Survey: Small Business Owners Give the Federal Government Low Grades for Effectiveness of Programs, Services, and Tax Credits Available to Small Businesses

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"Survey: Small Business Owners Give the Federal Government Low Grades for Effectiveness of Programs, Services, and Tax Credits Available to Small Businesses"

"In a new Goldman Sachs survey ahead of the State of the Union, 70% of small business owners give government programs a grade of “C or below” and an overwhelming majority urge Congress to modernize and improve the Small Business Administration.&nbsp;\r\n"

In a new Goldman Sachs survey ahead of the State of the Union, 70% of small business owners give government programs a grade of “C or below” and an overwhelming majority urge Congress to modernize and improve the Small Business Administration.&nbsp;

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