Economics

Recovery at Hand for Small U.S. Businesses?

Owners of small U.S. businesses don’t seem to be experiencing an economic rebound. Not by a long shot. They also appear to have little confidence that better times are near. This is in contrast to both public equities (i.e., the “stock market”) run that continues unabated and regular media reports of improvements in global macroeconomic indicators. Here are excerpts from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) January 2010 survey of U.S. business owners (2010 Small Business Economic Trends Report).“2009 did not end on an uplifting note,” reads the January 2010 Small Business Economic Trends report issued by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).