LISTEN: NFIB Missouri Discusses Dip in Small Business Optimism

September 30, 2024 Last Edit: June 5, 2025

A recent NFIB Small Business Economic Trends report saw a jump in uncertainty among small business owners – its highest level since October 2020.

LISTEN: NFIB Missouri Discusses Dip in Small Business Optimism

In a conversation with Wake Up Mid-Missouri, NFIB State Director Brad Jones highlighted the findings of the latest Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) report, which saw a jump in uncertainty among small business owners. “When you don’t know six months from now how many people you’re going to have employed, what you’re going to pay them, what your prices on your products are going to be, what you’re going to have to pay for the materials that you need in order to produce – that causes a lot of uncertainty. And uncertainty is the hobgoblin of small business.” CLICK HERE to listen to the full conversation.

Topics:

Taxes

State:

Missouri

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