About Small Businesses

JP Morgan Chase Research Confirms Upbeat Small Business Optimism | 2018

New research from JP Morgan Chase confirms previous findings of record high levels of small business optimism.

Small Business Optimism Continued to Set Record Highs in January | 2018

Six of the 10 components that make up the small-business optimism index increased in January.

Confidence in Small Business is One Thing Americans in Both Parties Agree On | 2018

Democrats and Republicans agree: small business is the “institution” in which they both have confidence.

Another Survey Reveals Record High Small Business Optimism | January 2018

Half of Small Business Owners Give Administration High Marks | January 2018

Pace of Growth in Small Business Buy-Sell Transactions Reached Record High in 2017

A growing pool of potential small business owners decided 2017 was the year to dive in.

Annual Small Business Optimism Index Hits Record High in 2017

2017 set the all-time record high for small business optimism in the 45-year history of the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism 

Business Owners Say Improving Economy is Making it Harder to Find Qualified Workers | Jan 2018

A shortage of qualified workers reached a record high in December.

How Regulation-Overload Can Clobber a Small Business | 2018

Small Business Owners’ Optimism Hits 34-Year High in November | 2017

Why Small Business CEOs Are More Likely to be an Oldest Son (With a Major Exception)

How Many Jobs Do U.S. Small Businesses Create? | 2017