Small biz CEO confidence in economy falls 21% in one year, shows Jan. 2019 WSJ/Vistage survey February 7, 2019 by Joe Galvin 1 comment 1450 viewson Economic / Future Trends The economic optimism of small business CEOs has dropped significantly in the past year, according to new data from the Wall Street Journal/Vistage Small Business CEO Survey. The survey, which polled 765 small business CEOs between January 8-14, recorded a CEO Confidence Index of 95.2. This represents a decline of 21% from last January, …
CEO confidence in economy plunges, according to Q4 2018 survey January 14, 2019 by Joe Galvin 0 comments 2586 viewson Economic / Future Trends, Featured New data from Vistage research finds that the economic confidence of CEOs from small and midsize businesses has plunged in recent months. In the Q4 2018 survey, the Vistage CEO Confidence Index measured 95.4, compared to 103.0 last quarter (Q3 2018) and 110.3 one year ago (Q4 2017). This drop reverses all of the gains …
Best of Vistage Research Center 2018 December 20, 2018 by Joe Galvin 0 comments 2842 viewson Leadership If you want to understand what kept small and midsize CEOs up at night during 2018, look back at these 8 top articles on the Vistage Research Center. They highlight some of the unforeseen plot shifts over the year, unexpected events that pressured-tested the growth strategies and leadership of many CEOs. From new tax law …
Tariffs dim CEO confidence, according to July WSJ/Vistage survey July 30, 2018 by Joe Galvin 0 comments 1874 viewson Economic / Future Trends The economic optimism of small-business CEOs continues to decline, according to the latest results from the Wall Street Journal/Vistage Small Business CEO Survey. The CEO Confidence Index measured 108.2 in the July 2018 survey, compared to 110.8 one month ago and 110.0 one year ago. This is well below the peak of 120.5 recorded in …
CEO confidence slips in June WSJ/Vistage survey July 10, 2018 by Joe Galvin 0 comments 3698 viewson Economic / Future Trends The latest Wall Street Journal/Vistage Small Business CEO Survey indicates that the economic optimism of small-business CEOs has weakened but remains at good levels. The June 2018 survey, which captured the opinions of 772 small-business CEOs in the United States, recorded a Confidence Index of 110.8. This is lower than May (112.4) and January (120.5) …