How small firms do business globally.

When it comes to confidence in their own business, the findings showed positive gains, however not quite to the level as the positive gains in overall economic outlook.

Uncertainty and growing lack of confidence in economic outlook for Small-Business owners according to insights from NSBA's latest Economic Survey data.

With 86 percent of small businesses anticipating either a flat or recessionary economy today, the highest this indicator has been since 2011 at the height of the great recession, it is clear there is a true need for policy changes affecting the nation's small-business community.

In light of the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse, NSBA polled its small-business community on its banking needs and challenges.

It is imperative Small Businesses are afforded tax stability, predictability, and permanency, not to mention parity, with larger entities.

According to NSBA data from as far back as 1993, there is a clear correlation to a small-business owner’s ability to hire and his/her ability to get financing.

No surprises: Payroll taxes and income taxes were ranked the top two most burdensome taxes for small businesses.

For this report, NSBA partnered with ZipRecruiter, the fastest-growing online employment marketplace, connecting millions of small- and mid-sized business owners with job seekers through innovative mobile, web, and email services.

Among the most compelling data in the survey, we found that the average small-business owner is spending at least $12,000 every year on regulations, and nearly one-in-three spends more than 80 hours each year dealing with federal regulation.