More than half (58%) of small business owners reported that they expect their revenue to decrease in 2020, even though 47% said they did not have to close for any amount of time during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from TD Bank. read more

JUL 24, 2020 - 7:12 am

According to the July 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, confidence in the equipment finance market is 45.3, steady with the June index of 45.8. read more

JUL 16, 2020 - 7:23 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, after severe declines in equipment and software investment in Q1/20 and Q2/20 due to COVID-19, investment in equipment and software is projected to improve relative to the first half of the year as businesses reopen. read more

JUL 15, 2020 - 6:49 am

Amidst an unprecedented global pandemic and disruptions to the economy, more than one in two business leaders (53%) expect their companies to return to normal in the next 12 months, according to JPMorgan Chase’s Business Leaders Outlook Pulse Survey. read more

JUL 9, 2020 - 7:55 am

The Q2/20 Global Economic Conditions Survey from ACCA and IMA found that North America is more optimistic about an imminent economic recovery than other regions across the globe. read more

JUL 8, 2020 - 7:11 am

The PayNet Small Business Lending Index stemmed its freefall in May, ticking up 2.1 points to 111.4, but it is still nearly 30% below its year-ago level. read more

JUL 8, 2020 - 6:53 am

Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in June after two consecutive months of contraction, according to the latest ISM Report On Business. read more

JUL 7, 2020 - 6:37 am

The ISM Report On Business showed economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in June, with the overall economy notching a second month of growth after one month of contraction. read more

JUL 2, 2020 - 6:22 am

The June CMI from the NACM showed the economy is on the road to recovery, with many sectors doing a 180 by jumping back into expansion territory. read more

JUL 1, 2020 - 6:27 am

As the U.S. works to recover from COVID-19, some industries will rebound quickly as distancing measures lighten, reports BMO Economics. read more

JUN 30, 2020 - 6:15 am

ACT Research data showed improvements in the state of the economy with reopenings since late April representing the first steps toward economic recovery. read more

JUN 26, 2020 - 6:46 am

ABI statistics showed that 471 small businesses have elected to file for bankruptcy relief under the new Subchapter V to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code since it was enacted.  read more

JUN 26, 2020 - 6:40 am

According to the Wells Fargo Investment Institute’s 2020 midyear outlook, there will be a deep but short recession and a gradual U.S. economic recovery beginning in the second half of 2020. read more

JUN 18, 2020 - 7:31 am

The PayNet Small Business Lending Index fell 14.4 points, or 11.8%, to 107.4 in April and is now 32% below its year-ago level, potentially suggesting that small businesses are substituting traditional lending with Paycheck Protection Program loans. read more

JUN 17, 2020 - 7:25 am

This KBRA report examines the dramatic tightening in most credit spreads in the face of a still unfolding pandemic, deep economic recession and an uncertain political landscape. read more

JUN 15, 2020 - 7:00 am