Confronting Challenges: Small Businesses Face Labor Shortages and Declining Confidence
November 11, 2025
As labor shortages intensify and sales dip, small-business owners are grappling with declining profits and plummeting confidence. Explore the nuances of this challenging landscape and its far-reaching implications for the economy today. Learn more at https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi3gRBVV95cUxNTWxzZDJ3NVllWV9ZeFBoYjEzWlBQRjJKMlFuM2xxdU5FRy1lWGRuOVRJTjdkT2NXT21GRU05R2lxRk5mM01DdThWbUJkUG8yM2pEZGVpbmc2bmJDcGdTZTRkWl8xTmx6NW9uRm5PY3dNSzRISWF0YXVFNFNScThqTlVYS3FPazIzZVVVZEd5RndkQzVJeFduaXRjUUV5RDhCYmgzcmFyUWVNTHo2aVNyTGVCeER0Ukc0cXFYcUtoREl3eGEzQV9vZnpHNnZtMW9rTXVOSXYxVEstVktZUUZRSUhsM1NRaEl5dlhSRFdObHNnamVERjltcUJLbXk4Unc4UV83NEJvc2Y3TlAzaWF4X19ia29fYVZwOGd0Vk94cTBDZUJJbkhPS29DQVRrN3N6YmtfNWk4T2wzUzhuZzJCUTJ6N2JTWDU5VEw1enJiZkhBUTJoQ015RWJpMXN6RGh1aC1BQU1rUGtlZUcwVnhPYXBldFhXQmR4VHpPWjE4ckZLYTJqUVFGanh4MlMzdi1vUTFqb1ZzaGx2cklqZUIyQkNyblFkWHFYUjR3WVNURFVRZmxhZHFTWjgzZEl1OVBpUHA0dkVrbTBHbndBUThYSER3eXhHZFF5aDJsZk5VQ0ZTOWMyQjFhSkdPd3BuNWVCZExJaWprSTJ4LThXQWFITG1YX25BZWlOTmFwdWMyWk9nZHlpV0d4b3lIMGlSZzlCYUVzcjlzdXlwV25CREhEc0xua1lZRV9xVGVxUWUydWNUNS05U210RDgyd2JlTU4tYk1waEZOSTBCSmtVeUE.
By Daniel Carter, Senior Business Correspondent
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