economic factors affecting business Archives | Vistage Research Center https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/tag/economic-factors-affecting-business/ 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 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 3 tax planning considerations for small and midsize businesses https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/financial-management/20231122-tax-planning-smbs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231122-tax-planning-smbs https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/financial-management/20231122-tax-planning-smbs/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:15:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44751 With many small and midsize businesses paying taxes quarterly, last month may have been an unpleasant surprise, especially for those taking advantage of the R&D Tax Credit that has benefitted those in manufacturing or technology. After the tax credit expired...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/financial-management/20231122-tax-planning-smbs/feed/ 0 Economic trends for 2024 and beyond https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 17:40:12 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44604 Editor’s note: This is the third installment of an annual 4-part series on trends impacting small and midsize businesses. Here, we study economic trends for 2024. Some have compared U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to that friend who always...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231106-economic-trends-for-2024-and-beyond/feed/ 0 Rising human capital costs, uncertainty impact small business confidence [WSJ/Vistage Oct 2023] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231026-small-business-confidence-human-capital-costs-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231026-small-business-confidence-human-capital-costs-wsj-survey https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231026-small-business-confidence-human-capital-costs-wsj-survey/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:53:43 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44613 Despite inflation increasing just 3.7% for the past 2 months and the U.S. Federal Reserve deciding not to raise interest rates in September, small business sentiment about the economy’s future has declined. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index fell...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231026-small-business-confidence-human-capital-costs-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 4 ways CEOs can find growth in a slow economy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231016-ceos-growth-slow-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20231016-ceos-growth-slow-economy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231016-ceos-growth-slow-economy/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=44525 As we inch closer to 2024, one thing is clear: We must reset our understanding of the economic landscape. After years of nearly nonexistent inflation and historically low interest rates, we have landed at a higher base level. The sales...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20231016-ceos-growth-slow-economy/feed/ 0 Ecological and social trends affecting business in 2019 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20181204-ecological-social-trends-affecting-business-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181204-ecological-social-trends-affecting-business-2019 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20181204-ecological-social-trends-affecting-business-2019/#respond Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:32:35 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=23573 Editor’s Note: In Part 1 of our series on external trends impacting small and mid-sized companies in 2019, we study ecological and social trends affecting business. Social trends affecting business Employment trends A study published in the Harvard Business Review...

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