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October 16, 2025
NFIB Missouri State Director Brad Jones highlights findings of latest NFIB survey.
In a conversation with Wake Up Missouri, NFIB State Director Brad Jones discussed the findings of the latest NFIB’s latest Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) survey, noting the drop in optimism. When asked about the report, Jones said:
“The number one question that I look at is, ‘Do you expect the economy to improve in the next six months?’ It was down 11 points. I haven’t seen it drop like that in a while,” Jones said. “In a nutshell, it looks like we’ve got a slowing economy, at least in the small business sector.”
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