More small business owners are firing employees rather than hiring

``The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey reported a net hiring index of -12 in April, down from -9 for the same period the previous year and down from -10 in January. The quarterly analysis surveyed 603 small business owners... While there seems to be a lot of optimism on both Wall Street and Main Street, the confidence hasn't translated into significant job growth at small businesses, Jacobe said.''