Monday 27 April 2020, 9:00 am There is the prevailing wisdom that pessimists tend to be right, but optimists are successful. Optimism to me is what gives entrepreneurs the confidence and oftentimes stubbornness to innovate, adapt, get things done, and never give up. Certainly, I’ve always found it essential to take an instinctively optimistic, if […]
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Throughout our latest Covid-19 research, it’s abundantly clear that optimism is a crucial factor in how people are choosing to navigate the crisis. What’s also clear is that various groups, businesses and institutions have a role to play in fostering this optimism by playing their part during the crisis. This is an uncertain time for
Stating the current political climate in the U.S. is divided is an understatement. However, not everyone is as divided when it comes to certain issues. According to a new study from Lendio, this is the case for small business owners, who agree on matters affecting their ability to do business. Whether they are Team Red
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Chamber on the Move: Welcoming 2020 with optimism Now that 2019 has come to an end and 2020 is upon us, I would like to wish everyone in Middlesex County and throughout the great state of Connecticut a very Happy New Year. The beginning of a new year always brings optimism and the chance for
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The future of small business, even with concerns about a recession, remains bright for entrepreneurs. In Capital One’s latest Small Business Growth Index (Fall 2019), 64% of business owners surveyed say that their current business conditions are good or excellent. Additionally, compared to six months ago, small business optimism increased five percentage points, and recession
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has posted a new conversation with historian Yuval Noah Harari on digital ethics, and how they relate to Facebook specifically. Source link
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The ebb and flow of the economy and its cyclical nature means there will be good and bad times. With such a strong economy in the last couple of years, it was inevitable that the record-high small business optimism would eventually start fading. Spring 2019 Paychex Business Sentiment Report According to the latest Paychex Business
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Small businesses have a sense of optimism which hasn’t been seen by the 45-year-old National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) index. The 108.8 record high was set in August of 2018, which is part of a 24-month positive trend the likes of which the NFIB hasn’t recorded. This led the NFIB to ask what exactly
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The economic confidence of small business owners remains high, but finding qualified talent still remains a challenge in a tight labor market. The fall 2018 Bank Of America Small Business Owner Report (PDF) has revealed entrepreneurs are happy with the direction of the economy. According to the report, owners are anticipating revenue growth and they
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You’d be hard pressed to convince any small business owner like yourself that the U.S. is in a trade war. If the economic numbers are any indication, there’s a good chance you’re reading this and things are going well for you. At the very least, they’re probably better than they were. And feeling good is
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