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President Obama's job council called small-cap companies "the key to job growth" earlier this month. Small-cap IPOs are at their lowest level since 1985. CNBC's John Harwood speaks to David Weild, Grant Thornton, about how to fix the problem.

Is now the time of year to invest in small cap and tech stocks? Jeffrey Hirsch, Stock Trader's Almanac editor-in-chief, provides insight on where to find investment opportunities.

Insight on whether the President's proposed jobs bill is a creator for small business, with Llloyd Chapman, The American Business League.

Insight on cloud and some of the drivers in the market, with Lanham Napier, Rackspace Hosting president/CEO.

The NFIB survey reveals that small business optimism got "slightly" better, says William Dunkelberg, NFIB chief economist. "It's not clear why," he adds. "It's still a negative double-digit number."

Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AK) and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) discuss why the voices of small businesses need to be heard because of the uncertainty of pending regulations and the impact those regulations will have on job creation.