Finance

Long-Term Growth Outlook Tops Peers Nationwide, Despite 2017 Hiring Plans Dropping DALLAS, May 2, 2017 – Dallas/Fort Worth small business owners are expressing increased confidence in both the local and national economies compared to fall 2016, and are among the highest of all 10 major markets surveyed, according to the spring 2017 Bank of America Small […]

Chicago Entrepreneurs Have More Economic Concerns Than National Counterparts, but More Likely to Say Health Care Cost, Quality and Availability CHICAGO, May 2, 2017 – Chicago small business owners’ hiring plans and revenue expectations for the year ahead declined from just six months ago, according to the spring 2017 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report. […]

BOSTON, May 2, 2017 – Boston small business owners’ confidence in the national economy has increased from just six months ago, according to the spring 2017 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report. This spring, 47 percent of Boston-area entrepreneurs are optimistic the national economy will improve in the year ahead, up 7 percentage points from […]

Local Entrepreneurs’ Revenue Outlook and Hiring Plans Decline From Six Months Ago as They Adopt Wait-and-See Approach ATLANTA, May 2, 2017 – Atlanta entrepreneurs are increasingly confident in the future of the national economy, according to the spring 2017 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report. This spring, 55 percent of area business owners believe […]

Revenue Outlook Remains Flat, While Hiring Plans Drop to Five-Year Low April 27, 2017 – U.S. small business owners’ confidence in the economy has increased significantly from just six months ago, according to the spring 2017 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report, which found that economic confidence ranks among the highest levels recorded in […]