An International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board survey finds that small and medium-sized manufacturers are slightly less confident in their business prospects over the course of the next 12 months.
IPA SBCI declines nearly 20% since April; Energy/fuel costs a growing concern Confidence among small businesses in the United States has decreased sharply as the economic cycle moves past the half-way mark for 2006, according to a new study from the International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB).
Small and medium-sized manufacturers are slightly less confident for their business prospects over the course of the next 12 months, according to the results of an International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB) survey.
Although fuel costs have moderated in recent weeks, International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB) studies conducted from April through October show heightened concern about these costs and a majority of those impacted are now passing them on to customers.
As the end of 2005 approaches, small businesses are more wary of the future as a yearlong trend away from optimism continues, according to a new study from the International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB).
In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and, most recently, Wilma, 79% of American small businesses say they do not have a disaster recovery plan in place, according to a new study from the International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB).
The International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board ascertains the opinions of small business owners and managers on a wide variety of topics related to their own businesses as well as national and international issues that may impact their operations.
Small businesses continue to feel the increasing impact of higher fuel costs according to the latest International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board (IPA SBRB) poll.
