Small Business By The Numbers
Small Business by the Numbers is the NFIB Research Center podcast where we discuss everything related to the small business economy. Co-hosts Holly Wade, the Executive Director of the NFIB Research Center, and Peter Hansen, Director of Research and Policy Analysis, will discuss data, stories, and the economic conditions affecting small businesses nationwide.
Podcasting since 2025 • 6 episodes
Small Business By The Numbers
Latest Episodes
Bonus Episode: NFIB Launches New Employment Index
NFIB’s new Small Business Employment Index unifies several jobs-related metrics into one single measure of the small business labor market—essentially, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index but for jobs. This new index is constructed from ques...
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Season 1
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Ep. 4: December 2025 and Look-ahead for 2026
The Small Business Economic Trends (SBET) report provides monthly insights into the operating environment for small businesses with data points such as optimism, uncertainty, job openings, pricing, employee compensation, and the health of small...
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Episode 4
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Ep. 3: The History of NFIB Small Business Data
Take a look back at the 52-year history of NFIB’s Small Business Economic Trends report. The monthly report provides experts with a critical data framework for the small business economy. Special guest Bill Dunkelberg, NFIB’s Chief Econo...
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Episode 3
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Ep. 2: Small Business Optimism Increased in November Data
Holiday shopping is underway, and small business optimism is increasing in NFIB’s recent Small Business Economic Trends data. Co-hosts Holly Wade, NFIB Research Center Executive Director, and Peter Hansen, Director of Research and Policy...
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Episode 2
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Ep. 1: October Small Business Economic Trends
Each month, the NFIB Research Center surveys a random sample of NFIB members to collect data for the Small Business Economic Trends Report. To kick off the new research podcast, co-hosts Holly Wade, Executive Director of the NFIB Research Cente...
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