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

U.S. Small business owners are ringing the alarm about the direction the country is headed and are struggling to manage inflationary pressures, navigate the labor shortage and confront mental health struggles, according to a new survey released from Goldman Sachs.  read more

SEP 15, 2021 - 6:15 am

Small business loan approval percentages at big banks jumped from 13.8% in July 2021 to 13.9% in August. Meanwhile, small banks’ approvals also rose from 19.1% in July to 19.3% in August, according to the latest Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. read more

SEP 15, 2021 - 6:05 am

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in August for the 15th consecutive month, according to the nation’s hospital supply executives in the latest Hospital ISM Report On Business. read more

SEP 8, 2021 - 6:20 am

Labor shortages and mounting inflation fears combined to dampen business executives’ outlook on the U.S. economy, according to the third-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey. read more

SEP 7, 2021 - 6:30 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 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