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Small Business Sentiment Dips Amid Borrowing and Hiring Troubles
SMBs // April 11, 2023

America’s small business owners are feeling fairly pessimistic about the future. The latest edition of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index fell last month to 90.1, the agency announced Tuesday (April 11), as business owners contended with inflation, trouble borrowing,...

US SMBs Need Loyalty Reboot To Align Consumer Shopping Intentions With Their Spend
SMBs // July 30, 2021

The last 18 months have been marked by incredible challenges and adjustments within the nation’s small business community. Digitization went from being an option to a necessity nearly overnight — and business owners and entrepreneurs of all stripes were forced to rewrite their models in...

SMB Hiring Headaches Crimp Confidence, Offset Gains From Tech And Digitization
SMBs // June 09, 2021

The hassle of hiring new workers has stalled a year-long advance in small business confidence, new data shows, casting a cloud of doubt over one of the economic recovery’s most important drivers. According to a new study out from the National Federation of Independent Businesses...

Small Business Lobby Denounces GOP Tax Plans
B2B Payments // November 06, 2017

The GOP unveiled its plans for tax reform late last week in an effort to streamline the tax code, a move that aims to cut the tax rates for corporates. But, one small business lobby group, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), has already spoken out...

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Small Business Sentiment Dips Amid Borrowing and Hiring Troubles

April 11, 2023
America’s small business owners are feeling fairly pessimistic about the future. The latest edition of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index fell last month to 90.1, the agency announced Tuesday (April 11), as business owners contended with inflation, trouble borrowing, and difficulties finding workers. According to a news release, this […]