RESULTS: What’s your experience with consumer confidence during the holidays

The Question:


Some surveys indicate improving consumer confidence going into the holidays. What’s your current experience?

8% - Definitely increased customer activity and sales.

22% - Increased customer activity with some increase sales

56% - Customer activity and sales are about the same so far

14% - Our customer activity and sales have decreased.

Jim’s Comments:

We’ve been polling small business owners about the economy about four times a year since the Great Recession ended, and we’ve never b...