Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to report that the November responses indicate less optimism than earlier in the year, especially in comparing rural and urban respondents.

Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to report that small business employers worked harder to take care of the benefits side of their relationships with employees.

Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to report on how small business owners recognized that they had to focus even more on the emotional/mental well-being of their employees during the pandemic.

Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Principal Index that reveals how employees are experiencing a higher level of stress than in past years, due to the impact of the pandemic.

Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to report on how employers are stepping up to share the unprecedented burden their employees are experiencing due to the work and learn from home reality created by the pandemic response.

Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what employers report they’ve learned during the pandemic, including a better understanding of what benefits they should be offering employees going forward.

Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the many ways the government is helping the Main Street sector, from sick leave pay, to expanded unemployment income, to direct grants to small businesses.

Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why people with their retirement involved with the stock market shouldn’t panic and think of their positions for the long term, plus how to get small business help from the SBA.

Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Principal 2020 Well-Being Index for small businesses, which shows that over two-thirds are very optimistic about their businesses.

Kara Hoogensen joins Jim Blasingame to report that Millennial employers are motivated differently than their Baby Boomer peers, in that they see benefits as more of an essential business expense.