Rapid Response: Small business – more stressed than ever, w/H&R Block's Jeff Jones

<p>Small business is being taxed emotionally as well as financially, and that tax is rising, says H&amp;R Block CEO Jeff Jones. As the pandemic hit, entrepreneurs did what entrepreneurs do: solved problems, protected teams, served customers. But as uncertainty has persisted, anxiety among business owners has risen, even since the summer, according to a major new H&amp;R Block study. With small enterprises the backbone of his customers, Jones has a unique vantage to offer advice and lessons: about asking for help, prioritizing needs, and finding calm. Jones sees small businesses as key to thriving economies, convinced that entrepreneurial resilience can eventually overcome all hurdles.</p><p>Read the transcript at <a href="https://mastersofscale.com/rapidresponse/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">mastersofscale.com/rapidresponse</a></p><p>Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter at&nbsp;<a href="http://eepurl.com/dlirtX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/dlirtX</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>