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NORFOLK, Va., July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspiring business owners have been optimistic through the course of the pandemic and recent economic concerns, but they perceive less favorable...

NORFOLK, Va., June 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While measures of consumer sentiment have been declining recently, optimism about starting a business remains solid. Despite war headlines, stock...

NORFOLK, Va., May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- April 2022 saw inflation at a 40-year high, war in Ukraine entering its third month, and the worst S&P 500 performance since March 2020. Despite...

NORFOLK, Va., April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a month of invasion, inflation, and market volatility, entrepreneurs began to settle into the new reality in March 2022. Despite all the...

NORFOLK, Va., March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Feb. 24, the day the survey launched, news headlines of the invasion of Ukraine stunned the world and roiled financial markets. Despite the...

NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As headlines roiled with the threat of yet another Omicron variant, a potential invasion in Ukraine, and the largest drop in financial markets since...

NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In late December 2021, the percentage of aspiring owners who expected to start their businesses within the next three months reached 62.1%, the...

NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Almost two-thirds of entrepreneurs (62.2%) agree or strongly agree that "now is a good time to start a business" in November 2021, a second month of...

NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Over two-thirds (66.2%) of entrepreneurs agree or strongly agree that "now is a good time to start a business" in October 2021, down from September's...

NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entrepreneurs who agree or strongly agree that "now is a good time to start a business" grew to 73.4% in September, continuing a three-month uptrend...