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I do think that small business owners and we're hearing this, are pretty disgusted with the dysfunction in washington. the shutdown obviously was a terrible thing. the billions of dollars of lost revenue. businesses not only directly affected by it but indirectly affected by it. it's been a slow bleed taking money out of the hands of consumers. they're pleased to see some bipartisan step in the right direction to turn that around. >> right. do you feel also daniel, the people that you're talking to that people are willing to invest in nair companies right now, to hire people, to boost up inven...

These guys are squandering it away and most small business owners are saying with their elected representatives, we're not messing with this anymore, stop messing with this. it effects everything, business rates down to the loaning. we're starting to see banks starting to let loose the pursestrings more, which is kind of nice. >> john, do you think the reactions to washington were real, that they were real downsides for most small business owners, or it was psychological, which then turns real? >> i think it's both. i think when the shutdown and the sequester, obviously, that effects certain b...

Daniel pink was aide to form ee deputy of labor. his latest book is "to sell is human: the surprising truth about moving others." and the change agent of marketing is here, jeffrey is head of the hazlitt group and speaks to and advises small business owners. >> good to be here, jj. >> jeffrey, i'm going to ask you, because you talk to so many small business people every day. do you feel like there is a sense of optimism, that people are excited about next year? >> i won't use the word excited, but you can tell the mood has started to shift, which is really nice. people are getting over some of...

Decade ago where it had your brand inside. it is powered by something else. if you have a small business and said powered by some other kind of larger enterprise, it is the best of both worlds. >> the next question we have is an e-mail from colleen. she writes, i invented a rotating curved shower rod that is doing okay on the internet and in catalogs. i want to get into retail and need sales reps to help. how do i go about finding the right people/company and i suggests she go back to our website, because we just did a story on this. daniel, i'll start with you. finding sales reps is hard or f...

That. >> what are you hearing? >> exactly the same thing. that's correct, not enthusiasm, but optimism. i do think small business owners are pretty disgusted with the dysfunction in washington. the shutdown, obviously, was a terrible thing, billions of dollars of lost revenue, businesses not only directly affected by it, but indirectly affected by it, and the sequester has been a slow bleed taking money out of the economy, out of hands of consumers and small business products. we're pleased to see some bipartisan step in the right direction to turn that around. >> do you feel also, daniel, in ...