‘Raw Deal’: Small Business Owners Sound The Alarm Over Economy, Poll Shows

Assessment: 48 percent of all US employees work for small businesses … The majority of small business owners believe that the U.S. is in a recession as small business optimism remains near an all-time low, according to a new Rasmussen-McLaughlin poll. Overall, 57% of small business owners believed the U.S. was in a recession, with reports of recession generally increasing the lower the business’ revenue, the poll, conducted Aug. 5 to 28, states. In August, 82%