Entrepreneur surveyed 500 small business owners across the country to ask how they're feeling about their business and current events.

Most reported a deep interest in the presidential election: Most (81%) say they are following the news closely, and 45% report daily monitoring. But only 40% actually believe and expect that the next president's policies could improve their business.

In fact, 39% of small business owners don't have faith that any helpful policies will be passed next year — and 15% of both Democrats and Republicans believe that government policy........

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