
State of Business 2026
Headlines say the market is at an all time high, but does that actually mean anything for your small and mid-sized business?
In this episode, we break down the current state of business in 2026 and translate the noise into what small and family-owned business owners should actually be watching.
We cut through the headline economic data driven by the Magnificent Seven and AI hype to talk about what matters at the local level.
We get into why a booming index rarely reflects real business conditions, how AI adoption is playing out slowly across professional services, and why your next hire might…
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