Overall, the bank's small business confidence index stood at 70 this fall, compared with 63 in the fall of 2012 and 59 last spring. (canadianbusiness.com)
The group's index of small business confidence rose to 105.8, its highest since December 2004. (cnbc.com)
Furthermore, the FSB said that small business confidence in both London and Scotland remained in «negative territory», putting it out of kilter with the rest of the U.K. (cnbc.com)