Test your opinions against 1,000 business leaders to commonly asked questions. Answers will be in the next blog.
1. Businesses are optimistic about the future.
2. Manufacturing is the industry segment with the lowest average business strength.
3. Sales are up companred to this time last year.
4. Businesses are not increasing headcount.
5. Small business faces the biggest challenges from competition.
6. The single biggest challenge facing business is weak demand/sales.
7. The issue of least concern is high internal costs.
8. Small business is more pessimistic about the effect of government regulation.
9. Businesses are most likely to invest in new product development over other departments.
10. The first department to be cut, if necessary, is marketing.
