Google users aren’t showing small business much love these days. But that doesn’t seem to be true of the news media.
A Google trends search for the term “small business shows people aren’t searching for small business info like they once did — even with increased attention from the media and the federal government.
The graph gets a little more interesting when you add one more word. The search term “small business loans” saw some palpitations early this year, with heightened media attention in late 2008 and early 2009.
View larger graphs and more information here and here.
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