NFIB survey shows increasing optimism among small businesses

PBN Staff

03/26/2021

A SURVEY of small-business owners conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business found that the share of businesses that expect to close within the next six months if economic conditions do not improve declined from 25% in December to 13% in March. / AP FILE PHOTO/TONY DEJAK

PROVIDENCE – A new survey from the National Federation of Independent Business found that 13% of small-business owners said they will have to close their doors if current economic conditions do not improve in the next six months, an improvement from 25% saying so in December. Another 15% of respondents in the survey said they…