Optimism among small business owners is climbing, though it’s hard to call them “optimistic.” That’s according to the latest edition of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index, released Tuesday (July 9). It shows that while the index reached its highest reading of the...
Small business owners are more optimistic than they’ve been throughout 2024 but they remain less optimistic than they have been historically. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.8 point to 90.5 in May, a figure that is the highest level of the year but...
Inflation is top of mind for the small businesses that power Main Street and the U.S. economy at large. Small business optimism hit its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a survey from the National Federation of Independent Businesses. “The small business sector is showing...
We learned how resilient small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) were during the pandemic, but their optimism is waning right now as inflation and recessionary clouds gather, a situation that worsened with today’s news that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to a stunning 9.1% in...
August 13, 2024
Small businesses in the United States are pessimistic about their prospects, but less pessimistic than two years ago. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index rose 2.2 points last month to 93.7, the highest reading since February 2022, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 13) press release. Still, this is the 31st […]
July 09, 2024
Optimism among small business owners is climbing, though it’s hard to call them “optimistic.” That’s according to the latest edition of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index, released...
June 11, 2024
Small business owners are more optimistic than they’ve been throughout 2024 but they remain less optimistic than they have been historically. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.8 point...
February 08, 2022
American small business owners feel less confident about the country’s economy amid ongoing inflation and supply chain shortages, according to a survey from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)...
