NFIB released its report on small business priorities and problems. Here is the list of what they found in their survey:
"The 10 most severe problems for small-business owners in order are:
* Cost of health insurance
* Cost and availability of liability insurance
* Workers' compensation
* Cost of natural gas, propane, gasoline, diesel, fuel oil
* Federal taxes on business income
* Property taxes (real, personal, or inventory)
* Cash flow
* State taxes on business income
* Unreasonable government regulations
* Electricity costs (rates)
Health insurance costs were a "critical" issue for 65.6 percent of respondents, the highest percentage for any problem in the survey's 22-year history."
The full report can be downloaded from the NFIB site.
