In the News: Surveys Provide Mixed Message about Small Business Outlook

We usually like to keep things crystal clear for small business owners. But this week, we got some confusing data. And it involves the U.S. economy and small business.One one hand, you have this new survey showing 43% of small business owners are getting ready for a recession.Now, we’ve heard for months that the economic upturn was at least slowing. There were hints of a possible recession but it was hard to focus on that when the economic news had been so positive.But this latest survey shows that fears of a recession seem more real now. Or is it that this many people combined with those actual worries about a recession — fear this good roll can’t last forever?