The information you provide is essential to obtain an accurate picture of the financial needs of small businesses like yours. A variety of topics will be covered during the time of the interview. The questions cover your firm's use of credit and other financial services as well as where these services were obtained. You will also be asked about your experiences in obtaining credit. Information will also be collected on the firm's assets, liabilities, income and expenses to help understand the differences among individual small businesses.
Financial information is critical in understanding the needs of all small businesses.
One of the main goals of the survey is to evaluate the importance of credit use and availability relative to a firm's size and other financial characteristics. Data from this survey will be published in summary form only. NORC assures that the confidentiality of your responses to this information request will be maintained by NORC and the Federal Reserve Board. No information obtained in the course of this study may be disclosed in a manner in which the particular establishment or individual supplying the information is identifiable except to a very small number of authorized staff at NORC and the Federal Reserve System. Your participation is voluntary and you may refuse to answer any questions to which you object, however, the participation of each selected business is vital to the success of the survey.