How will small businesses fair with the 113th Congress? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what small businesses can expect from the 113th Congress, including help with job creation and budget issues.

Is the economy turning up just a little? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey that shows sales may be turning upward along with capital expenditures, which could be good news for the recovery.

Could the economy be improving? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey which indicates that businesses may be seeing some improvement, but we're a long way from expansion sentiment.

What are small businesses experiencing in the economy? Ken Yancey joins Jim Blasingame to report what he is hearing from small businesses about their concerns about the economy, including uncertainty about government leadership.

NFIB Survey: Small business sales and hiring are down. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with the NFIB Survey that shows small business sales, hiring and spending are down again.

Optimism among small business owners continues to drop. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with this month's NFIB Survey showing small business optimism continues to be low.

What are small businesses saying about the economy? Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on that small business owners tell the U.S. Chamber surveys they feel the economy is getting worse, not better.

Even when Congress is in recess, regulators keep working. Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report one of the regulatory nightmares for small business associated with the Dodd-Frank law that involves the Congo in Africa.

Tatum Survey: Capital availability is fine but spending is down. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Tatum Survey's results showing capital spending by businesses is down.

Tatum Survey: Sales projections going in the wrong direction. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this month's Tatum Survey results and reasons why sales projections are pointing to a slowdown.