{"id":217,"date":"2012-06-27T20:52:46","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T20:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=217"},"modified":"2012-06-27T20:52:46","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T20:52:46","slug":"mid-year-polls-indicate-small-business-optimism-about-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/mid-year-polls-indicate-small-business-optimism-about-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-year polls indicate small business optimism about growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The numbers vary but two polls issued today are consistent about one thing \u2013 you\u2019re generally optimistic about the economy and your own business outlook in particular. According to a Small Business Opinion Poll commissioned by EMPLOYERS<\/a>, small business insurance specialist, 45 percent of those surveyed are expecting revenue growth this year versus 17 percent who are expecting declines. Furthermore, 44 percent believe the U.S. economy will improve in 2012, which is slightly down from last year when 46 percent thought the economy would improve.<\/p>\n

The EMPLOYERS survey of 500 owners or managers of small businesses with 1-99 full-time employees also found:<\/p>\n