Index Reaches Pandemic-Era High, as Many See Brighter Future

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But worker shortage, inflation, and supply chain concerns persist.

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Q4 2021 Report Highlights

Q4 2021 SBI:63.0

This quarter’s Small Business Index score is 63.0, the highest score since the start of the pandemic. This score is up from last quarter’s score of 56.6 and the nadir of the pandemic in 2020 Q2 when the score reached a record low of 39.5.

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Highlights from the q1 2021 report

62%

of small businesses say their business is in good health.

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71%

of small business owners say that rising prices have had a significant impact on their business in the past year.

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26%

of small business owners say the biggest challenge they expect to face in a post-pandemic world is revenue.

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62%

of small businesses say their business is in good health.

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71%

of small business owners say that rising prices have had a significant impact on their business in the past year.

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26%

of small business owners say the biggest challenge they expect to face in a post-pandemic world is revenue.

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