If you're a small business owner suffering the effects of the stalled economy, you're far from alone. More than 70 percent of respondents to a Yahoo! Small Business survey this month said they're hurting. Detailed results of the survey—which polled 250 owners of businesses that employ between 1 and 100—is available here.
An open-ended survey question asked respondents "what one issue affecting your business would you like to see policymakers address?" The most common replies focused on taxes, access to capital, healthcare, and unemployment.
Do these business owners' comments echo your sentiments? What would you add to the list?
On taxes:
• "Taxes on the small business man are thru the roof and need to be addressed."
• "[Give us] clear, simple tax codes so we can gauge our future expenses accurately."
• "We need real incentives and real tax breaks for the Mom and Pop companies."
• "I want [policymakers] to recognize that taxes are killing small businesses."
• "Small
