The latest State of the State economic survey: the implications for your small business sales and profits

Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks with Charles Ballard, professor of economics at Michigan State University, about the generally positive results of the latest State of the State survey and what that implies for your small business sales and profits.

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