Category: small business sentiment

Small-Business Optimism Inches Up, but Inflation Remains ‘Serious Problem’: NFIB

Small-business sentiment saw an improvement in August, but continued to remain depressed, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose by 1.9 points last month, to 91.8, data from a Sept. 13 press release showed. Though the index reversed some of the declines seen…


Small-Business Sentiment Remains Low as Firms Struggle With Inflation

The National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index increased in July, but remained below its 48-year average, indicating the struggle facing the sector. The July index came in at 89.9, up 0.4 points. But it was the sixth consecutive month that the index was below its 48-year average of 98, an Aug….


LIVE NOW: IEA: Global Energy Crisis May Get Worse; Small Business Optimism Lowest in 48 Years | NTD Business

Warning about the global energy crisis, the International Energy Agency says the worse is yet to come, especially for Europe. Optimism for the economy is at a record low among small businesses. What could this mean for the U.S. economy? Amazon’s biggest sale of the year starts today on Prime Day. We speak to buyers and sellers to see…


IEA: Global Energy Crisis May Get Worse; Small Business Optimism Lowest in 48 Years | NTD Business

Warning about the global energy crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says the worst is yet to come, especially for Europe. Optimism for the economy is at a record low among small businesses. What could this mean for the U.S. economy? Amazon’s biggest sale of the year starts on Prime Day. We speak to buyers and sellers to…


Surging Inflation Saps Small Business Confidence

Confidence among America’s small business owners dropped in March, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), with a growing share of owners reporting that their single biggest problem was inflation. In its monthly survey of small business sentiment, the NFIB said its Small Business Optimism Index dropped 2.4 points to 93.2 in March,…