Despite economic concerns such as inflation and higher interest rates, the majority of business owners nationwide believe their local and national economies will improve in the next year. The 2024 Bank of America Women & Minority Business Owner Spotlight, a survey of more than 2,000 small and mid-sized business owners (revenues under $50 million) across the country, explores business outlook, access to capital, employee engagement, community involvement and more. Doug spoke with Mark Bennett of Bank of America.