The CBT asked four business consultants and two certified public accountants what they’re hearing on the street and from their clients: Cathy Atkins, president of Savant Business Development Systems; Jim Gann, director of technology business at MU’s University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Gene Gerke and Joe Weston of Gerke & Associates; Jim Marberry of Marberry & Company, PC, CPAs; and Troy Norton, audit partner with Williams-Keepers LLC.