Consumer confidence just hit a record low — yet Michiganders filed more than 40,000 new business applications in the first months of 2026.

Small business consultant Mark Lee joins Robyn Vincent to explain the paradox: Are these new owners chasing a dream or getting pushed? How many will survive? And who's really behind the boom?

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