U.s. Small Businesses Say Recovery Is Months Away: Survey

U.S. small businesses say recovery is months away: survey

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. small-business owners believe a U.S. economic recovery is unlikely to accelerate before the second half of 2011 amid worries about issues such as healthcare costs, according to a quarterly survey.

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