How are small businesses doing these days?

try this:
http://www.house.gov/smbiz/Reports/Small%20Business%20Economic%20Outlook%20-%20Report%20by%20House%20Small%20Business%20Committee.pdf

Hey kicky, I bet you can help answer this person's question about easy to use desktop publishing software for brochure design.

http://able2know.org/topic/126739-1

In Michigan? Awful, at least for the small gourmet groceries, meat markets, specialty stores and gift shops.

Ohio and Kentucky seem to be buying wholesale.

Everyone is waiting for the "big" sale and not buying yet.
So there will be late buyers this year.

Me? I'm getting the grandkids stuff, but my adult kids, I'm giving Consumers Power gift certificates and car wash, coffee shops and theater give certificates.

We're struggling. There's not enough revenue coming in. Consumers are only spending on necessities.