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Small Business Owners' Optimism Skyrockets Following Trump Victory
Small businesses seem to like a unified Republican government.
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Surprise! Trump May Be Great for Business
President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. elections is a giant leap for small businesses, according to a survey of their owners.
The November reading of the National Federation of Independent Businesses' small business optimism index jumped to 98.4 from 94.9 — its sharpest surge since 2009 — with all of the increase in sentiment coming after the U.S. elections held on Nov. 8.
