NEW federal Small Business Minister Gary Gray has his work cut out in this election year, with a new survey showing just 14 per cent of small firms are satisfied with the support they get from the federal government.
Business software provider MYOB's 2013 business monitor found that this level of satisfaction was down from 17 per cent as of July 2012.
The survey was conducted before last week's leadership showdown that resulted in one minister being sacked and several others resigning, including former small business minister Chris Bowen - the fifth minister to hold the portfolio in 15 months.
Mr Gray was appointed as small business minister on Monday, and was also given the portfolio of resources and energy.
MYOB chief executive Tim Reed said the result of the survey of 1005 small and medium-sized business operators was "pretty appalling".
"I can only see that last week would have driven this (result) lower," Mr Reed told AAP.
"What we saw last week was a government that wasn't in control."
However, Mr Reed said despite this outcome, the government had had some good polices for small business, but hadn't been able to communicate them.
He pointed to the instant asset write-off, the increasing of the tax-free threshold, and loss carry-back scheme as great policies for small business that had failed to instil confidence.
"Small business owners look to the federal government to create a sound basis on which they can then build their business," Mr Reed said.
"They feel the government has failed on that."
However, the survey found a greater proportion (25 per cent) of businesses saw an improvement in the economy within the next 12 months compared to eight months ago (19 per cent).
A recent strengthening in consumer confidence is reflected in 72 per cent of businesses expecting to see increased or stable revenue in the next year, whereas only 58 per cent reported that actually happening in the year just past.
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