tariffs Archives | Vistage Research Center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Thu, 15 Aug 2024 23:26:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 141323424 Economic trends impacting business in 2020 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20191209-economic-trends-impacting-business-in-2020-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20191209-economic-trends-impacting-business-in-2020-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20191209-economic-trends-impacting-business-in-2020-and-beyond/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:45:31 +0000 /research-center/?p=33281 Editor’s note: This article is part of a series on external trends impacting small and midsize businesses in 2020. In Part 4, we study the economy in three main sections: the U.S. Economy, Global Outlook and Key Industries. The U.S....

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20191209-economic-trends-impacting-business-in-2020-and-beyond/feed/ 1 33281 Tariffs erode small business projections, according to June 2019 CEO survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190703-tariffs-erode-small-firm-projections-according-to-ceo-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190703-tariffs-erode-small-firm-projections-according-to-ceo-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190703-tariffs-erode-small-firm-projections-according-to-ceo-survey/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:28:36 +0000 /research-center/?p=31618 Economic confidence among small businesses fell to its lowest level since the start of the year, which can largely be attributed to the negative impact of tariffs on sales and profits, according to a survey conducted by Vistage and The...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190703-tariffs-erode-small-firm-projections-according-to-ceo-survey/feed/ 0 31618 Economic confidence inches upward in May 2019 WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190530-economic-confidence-inches-upward/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190530-economic-confidence-inches-upward /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190530-economic-confidence-inches-upward/#respond Tue, 28 May 2019 18:04:17 +0000 /research-center/?p=27305 View the full infographic Economic confidence among CEOs of small businesses has recovered from recent declines, according to a survey by Vistage and The Wall Street Journal conducted in May 2019. The survey revealed an increase in the number of...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190530-economic-confidence-inches-upward/feed/ 0 27305 Small business CEOs confident in own firms, not economy, according to WSJ/Vistage March 2019 survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190328-small-business-ceos-dim-economic-outlook/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190328-small-business-ceos-dim-economic-outlook /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190328-small-business-ceos-dim-economic-outlook/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2019 05:52:38 +0000 /research-center/?p=24252 Download the full infographic Small business CEOs are increasingly concerned about the outlook for the U.S. economy. Confidence in economy fell 29 points in one year, according to March WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO survey. Despite the drop in confidence, small...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190328-small-business-ceos-dim-economic-outlook/feed/ 0 24252 Small biz CEO confidence in economy falls 21% in one year, shows Jan. 2019 WSJ/Vistage survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190205-ceo-confidence-falls-21/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190205-ceo-confidence-falls-21 /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190205-ceo-confidence-falls-21/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:49:59 +0000 /research-center/?p=23898 When asked to assess the recent performance of the national economy, just 32% of CEOs reported that the economy had recently improved, down from 70% last January.  Economic optimism among small firms sank in the January 2019 survey to its...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190205-ceo-confidence-falls-21/feed/ 1 23898 Best of Vistage Research Center 2018 /research-center/business-leadership/20181226-2018-top-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181226-2018-top-6 /research-center/business-leadership/20181226-2018-top-6/#respond Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:30:37 +0000 /research-center/?p=23715 If you want to understand what kept small and midsize CEOs up at night during 2018, look back at these 8 top articles on the Vistage Research Center. They highlight some of the unforeseen plot shifts over the year, unexpected...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20181226-2018-top-6/feed/ 0 23715 Tangling with tariffs: CEOs share their strategies /research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20181029-tangling-with-tariffs-ceos-share-their-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181029-tangling-with-tariffs-ceos-share-their-strategies /research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20181029-tangling-with-tariffs-ceos-share-their-strategies/#respond Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:26:19 +0000 /research-center/?p=23386 The latest round of tariffs are making their mark on small and midsize businesses—and not necessarily in a good way. According to the Q3 Vistage CEO Confidence Index, 52% of CEOs indicated that they were moderately or strongly impacted by...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/capital-cash-management/20181029-tangling-with-tariffs-ceos-share-their-strategies/feed/ 0 23386 Economic optimism edges up among small businesses, in Sept. WSJ/Vistage Survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20181016-sb-ceo-optimism-up-according-sept-wsj-vistage-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20181016-sb-ceo-optimism-up-according-sept-wsj-vistage-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20181016-sb-ceo-optimism-up-according-sept-wsj-vistage-survey/#respond Mon, 15 Oct 2018 23:09:18 +0000 /research-center/?p=23283 Small businesses are beginning to feel more optimistic about the economy, according to the September Wall Street Journal/Vistage Small Business CEO Survey. The uptick in confidence is a departure from the small losses recorded in the prior two months. While...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20181016-sb-ceo-optimism-up-according-sept-wsj-vistage-survey/feed/ 0 23283 CEO optimism declines amid rising costs and tariffs, according to Aug. WSJ/Vistage survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20180829-small-biz-survey-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20180829-small-biz-survey-economy /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20180829-small-biz-survey-economy/#respond Wed, 29 Aug 2018 23:25:24 +0000 /research-center/?p=23111 Economic optimism among small business CEOs continued its slow decline due to weaker expected growth in revenues and profits. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index was 107.8 in August, slightly below July’s 108.2 and last August’s 113.6. While the...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20180829-small-biz-survey-economy/feed/ 0 23111 Tariffs dim CEO confidence, according to July WSJ/Vistage survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20180730-tariffs-dim-ceo-confidence-according-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20180730-tariffs-dim-ceo-confidence-according-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20180730-tariffs-dim-ceo-confidence-according-survey/#respond Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:00:31 +0000 /research-center/?p=23044 The economic optimism of small-business CEOs continues to decline, according to the latest results from the Wall Street Journal/Vistage Small Business CEO Survey. The CEO Confidence Index measured 108.2 in the July 2018 survey, compared to 110.8 one month ago...

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