Small Business Index Q1 2024
Small Business Index Q1 2024
Small Business Index Q1 2024 Small businesses continue to cite inflation as their top challenge for the seventh consecutive quarter, with over half (52%) reporting it as their main issue. Professional services sector is the least likely to consider inflation costs as a major problem (37% vs. 54-61% for other sectors). This trend differs from the previous quarter when professional services and manufacturing sectors were less likely to report inflation as a concern compared to the services industry. https://www.uschamber.com/sbindex/quarterly-spotlight