According to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, after reaching a seven-year high in January, small business owners are feeling less optimistic today than they were a year ago. read more

DEC 11, 2015 - 7:31 am

According to a recent survey from Balboa Capital, small business owners had an encouraging third quarter and are feeling more optimistic about the U.S. economy. read more

DEC 10, 2015 - 6:17 am

The October Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index (SBLI), which is a leading economic indicator of GDP, decreased by 5% to 131.7 compared to September’s value, which was restated from 140.4 to 137.9. read more

DEC 2, 2015 - 5:49 am

According to Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, small business investment is at the greatest trendline growth rate since the recovery began in 2010. read more

OCT 1, 2015 - 6:19 am

In its Summary of States’ 2014 Annual Reports, the State Small Business Credit Initiative said that Fifth Third Bank is the largest lender by dollar amount since the program’s inception in 2011. read more

SEP 10, 2015 - 7:18 am

The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index reached 145.2 in August, marking the second highest reading since 2005. read more

SEP 2, 2015 - 7:19 am

According to the quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, optimism in the sector during Q2/15 fell to 59, down from 64 in April and 71 in January. read more

AUG 10, 2015 - 7:38 am

The June data release of the Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index (SBLI), which is an economic indicator of GDP, increased 9% from 131.0 in May 2015 to 143.3 in June 2015, reaching a new high. When compared to the same month one year ago, the SBLI is up 19%. read more

AUG 5, 2015 - 6:08 am

According to a survey by Balboa Capital, a majority of small business owners believe that the U.S. economy is on the trending upward and will remain strong in the second half of 2015. read more

JUL 23, 2015 - 6:53 am

The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index decreased by %8 percent in May, although that isn’t necessarily indicative of trouble on the horizon. read more

JUL 1, 2015 - 6:05 am

Small business optimism is at an all-time high, up 33%, since the Great Recession, according to the 2015 Capital One Small Business Confidence Score. read more

MAY 6, 2015 - 7:08 am

For the past two years, small businesses and mid-sized companies have become increasingly happy about the status of their banking relationships, according to a new study from Greenwich Associates. read more

MAR 30, 2015 - 7:00 am

The SBA announced it would launch a first of its kind tool on the agency’s website that will allow entrepreneur looking for a small business loan to get matched with a SBA lender. read more

MAR 9, 2015 - 7:04 am

According to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index, small business owners are the most optimistic they have been in more than six years, and business owners are feeling the most upbeat about the year ahead since the start of the Great Recession. read more

DEC 4, 2014 - 7:01 am

Small business owners’ optimism on business prospects and the economy continue to rise according to the Fall 2014 OPEN Small Business Monitor. Currently, 63% of business owners maintain a positive outlook, a level not reached since before the recession. read more

OCT 27, 2014 - 7:21 am