Aspiring Entrepreneurs Increasingly Optimistic About Startup Conditions This Fall

By: Michael Alston for Franchise Insights

July 5, 2023 – In June 2023, 59% of entrepreneurs surveyed say they are “more likely to launch their startups than three months ago.” At the same time, 51.3% of survey respondents either agree or strongly agree that “now is a good time to start a business”, up slightly from April but below May’s 60.4% reading.

While 17.9% see business conditions deteriorating in three months, 82,1% see conditions for business startups “the same or better in three months.”  In June 2023, 47.9% of entrepreneurs planned their startups within the next three months, and 69.2% within six months.

FranchiseInsights.com compiles monthly the Small Business Startup Sentiment Index™ (SSI) of individuals who have recently inquired about businesses for sale. The most recent Startup Sentiment Index™ survey was conducted June 20-30, 2023. 

59% of survey respondents say they are more likely to launch their startups than three months ago

Additional highlights:

• Future business conditions: While a plurality of respondents see conditions “about the same” in three months for startups (54.7%), an increasing trend of those seeing future conditions better (27.4%) and decrease in those seeing future conditions worse (17.9%) may suggest that entrepreneurs see better times ahead. 
• Access to funding: The percentage of entrepreneurs concerned about finding  adequate funding stands at 65.8%, though those seeing funding “harder or much harder” to obtain in the next three months stood at 33.3%.
• Demographics: 56.4% of respondents were currently employed full-time, and 12% were current business owners seeking an additional business. The Gen-X cohort dominated with 49.6% of respondents, while Millennials held the number two position at 31.6% and Baby Boomers held third place at 14.5% of respondents. This month, Gen-Z was 3.4% of respondents, near the 3.29% share of all respondents seen in 2022.

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The Small Business Startup Sentiment Index™ is based on a monthly survey of individuals who have recently inquired about businesses or franchises for sale on the digital assets of FranchiseVentures.

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Published on Wednesday, July 5th, 2023.