80% of Small Businesses Will Not Add Employees in the Next Two Years
April 5, 2013
By Bob Coleman
Editor, Coleman Report
So says the Chamber of Commerce first quarter 2013 Small Business Outlook Study.
The findings
· 70% say their business is headed in the right direction
· 79% say the US economy is in the wrong direction
· 20% say they will add employees in the next two years
· 44% cite economic uncertainty as the top threat to their business
· 24% say the small business climate has improved the last two years
· 77% say higher energy prices are an “immediate” threat to their business