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Small businesses, big issues: Your concerns in the 2016 presidential election

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Page 1: Small Businesses, Big Issues

Small businesses, big issues:Your concerns in the 2016

presidential election

Page 2: Small Businesses, Big Issues

The 3 issues most important to small- business owners

in this election

1. Health care: 77%

2. Government regulation and complexity: 71%

3. Tax reform: 70%

Page 3: Small Businesses, Big Issues

What action would you like to see the next administration take on the Affordable Care

Act? (ACA)

health care reform

– Want the ACA repealed

– Want the ACA expanded27%

38%

Page 4: Small Businesses, Big Issues

Is government regulation and complexity hurting your company’s profitability

and/or ability to grow?

Government Regulation and Complexity

– Yes55%

– No34%

– Don’t Know11%

Page 5: Small Businesses, Big Issues

Which proposed changes to the U.S. tax structure would benefit your business most?

Tax Reform

– Closing tax loopholes that benefit the wealthy 53%

– Reducing the number of individual tax brackets and rates to 12%, 25%, and 33%, which also would apply to busi nesses operated on the proprietors’ personal income-tax returns as a pass-through, and establishing a top corporate tax rate of 15%

47%

Page 6: Small Businesses, Big Issues

Minimum Wage Do you support increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25/hour?

• 64% – Yes• 36% – No

Of those supporting a higher federal minimum wage:26% – A minimum wage of $10/hour would not

harm their business25% – A minimum wage of $12/hour would not

harm their business23% – A minimum wage of $15/hour would not harm their

business

Other key issues for small businesses

Page 7: Small Businesses, Big Issues

Immigration 50% – The current U.S. immigration policy has no impact on their companies’ profitability and/or ability to grow

Page 8: Small Businesses, Big Issues

Infrastructure47% – The current condition of U.S. infrastructure (e.g., roads, bridges, broadband access) has no impact on their business’ profitability and/or ability to grow

Page 9: Small Businesses, Big Issues

How the candidates measure up to small-business owners

The Candidate Who Best Represents the Interests of Small Business

50% – Donald Trump

23% – Hillary Clinton

16% – Don’t know16%

23%

50%

Page 10: Small Businesses, Big Issues

If the Election Were Today, Who Would Get Your Vote?

– Donald Trump

– Hillary Clinton

51%

25%

Page 11: Small Businesses, Big Issues

Who Do You Think Will Win?

39% – Hillary Clinton

32% – Donald Trump

26% – Don’t know

32%

39%

26%

Page 12: Small Businesses, Big Issues

Party Affiliation

40% – Republican

36% – Independent

21% – Democrat21%

36%

About the Survey

40%

Page 13: Small Businesses, Big Issues

Size of Business

37% – 1-19 employees

31% – 20-99 employees

32% – 100-500 employees

31%

37%

26%

Page 14: Small Businesses, Big Issues

About the Paychex Election 2016 Small Business Survey

The data included was taken from the results of the Paychex Election 2016 Small Business Survey, administered by Bredin. The survey was conducted

online between September 21, 2016 and September 26, 2016 and polled 318 principals of U.S. companies with fewer than 500 employees.