December 2025 WSJ/Vistage Small Business Confidence Index Climbs into the New Year

July 2025 WSJ/Vistage Small Business Confidence Index Ticks Up Amid Ripple Effects

The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index rose to 109.5 in November, the highest level in 3-1/2 years. Expectations for the...

The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index reached 84.3 in December, posting the largest monthly increase in nearly 2 years....

The anticipated surge and unexpected spikes of 2021 have left CEOs unsure about the economy and marketplace in 2022 but quite certain...

After peaking at 108.8 in Q2, the CEO Confidence Index backed off to 97.1 in Q3. This moderation in confidence is driven mostly by the...

Small businesses continue to have favorable views of the economy compared to last year. However, looking ahead, fewer small businesses...

Highlights: The Vistage CEO Confidence Index jumped 14 points, reaching 102.4, the highest level since September 2018. 44% of CEOs plan...

Highlights: Hiring plans increase significantly over last month; 67% of small businesses report plans to increase their workforce in the...

Highlights: Optimism about the U.S. economy continues to soften with less than half (49%) of small businesses expecting the economy to...

Q3 2020 Vistage survey: Small business confidence doubles from April low

Q2 2020 Vistage survey: CEO confidence plummets in pandemic-induced recession

Confidence among small businesses improved slightly in May, largely driven by increasing expectations for economic improvement. This is...

Analysis of the latest survey of CEOs has found that optimism of small & midsize business leaders has regained some losses recorded mid-year

The latest survey of CEOs conducted by Vistage found that the economic confidence of small &midsize business leaders continues to decline.