WASHINGTON DC (September 26, 2017) excerpt via USA TODAY - Small business owners are tired of sitting on their hands while Washington dithers.
Despite lingering uncertainty over tax and health care policy, U.S. entrepreneurs are moving ahead with investment and expansion plans that could juice economic growth.
Thirty-two percent of small businesses are planning capital outlays in the next three to six months, the strongest reading since 2006, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’s August survey. And 27% say the next three months is a “good time to expand,” the largest share in 13 years.
A September survey of economists by the National Association for Business Economics, out Monday, predicts that business investment overall -- by small and larger companies -- will grow 4.4% this year, up from their 3% median estimate in December. Businesses that expand, buy new equipment or build new structures typically hire workers to operate the machines or occupy buildings, while the factories that make the products generally need to staff up as well.
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