‘Is it safe to hire?’ Business owners don’t trust recovery | MoneyCnn

August 22, 2014 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

The economic recovery may be continuing, but small business owners aren’t ready to put the rose-colored glasses back on.

According to an exclusive CNNMoney-Manta survey released Tuesday, 28% of small business owners said the economy is the “biggest challenge” they’re currently facing, topping issues like sales, regulations and financing.

The survey polled over 1,500 small business owners across the country. Even those experiencing revenue growth are hesitant to test their luck. “We’ve done well as a small business, [and] banks are willing to lend us money,” said Victoria Aguilar, the founder of a small law and consulting firm. “But is it safe to bring on another employee?”

Bureau of Labor Statistics Chart | Industry Employment

July 8, 2014July 7, 2014 ~ lmehit ~ Leave a comment

How well are U.S. industries recovering from the last recession? Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS show that most industries added jobs between June 2009 and March 2014, a period spanning the end of the recession into the ongoing recovery.

Private service-providing industries added 7.2 million jobs, compared with 0.5 million for goods-producing industries over that period. But, as the chart shows, the mining and logging industry had the greatest percent increase in employment. The next largest percent increase, by nearly half, was for professional and business services. Employment fell in three of the 13 industries in the chart—construction, utilities, and information.

The employment data in the chart are from the BLS Current Employment Statistics program. For more information, visit http://www.bls.gov/ces or call 202 691-6555.

SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE’S ADVISORY GROUP MEETING NOTES | Marty Keller

January 31, 2011 ~ CBPS ~ 1 Comment

SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE’S ADVISORY GROUP
MEETING NOTES
West Sacramento, California
January 25, 2011

2011 Small Business Priorities.

After a very useful and spirited discussion, those in attendance decided on the following priorities for the Small Business Advocate and the Small Business network to work on in the coming year. They are divided into those issues which have or will have specific legislation, and those that are general and involve many different initiatives. I also include those issues put forward by the group that received lower consideration, but that the group still believed were important.

1. Legislative Priorities:

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