Did you take the 2010 Small Business Needs Assessment survey? If so, your results are being tallied. In 2008, the greatest needs were bookkeeping and marketing/advertising. What will they be in 2010?

With less access to capital, will that need surface to the top? Will we learn more about how a business stage impacts its needs? How do our businesses prefer to receive training? Does the age of the business owner determine technology use? What about the type of business?

These questions and more will be answered this fall when we publish 2010 survey results in the Rural Enterprise Reporter. Stay tuned!