Craig Richardson
speaker
213 appearances
13 recordings
2 series
first heard Oct 2025
last heard 3d ago
Craig Richardson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 13 in all, peaking in Sep 2026 with 6.
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But he says customers are absorbing it.
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The shop had record sales in August, and that's pretty consistent with what's showing up in national data.
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Holly Wade is with the National Federation of Independent Business.
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Small business owners are generally optimistic.
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Yeah, are feeling fairly supported as far as sales.
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But she says small businesses are feeling a little less rosy about the next six months.
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Increased fuel prices, inflation pressures, but also a tight labor market.
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Wade says factors like these, along with shifts in consumer spending, are making entrepreneurs feel more hesitant about investing in their business.
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I'm Caitlin Tan for Marketplace.
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This conversation about jobs and the insurance industry reminds University of South Carolina's Robert Hartwig of the early days of the internet boom.
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He says the first online sales portals for insurance worried the industry.
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People thought insurance agents would become obsolete.
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And Hartwig thinks that'll continue.
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Probably fewer claims adjusters working on fender benders, and AI could handle those.
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But Hartwig says the industry will still need people to handle more complex situations.
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We don't know yet.
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Some people are working on it, and they are the ones banks and insurers want to hire.
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Yelena Shuletsova is with the conference board.
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She says demand isn't as hot for researchers at banks, which is what she used to do.
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But AI may not be the culprit in some of these job losses.
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