Sentences with phrase «small business confidence rose»

A gauge of U.S. small business confidence rose to a 12 - year high in December as optimism about the economy intensified among business owners following the November election, the National Federation of Independent Business said on Tuesday.

The group's index of small business confidence rose to 105.8, its highest since December 2004.

Not exact matches

By contrast, small business confidence seems to be on the rise, Raddon suggests, in part because entrepreneurs are having an easier time getting loans.

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, which measures business owner's confidence, rose 0.7 points in July, Business Optimism Index, which measures business owner's confidence, rose 0.7 points in July, business owner's confidence, rose 0.7 points in July, to 95.7.

But SME confidence appears to be in short supply as many small firms are seeing rising business costs alongside continuing skills shortages.

A targeted VAT cut and a National Insurance Contributions (NICs) holiday must be introduced for small firms as small business confidence fell to -9.3 due to the pressure of weak demand and rising costs, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) «Voice of Small Business» Ismall firms as small business confidence fell to -9.3 due to the pressure of weak demand and rising costs, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) «Voice of Small Business» Ismall business confidence fell to -9.3 due to the pressure of weak demand and rising costs, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) «Voice of Small Business»business confidence fell to -9.3 due to the pressure of weak demand and rising costs, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) «Voice of Small Business» ISmall Businesses (FSB) «Voice of Small Business» ISmall Business»Business» Index.