Small-business owners confident about the economy and future of their business

America’s small-business owners are highly confident about their prospects for the next year and optimistic about the state of the U.S. economy, according to the first-ever CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey.

SurveyMonkey conducted the survey in partnership with CNBC. Respondents were asked for their opinions on a variety of subjects about the future of their business and the state of the economy and U.S. politics. CONT.

David Spiegel, CNBC