Most Americans enter each new year with plans for what they are going to do differently and small business owners are no different. However, before diving headfirst into 2024, let's take a quick look back at 2023 as it comes to close and celebrate some of the milestones for small business owners. The past year was a big one for Main Streets across America in terms of trust in their communities and policy efforts to support them. Here are five of the biggest takeaways for small businesses. While trust in many American institutions is low, small businesses continue to be the most trusted in the United States. Gallup’s annual survey on trust found that 65% of Americans still have confidence in small businesses. To put this in perspective, only 34% have confidence in the medical system and 8% do in Congress. Legislation passed over the past two years is supporting Main Streets.