This week the New England Business Report takes a look at the September Business Confidence Index.  Chris Geehern from AIM reports the index has slipped for the 7th month.  He'll tell us why.  Don Seiffert from the BBJ joins us to talk about a number of business headlines.  Then we learn about holiday shopping predictions.  The all important season for retailers is just around the corner.  Anil Chitkara, co founder of Evolv Technologies has details of a recent safety trade show and what business owners are most concerned about when it comes to protecting their employees and customers.  And finally, Dr. David Sherr, a researcher for the "Find the Cause" Foundation is our guest to talk about breast cancer awareness month and funding for ongoing research.

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