Small-Business Owner Optimism Strong Amid Economic Concerns
Gallup News | November 06, 2019
Small-business owners' optimism continues to edge up in 2019. In the latest quarterly Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey, conducted Sept. 30-Oct. 4, the overall index is at +142, up from +136 in July and +129 in April. The index is a measure of owners' present and future optimism -- both of which saw modest upticks this quarter. The Small Business Index measures small-business owners' attitudes about a wide variety of factors affecting their business. The rise in the overall score this quarter is driven by modest improvements across most of the index items, rather than a significant improvement on any single dimension.