After a tough 2009, the majority of small businesses have high hopes of emerging from the sales doldrums in 2010. Some 86% of small business owners expect 2010 revenues to be equal to or higher than 2009 figures, according to research firm Ad-Ology . However, despite that glimmer of confidence, most small business owners dont plan to increase their marketing budgets in the near term. In a November 2009 survey of small business owners called the Merchant Confidence Index ,