Small business optimism fell in February as uncertainty rose to its second-highest reading ever, according to data from the National Federation of Independent Business. NFIB executive director Holly Wade joins Wealth Host Brad Smith to discuss sentiment among small business owners.
"There is still a lot of energy out there among small business owners [it] just tapered off a bit since right after the election," Wade tells Yahoo Finance. She reports that labor is the biggest problem for small businesses, with nearly one in five owners surveyed calling it out.
Watch the video above to hear how small business leaders are thinking about compensation pressures, the state of financing, US President Donald Trump's tariffs, and more.
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This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.
