Research Archives | Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:34:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 Small business confidence dips over interest rate increases, recession concerns [WSJ/Vistage Oct 2022] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221102-small-business-confidence-dips-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221102-small-business-confidence-dips-wsj-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221102-small-business-confidence-dips-wsj-survey/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:27:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43547 After rising for two months, the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index declined in October to reach 77.7 While triple 7s are lucky when playing slot machines, this figure is hardly fortuitous in the context of a nearly 5% decline,...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221102-small-business-confidence-dips-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 Improvement in CEO confidence is ‘good-bad news’ [Q3 2022 Vistage CEO Confidence Index] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:35:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43457 The temperature in Phoenix might be “down” to 95 degrees — theoretically good news as it may be cooler than the 105-degree mark reached the day before — but that’s still really hot. That is the concept of “good-bad news.”...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index/feed/ 0 Small business confidence rises over improving profit expectations [WSJ/Vistage Sept 2022] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221003-small-business-confidence-rises-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221003-small-business-confidence-rises-wsj-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221003-small-business-confidence-rises-wsj-survey/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2022 19:27:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43441 For the second month, the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index rose, continuing the climb from the recent low reached just 2 months ago. Sentiment about the economy continued to improve among small businesses, though not at the same pace...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221003-small-business-confidence-rises-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 3 decision-making factors that will impact your business for the rest of 2022 [New report] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220930-decision-making-factors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220930-decision-making-factors https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220930-decision-making-factors/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:16:29 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43435 Between surging inflation, supply-chain snags, hiring woes and recession fears, it’s no surprise that CEO confidence has been on the decline. Recently, the Vistage CEO Confidence Index fell to 69.0, one of the lowest Index readings recorded since the start...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220930-decision-making-factors/feed/ 0 Small business confidence posts largest gain in 18 months [WSJ/Vistage Aug 2022] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220907-small-business-confidence-posts-largest-gain-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220907-small-business-confidence-posts-largest-gain-wsj-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220907-small-business-confidence-posts-largest-gain-wsj-survey/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2022 17:37:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43369 While inflationary pressures persist, small businesses report that the supply chain is improving, and their hiring plans remain stable. All of these things lead to a more favorable view of the economy, which was evidenced by the improvement in small...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220907-small-business-confidence-posts-largest-gain-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 Freefall of small business confidence tempered [WSJ/Vistage July 2022] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220803-small-business-confidence-freefall-tempered-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220803-small-business-confidence-freefall-tempered-wsj-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220803-small-business-confidence-freefall-tempered-wsj-survey/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:20:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=41497 One of the most hotly contested headlines is whether the decline in the second quarter GDP numbers indicates that we are in a recession. And certainly, if you define a recession solely by 2 quarters of negative GDP growth, the...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220803-small-business-confidence-freefall-tempered-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 Inflation’s steady rise continues to impact small and midsize businesses https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220718-inflation-impact-small-and-midsize-businesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220718-inflation-impact-small-and-midsize-businesses https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220718-inflation-impact-small-and-midsize-businesses/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:05:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=41316 Trees don’t grow to the sky, but with June’s inflation rate rising from 8.6% in May to 9.1%, you have to wonder where the top is. The steady rise of inflation has touched every aspect of business and life —...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220718-inflation-impact-small-and-midsize-businesses/feed/ 0 Small businesses managing costs amid recession speculation [WSJ/Vistage June 2022] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220715-small-businesses-recession-speculation-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220715-small-businesses-recession-speculation-wsj-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220715-small-businesses-recession-speculation-wsj-survey/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2022 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=41268 As the debate continues about whether we are in — or approaching — a recession, small business sentiment seems to lean toward that path. While the declines of the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index over the past year were...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220715-small-businesses-recession-speculation-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 The CEO Pulse: Inflation Resource Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20211119-the-ceo-pulse-inflation-resource-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211119-the-ceo-pulse-inflation-resource-center https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20211119-the-ceo-pulse-inflation-resource-center/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:38:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=39262 To help with decision-making, we have curated: Insights on inflation from trusted experts  Real-life approaches to inflation from CEO peers Join discussions about inflation in Vistage networks Third-party resources on inflation Insights on inflation from trusted experts  7 questions about...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20211119-the-ceo-pulse-inflation-resource-center/feed/ 0 Hiring and retention remain top priorities for small and midsize businesses https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/hiring-recruitment-sourcing/20220712-hiring-and-retention-top-priorities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220712-hiring-and-retention-top-priorities https://www.vistage.com/research-center/talent-management/hiring-recruitment-sourcing/20220712-hiring-and-retention-top-priorities/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:10:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=41173 The intensity of the Talent Wars may have eased, but hiring remains both a key focus and priority for CEOs of small and midsize businesses (SMBs). The economic cycle’s uncertainty and volatility have made CEOs hypervigilant about their markets and...

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