According to a survey from Balboa Capital, six in 10 small business owners said their business is performing better in 2021 than it did in 2020 and 43% said they experienced increased revenues during the first three quarters of 2021. read more

OCT 6, 2021 - 5:43 am

According to a survey from Regions Bank, roughly nine in 10 businesses (89%) are planning to increase investments in a key business area in the next 12 months. By contrast, in a survey in 2020, only 46% of small business owners said they were planning such investments. read more

OCT 6, 2021 - 5:40 am

Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector grew in September, with the overall U.S. economy notching a 16th consecutive month of growth, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

OCT 4, 2021 - 9:49 am

Business owners are feeling optimistic about the near-term future of their businesses amid increasing vaccination rates, and those who report that more than 75% of their workforce has been vaccinated are the most positive about their outlook, according to a survey from PNC. read more

SEP 28, 2021 - 6:52 am

Economic activity in the services sector grew in August for the 15th month in a row, according to purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM Report On Business. read more

SEP 7, 2021 - 6:05 am

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in August, with the overall economy notching a 15th consecutive month of growth, according to the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

SEP 3, 2021 - 6:06 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for July was $9.9 billion, which was up 9% year over year from new business volume in July 2020. read more

AUG 24, 2021 - 6:33 am

According to Biz2Credit’s latest Small Business Lending Index, small business loan approval percentages at big banks (more than $10 billion in assets) jumped from 13.6% in June to 13.8% in July, reaching the same percentage as last July. read more

AUG 11, 2021 - 6:42 am

Economic activity in the services sector grew in July for the 14th month in a row, with the rate of expansion hitting an all-time high, according to the latest Services ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

AUG 4, 2021 - 11:33 am

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in July, although at a slower rate than June, with the overall economy notching a 14th consecutive month of growth, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

AUG 3, 2021 - 6:39 am

According to a study from Umpqua Bank, despite the heavy toll businesses faced last year, optimism has now surged past pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels and many companies report being well positioned for growth in the year ahead. read more

JUL 30, 2021 - 6:15 am

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), overall new business volume for June was $10.4 billion, up 17% year over year from new business volume in June 2020. read more

JUL 26, 2021 - 7:01 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Q3 2021 Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Snapshot, equipment and software investment is projected to expand by 13.3% in 2021, the strongest year in a decade. read more

JUL 21, 2021 - 6:46 am

According to Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 2021 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity, new business volume in the equipment finance industry decreased 7% year over year in 2020, marking the first time in a decade that businesses decreased their overall spending on capital equipment. read more

JUL 19, 2021 - 6:50 am

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in June for the 13th consecutive month, according to the latest Hospital ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

JUL 19, 2021 - 6:43 am