Small business owners' confidence in U.S. economy plummets |
| Published: June 26, 2008, 2:39 pm |
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The monthly economic confidence index dropped 10 points this month, according to a survey of 1,000 small business owners across the country. The June survey marked the index at 71.8 percent – the lowest level since the Discover Small Business Watch began in August 2006. (The index started at 100.) Other lowlights from the survey include: • 79 percent think the U.S. economy is getting worse – an increase from 71 percent in May. • 66 percent believe it's riskier to run a business than to work for a large company, although 44 percent said that starting their own business turned out to be, in retrospect, less risky than they first believed. [ Full article ] |
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