BUSINESS MATTERS BLOG: Survey of small-business owners centers on possible tweaks to the economy

Small-business owners in Nevada offered some direction for the state Legislature to follow if it wants to tinker with the economy.

In a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business, 56 percent of Nevada members said tax incentives should be used to encourage increased renewable technologies, with 34 percent opposed and 10 percent undecided. In a companion question of whether Nevadans should be mandated to reduce energy usage, 86 percent of small-business owners said "No" and 7 percent said "Yes."