The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has released a pair reports that cast light on the continuing difficulties that “mom-and-pop” enterprises are having with staying open and keeping people employed.
The NFIB’s Small Business Problems & Priorities report, which is produced every four years by the organization, ranks the 75 issues, or, more accurately, struggles, that small-business owners encounter in opening an enterprise and keeping it running. Also released was the NFIB monthly Small Business Economic Trends report. Both listed inflation as a major concern, and the Problems & Priorities report also showed the cost of health care holding its first-place rank for the Please log in to see the rest of this story.
