Small Businesses Slightly More OptimisticPublished March 2, 2010 | By Achim Neumann, PresidentSmall businesses grew slightly more optimistic last month, though they are still climbing out of a funk brought on by a credit crunch and a severe recession. Index Inches Up The Index of Small Business Optimism, released Tuesday by the National Federation of Independent Business, rose 1.3 points to ... [read more]