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Record Level of Small Businesses Experiencing Profit Growth

May 18, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Optimism Index

Reports of improved earnings reach highest levels in 45-year history of NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index sustained record-high levels increasing to 104.8 in April, driven by reports of improved profits, the highest in the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey’s 45-year history. Additionally, […]

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Small Business Optimism Reaches 16th Consecutive Month of Historically High Readings

April 17, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index March 2018

Taxes received the fewest votes since 1982 as top problem for business owners The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) small business optimism index reached its 16th consecutive month in the top five percent of 45 years of survey readings, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends survey. The 104.7 March reading, down from […]

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Small Business Optimism Increased in February

March 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Optimism Index February 2018

Optimism, capital spending, compensation, job creation – all up, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends survey Small business owners are showing unprecedented confidence in the economy as the optimism index continues at record high numbers, rising to 107.6 in February, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey. The historically high numbers […]

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Small Business Optimism Index Down Slightly in December

January 9, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index

While down, the NFIB average monthly optimism sets all-time record high in 2017. Increasing concerns over shortage of qualified workers. Small business confidence increased after the 2016 election and remained in the stratosphere for all of 2017, making last year an all-time record setter for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small […]

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Small Business Optimism Near All-Time High

December 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index November 2017

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Optimism Index soars past 107, closes in on 1983 record. Not since the roaring Reagan economy has small business optimism been as high as it was in November, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism.  “We haven’t seen this kind of […]

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Small Business Optimism Maintained High Level in October

November 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB index

NFIB Optimism Index inches up in October as more owners expect better sales and say it’s a good time to expand. More small business owners last month said they expect higher sales and think that now is a good time to expand, according to the October National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small […]

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Small Business Optimism Declines in September

October 12, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Optimism Index September 2017

National Federation of Independent Business index declines due to drop in sales expectations. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism tumbled in September from 105.3 to 103 led by a steep drop in sales expectations, not just in hurricane-affected states, but across the country.  “The temptation is to blame the […]

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Small Business Optimism Remains Strong in August

September 18, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Optimism Index August 2017

Surge in capital spending and high sales expectations keeps NFIB Index at near record level The percentage of small business owners planning to make capital expenditures in the next three to six months reached its highest level since 2006, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism.  “This is […]

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Small Business Optimism Regains Momentum in July

August 8, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Optimism Index July 2017

Job openings and plans to create new jobs lead monthly NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism rose 1.6 points to 105.2, preserving the surge in optimism that started the day after the election. Seven of the 10 Index components posted a gain, two […]

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Small Business Optimism Fades in June

July 14, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index June 2017

Gridlock on healthcare bill dragging down optimism, though still near historic high levels, says National Federation of Independent Business. Business owners’ expectations for better business conditions tumbled in June along with plans to create jobs, according the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) monthly Index of Small Business Optimism. “Small business optimism dropped in response […]

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