Startup Sentiment Remains Positive, But Concerns Rise About Future Business Conditions
July 13, 2022 10:15 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspiring business owners have been optimistic through the course of the pandemic and recent economic concerns, but they perceive less favorable...
Confidence Higher Among Business Buyers Than Consumers in May
June 01, 2022 10:12 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., June 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While measures of consumer sentiment have been declining recently, optimism about starting a business remains solid. Despite war headlines, stock...
Aspiring Business Owners More Optimistic Than Three Months Ago Despite Global Headlines
May 04, 2022 10:13 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- April 2022 saw inflation at a 40-year high, war in Ukraine entering its third month, and the worst S&P 500 performance since March 2020. Despite...
Access to Funding Tops Worries, but Future Business Startups Are Undaunted
April 06, 2022 10:15 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a month of invasion, inflation, and market volatility, entrepreneurs began to settle into the new reality in March 2022. Despite all the...
Small Business Startup Sentiment Rises to Most Positive in Eight Months
March 03, 2022 10:15 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Feb. 24, the day the survey launched, news headlines of the invasion of Ukraine stunned the world and roiled financial markets. Despite the...
Despite Lingering Pandemic, Financial Market Volatility, and Geopolitical Concerns, Startup Sentiment Remains Resilient
February 02, 2022 10:30 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As headlines roiled with the threat of yet another Omicron variant, a potential invasion in Ukraine, and the largest drop in financial markets since...
Percentage of Business Startups Planned for First Quarter is Highest on Record
January 06, 2022 10:23 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In late December 2021, the percentage of aspiring owners who expected to start their businesses within the next three months reached 62.1%, the...
Startups Planned for First Quarter of 2022 Reach Highest in Twelve Months
December 21, 2021 10:13 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Almost two-thirds of entrepreneurs (62.2%) agree or strongly agree that "now is a good time to start a business" in November 2021, a second month of...
Record Percentage of Aspiring Business Owners Are Leaving Full-Time Jobs
November 03, 2021 11:30 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over two-thirds (66.2%) of entrepreneurs agree or strongly agree that "now is a good time to start a business" in October 2021, down from September's...
Record-High Startup Intent Seen for the Coming Month
October 06, 2021 10:13 ET
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NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entrepreneurs who agree or strongly agree that "now is a good time to start a business" grew to 73.4% in September, continuing a three-month uptrend...