I find it important to note any correlations that may explain opportunities or an impact on my business at a local level. The sentiment results of a national survey, like the Wall Street Journal/Vistage is a good place. Here’s a monthly survey result measuring the sentiment of U.S. small-business CEOs and owners about the economy. How does its picture compare with your growth results?
Respondents are limited to businesses with annual revenues of $1 million to $20 million. The findings are analyzed by Dr. Richard Curtin, University of Michigan. Read more about the survey.
http://vistageindex.com/e?y=2013&m=1&q=conf&r=0&c=confidence
