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CareerBuilder Survey: Increase in Hiring Activity Expected but C...

Small Business Trends  Sat, 02/05/2011 - 05:00

Chicago (PRESS RELEASE – February 5, 2011) – Small business managers are expecting hiring activity within their organizations to improve in 2011, but say it will likely be hindered by continued challenges related to accessing credit, government regulations and health insurance costs.  This is according to a new nationwide survey from CareerBuilder conducted between November 15 and December 2, 2010, among more than 1,350 small businesses (organizations with 500 employees or less).


 

Midwestern Business Owners Say Recession Won’t End for Them Un...

Small Business Trends  Wed, 12/02/2009 - 17:00

Columbus, Ohio (PRESS RELEASE – December 2, 2009) — Despite reports that the recession has ended, 44 percent of Midwestern entrepreneurs say they do not expect the recession to end for them until the fourth quarter of 2010 or some time in 2011, according to a survey of Midwestern business owners conducted by Huntington Bank during the current quarter.