CNBC | SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey

Small-business confidence is at a record level, and business owners plan to hire more workers now than they have in years. But there is a problem: The lack of skilled workers is leaving many open job postings on Main Street unfilled. 

Bolstered by a strong economy, small-business confidence is continuing to climb to record levels, even in the face of a potential trade war and an increasingly tight job market, according to the latest report from CNBC and SurveyMonkey.

The recent furor over President Trump's immigrant children detention policy didn't change the outlook of a key conservative constituency: small-business owners. The Main Street view on immigration has been remarkably stable in the Trump era.

The one-month annualized wage-growth rate was 3.25 percent, a two-year high, Paychex says.

For the first time since CNBC and SurveyMonkey began tracking small-business confidence a year ago, a majority of small-business owners say conditions look good.

Small-business owners in retail are the most likely to have Facebook pages and spend money on Facebook ads. And they plan to continue, according to the CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey.

The outlook on Main Street is more positive after a full year under President Trump, according to the full four quarters of data from CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey now in.

Ninety-five-year-old Miller Baking is betting it all on the pretzel bun in 2018, and already sells to Whole Foods and Costco.

Americans want to see tax cuts turn into a pay raise, but on Main Street most small-business owners don't plan to increase employee wages.

Small-business confidence hits a record in 2018 as optimism rises over tax reform, according to the CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey.

Many small businesses face dilemma with sexual harassment policy, but 5% have fired or suspended employees since the #MeToo movement began.

Detroit wants the new Amazon headquarters more than any other city, and its residents are also the most willing to work for Jeff Bezos.

Obamacare premium spikes are expected due to Trump's moves against the ACA. Here's how small businesses can control health-care costs.

The business world wants to see tax reform become law, but business-owner talk about tax cuts is shaded by political bias.

The bigger a small business is, the more bullish it is on Trump's tax reform plan, the CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business survey reveals.

The CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey saw a relation between confidence and the prospect that tax reform will become law by year-end.

Majority of Americans don't believe Trump and the GOP's corporate tax cuts will create jobs or fuel economy, says CNBC/SurveyMonkey survey.

The fate of the tax credit to preserve historic districts on Main St. is uncertain under GOP tax reform plan. Entrepreneurs are now on edge.