Access to capital is not a problem for small businesses. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report the NFIB Index reveals low capital spending despite the availability of credit, plus higher sales, but still at recession levels.
Surviving small businesses have learned how to operate without growth. NFIB’s Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the employment challenges that face a struggling economy.
We may not like the numbers, but we do like the trend. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report why this month’s NFIB Small Business Optimism Index indicates a small increase in optimism.
There are jobs available, but a lack of qualified applicants. NFIB’s Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that hiring is still flat among small businesses, and many of those who are hiring can't find qualified applicants.
NFIB reports small businesses will grow slowly in 2012. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report December’s NFIB optimism index shows increases in capital spending and sales but borrowing is flat.
How closely connected is the U.S. economy to the EU. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the different ways the financial crisis in Europe will affect American small businesses.
We may not like the numbers, but we like the trend. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report November’s NFIB Optimism Index indicates a slight uptick in small business optimism, but we still have a long way to go.
Small businesses are improving, if only slightly. NFIB’s Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report an increase in capital spending and sales growth, but not borrowing.
Are small business owners optimistic about the economy? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report the NFIB Optimism Index indicates America is in the worst post-recession recovery in over 40 years and small business owners don't like it.
The biggest negatives in the economy are still the two "Hs": housing and hiring. NFIB’s Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on which is the chicken and which is the egg, hiring or housing, and what it will take to get either one going again.
