Small Biz Owners Believe “The Worst is Over”

I love small business owners! Despite the awful economic news of the last few months, and the beating they took over the worst holiday season in many years, they believe the economy has bottomed out and is on the way up.

The source of this news? An American Express OPEN-sponsored poll of small business owners. Here are the changes in attitude by small business owners that they found from last August and October to January:
The negative trends seem to be reversing in several key areas:
Fewer businesses have been affected by the tightening of credit (50% in August 08, 63% …read more