A national survey by Langer Research Associates and SSRS finds that nearly half of all small business owners think Donald Trump’s election will be good for their businesses, especially those who are struggling. Positive sentiment peaks at more than 8 in 10 of those who supported Trump in the election – nearly half of those surveyed.

These and other results are from a new, nationally representative poll of 503 owners of businesses with fewer than 100 employees. The research was conducted via the SSRS Small Business Omnibus, a quarterly survey of small businessowners, with analysis and reporting by Langer Research Associates.

In addition to expectations about the general business climate and Trump’s impact on it, the survey measures businessowners’ assessments of current conditions and specific expectations about their own businesses in 2017, including volume, profitability, customer base and hiring. Several of these questions have been aggregated into the Small Business Survey Index, planned as an ongoing assessment of small business owners’ views.

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