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Sales at privately held U.S. companies are growing faster than the overall growth in the U.S. economy, but the pace of growth has slowed according to the latest data from financial information...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported that its small business optimism index rose 1.7 points in August to 92.9. The most frequently cited issues for small business owners...
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The financial condition of US small businesses continue to show signs of improvement according to data from Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF). Hiring is improving as well: Small businesses...
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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported that its small business optimism index fell 0.2 points in July to 91.2. The most frequently cited issues for small business owners in...
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The latest Gallup quarterly poll of small business owners shows that optimism has dropped to an index reading of 17 in July, down from 23 in April. A reading above zero indicates optimism. The Wells...
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More than a third of small business owners say that their debt burden is either “somewhat” or “very” uncomfortable in the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup small business survey. Of the rest, 62%...
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The jobs that might have been created in 2010 but were not are largely due to small businesses which could not afford to add the workers they needed to. According to a new Gallup poll, :Half of...
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Washington has a problem, or at least the Administration does. It is tempted to allow tax cuts for the rich, those who make more than $250,000 a year, expire. That will put a burden on the...
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Unemployment, according to a number of government officials and economists, has become intractable and the August jobless rate hit 9.6% as non-farm payrolls dropped 54,000. That cannot be said about...
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The government and most economists say that the recession is over. It ended late last year, in fact. Several recent polls of consumers show that the average American believes that the recession is...
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