Small and mid-size businesses across the United States feel pretty good about their current business operations but are keeping a careful eye on the uncertain macroeconomic environment.
According to a new Nationwide Retirement Institute survey of small and medium-sized business owners, 74% of mid-size businesses and 55% of small business owners rate conditions for their business as good or excellent. Many are even reversing pandemic-related actions. More than 1 in 5 small business owners say they have hired more workers, up 8% from the fall, and only 6% of small businesses have laid off employees, a drop of 4% from the fall, the survey found.
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