Shopping small contributes big

Every year, Gallup asks people how much confidence they have in various institutions.

The results aren’t surprising. Only eight percent had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in Congress. Big business scored 21 percent. That’s no better than TV news.

Small business, on the other hand, came in second with 67 percent of respondents considering it trustworthy. Only the U.S. military scored higher.

While politicians bicker with each other, and Wall Street focuses on the one percent, Main Street remains the lifeblood of our economy and our communities.

According to the Small Business Adminis...