Small Business Owners Struggle to Find a Candidate to Rally Behind

MACHIAVELLIAN CANDIDATEWhen asked which candidate business

owners feared the most, and who would be most helpful, the results were divided and

interesting

Are concerned about rising healthcare costs

Are concerned about increased taxes

MOST FEARED MOST LOVED

38%

29%

18%

15%

29%

19%

23%

8%

With increasing regulations, SMBs (responsible for 50% of our nation’s GDP) carry the weight of economic growth and the American Dream on their shoulders

45%

43% TAXESTAXES

Half of small business owners support a path to legal status for unauthorized

immigrants, the other half don’t

81%

MainStreet Insights

ISSUES OF GREATEST CONCERN

81% Believe no candidate understands their needs

HEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE

IMMIGRATIONIMMIGRATION

Methodology: Between January 26 and February 10, 2016, Alignable surveyed a total of 438 small business owners in the U.S. via Survey Monkey. The margin of error is +/- 5 percentage points.

50%

50%