Economic / Future Trends Archives | Vistage Research Center http://www.vistage.com/research-center/category/business-financials/economic-trends/feed/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:10:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 Small business economic confidence reaches 2-year high [WSJ/Vistage Feb 2024] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240226-small-business-confidence-2-year-high-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240226-small-business-confidence-2-year-high-wsj-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240226-small-business-confidence-2-year-high-wsj-survey/#respond Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:14:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=45192 As 2023 gets further away in the rearview mirror, small business confidence continues to climb in February, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index rose to 93.3, reaching its highest level since February 2022....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240226-small-business-confidence-2-year-high-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 CEO Projections 2024: Bridging the gap to growth https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231204-ceo-projections-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231204-ceo-projections-2024 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231204-ceo-projections-2024/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 19:25:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44807 On Demand: Vistage Chief Research Officer Joe Galvin and VP of Research Anne Petrik break down the top CEO challenges and opportunities for 2024. Download the slides Executive Summary CEO’s expectations for a growth cycle will need to be tempered...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231204-ceo-projections-2024/feed/ 0 Rates of change illustrate small business optimism [WSJ/Vistage Jan 2024] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240129-rates-of-change-small-business-optimism-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240129-rates-of-change-small-business-optimism-wsj-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240129-rates-of-change-small-business-optimism-wsj-survey/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=45058 Small businesses finished the year with a surge of positivity, and this trend continued, albeit with a bit of caution, in January. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index reached 90.0, marking the highest level of the past 12 months....

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240129-rates-of-change-small-business-optimism-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 Is productivity really being measured in the right way? https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/is-productivity-really-being-measured-in-the-right-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-productivity-really-being-measured-in-the-right-way https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/is-productivity-really-being-measured-in-the-right-way/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:34:48 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/is-productivity-really-being-measured-in-the-right-way/ “UK SME confidence remains optimistic but there are economic challenges ahead.” So says behavioural economist and Vistage Speaker Roger Martin-Fagg in his January 2024 Economic Update for Vistage. Download the report in full here – or read on for our...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/is-productivity-really-being-measured-in-the-right-way/feed/ 0 Confidence improves as CEOs wait for takeoff [Q4 2023 Vistage CEO Index] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Wed, 17 Jan 2024 02:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=45009 Waiting to take off can be one of the most frustrating aspects of air travel. Sitting on the tarmac as you slowly inch forward in a queue of planes can be compared to the tension CEOs feel waiting for the...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240116-improved-confidence-q4-2023-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 Business trends for 2024 and beyond https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231030-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231030-trends-for-2024-and-beyond https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231030-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:20:02 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44643 On Demand: Vistage speaker and strategy expert Marc Emmer shares the highlight of business trends for 2024 and beyond. Download the slides Entering 2024, small and midsize businesses are again facing heightened uncertainty fueled by global conflicts, environmental impacts, emerging...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231030-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Small businesses welcome the new year with optimism [WSJ/Vistage Dec 2023] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240105-small-businesses-welcome-optimism-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240105-small-businesses-welcome-optimism-wsj-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240105-small-businesses-welcome-optimism-wsj-survey/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44943 New year. New budgets. New outlook. Small businesses are welcoming in the new year with renewed optimism, as evidenced by a near 8-point jump in the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index this past December. Indeed, December indicates signs of...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240105-small-businesses-welcome-optimism-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 What the heck is EOS? (The Entrepreneurial Operating System) https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/what-the-heck-is-eos-the-entrepreneurial-operating-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-the-heck-is-eos-the-entrepreneurial-operating-system https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/what-the-heck-is-eos-the-entrepreneurial-operating-system/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 10:27:07 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/uncategorized/what-the-heck-is-eos-the-entrepreneurial-operating-system/ Maybe you have never heard of EOS, you’re wondering why business owners love it so much or you’ve read “Traction” by Gino Wickman. EOS is a set of simple, real world, practical tools that will help you and your leadership...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-operations/business-technology/what-the-heck-is-eos-the-entrepreneurial-operating-system/feed/ 0 Small business confidence holds despite high-interest rates [WSJ/Vistage Nov 2023] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231201-small-business-confidence-remains-steady-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231201-small-business-confidence-remains-steady-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231201-small-business-confidence-remains-steady-survey/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 21:15:39 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44790 Small businesses have become numb to uncertainty. Over the last month, state elections, the Israeli-Hamas war and a potential shutdown of the U.S. government have not hindered small business confidence more than any other event this year. The WSJ/Vistage Small...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231201-small-business-confidence-remains-steady-survey/feed/ 0 Social trends for 2024 and beyond https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231116-social-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231116-social-trends-for-2024-and-beyond https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231116-social-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Thu, 16 Nov 2023 18:35:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44675 Editor’s note: This is the final installment of an annual 4-part series on the trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study social trends for 2024. Americans are concerned about a plethora of social issues ranging from gun violence...

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