Small Business News You Can Use (4/28)

Mortgage Rates Slip, Pending Home Sales Jump. While small business job creation isn’t as strong as we’d like, it’s stronger than many people think. The U.S. economy grew at a slower pace in the first quarter of 2012, increasing concerns about the health of the recovery. The blow was softened by a rise in consumer spending, however. The University of Michigan index of consumer confidence in April just came in at 76.4.