According to the latest data from Gallup, U.S. small business owners are more optimistic about business conditions now than at any point in recorded history. In its latest quarterly survey, a record 80 percent of small business owners say their company's financial situation is good. The main driver is good government policy that gets out of the way of small business owners creating value and jobs. Deregulation has also given small business owners the certainty they require to invest in long term projects. Legislation that rolled back the worst aspect of Dodd-Frank, which was strangling the community banks upon which small businesses rely, has also made it easier for small business owners to access credit.

Source: Fox News January 24, 2019 09:00 UTC