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Record Level of Small Businesses Experiencing Profit Growth

May 18, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Reports of improved earnings reach highest levels in 45-year history of NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey.

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index sustained record-high levels increasing to 104.8 in April, driven by reports of improved profits, the highest in the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey’s 45-year history. Additionally, the number of small businesses reporting poor sales fell to a near record low. April is the 17th consecutive month of historically high readings, according to the survey that was released today.

NFIB Optimism Index

 “Never in the history of this survey have we seen profit trends so

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