The Obama Administration is not business-friendly. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why the words and actions of the Obama administration creates a negative economic outlook for small businesses.
Why aren't small businesses more optimistic about the future? NFIB’s Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report small business optimism is down severely, plus how Wall Street and Washington have contributed to the economic challenges.
Why is the economic recovery so slow? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report how weak sales, slow hiring and low capital spending continues to contribute to a slow economic recovery.
Hiring is up slightly, but will it increase with Obama’s jobs plan? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report small business hiring is up slightly, plus why Obama’s jobs plan will not encourage hiring.
Should the name of this survey be changed to the pessimism index? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report the July NFIB optimism index indicated small business pessimism about the economy, even before the US credit rating was downgraded.
The housing market is still the biggest drag on the economy. NFIB’s Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report small business is still experiencing weak sales and negative hiring which will not improve significantly until housing recovers.
The government has become too much of the U.S. economy. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the economy will improve only when small businesses are more optimistic and government becomes smaller.
Will Congressional leaders be able to make the hard fiscal decisions in time? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the ramifications of Moody’s announcement that they may have to lower the credit rating of the U.S.
Is there a perfect storm against unemployment? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on this month’s NFIB optimism index, which indicates hiring may tick down in the coming months, plus other economic elements that are not optimistic at all.
What are the small business factors in the slow economy? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the historically low capital spending and weak sales by small businesses, and how Washington only gives lip service to helping them.
