a government agency or unit?
	1 b		Please estimate the percent of your total sales in the last THREE years that have come from direct and/or indirect sales to government agencies or units?
	1 c		In dollars, is the largest share of those sales made directly and/or indirectly to the federal government, state governments, or local governments?
	1 d		Over the next THREE years, would you like the SHARE of your direct and/or indirect sales to government units or agencies to increase, decrease, or stay about the same?
	2		Do you intend to compete for one or more government contracts in the next three years?
	2 a		Why don’t you intend to compete for a government contract?
	3		In the last THREE years, have you contacted a government agency or unit to learn about or clarify a government obligation, such as a tax rule or safety regulation, or to obtain a license or permit? Have you done that many times, a few times, once or twice, or never?
	3 a		Were most of those contacts to learn about a government obligation or to get a license or permit?
	3 b		Were most of those contacts in person, by mail, by telephone, or over the Internet?