Interview with Bill Dunkelberg

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index, which continues to show that the majority of small businesses still aren’t borrowing money, which has been compounded by two rounds of PPP grants.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index, which shows only half of the 20 million who lost their jobs during the pandemic have returned to work, plus one-third of small business employers have jobs they can’t fill with qualified candidates.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB’s Index of small business optimism, which crashed to 95 points in January, as if Main Street thought it was going back to the Obama administration.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to review the primary reasons 2020 presented unprecedented and multiple challenges for small businesses, and the possibility that 2021 will be different.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index results which indicate small business owners fear the Biden administration will become a redux of the Obama era policies, which produced a lost decade for Main Street.

NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg reports the Index declined again in January to 95, 0.9 below the December Index, and three points below the 47-year average of 98. » More

NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg reports the Index declined 5.5 points in December, falling below the average Index value since 1973 of 98. » More

NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg reports the Index declined 2.6 points in November, but still remains well above the 47-year historical average reading. » More

NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg reports a historically-high reading again for October, with solid momentum going into the 4th quarter. » More

NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg reports reports small business optimism posted the largest month-over-month gain since May 2018. » More