The Federal Reserve’s 2026 Small Business Credit Survey is now live; the Alabama SBDC Network and APEX Accelerator are partners on this effort and are asking owners and key financial decisionmakers of for-profit businesses to share your recent experiences about whether and how you use debt, what financial conditions you face, and more.

This is your opportunity to provide input to the economists at the FED. The FED makes decisions about interest rates and more based on what small business owners like you tell them.

Answers to these questions contribute to data that directly inform the Fed, federal government agencies, service providers, policymakers, and others—a public good ultimately benefiting your business and others like yours. Take the 12-minute survey now.

The survey is open to businesses currently in operation, those recently closed, and those about to launch. All responses are confidential.

The survey closes November 13, 2026. 
Questions? Contact Hal Martin at hal.martin@clev.frb.org.