May Startup Sentiment Index™ Shows Over 74% of Aspiring Business Owners Expect to Start Up Within The Next 6 Months

June 2, 2021 – Entrepreneurs who agree or strongly agree that “now is a good time to start a business” reached 67% in May, up from April’s reading at 65.4% of respondents, and the second highest in eleven 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 May 20-27, 2021, as U.S. adult vaccination rates approached 63% and states relaxed business and travel restrictions as the Memorial Day holiday weekend approached. 

Additional highlights:

• Future business conditions: Respondents see further improvement ahead, with 51.4% of respondents believing that in three months, business conditions will be “better” or “much better” than now.
• Access to funding: The percentage of entrepreneurs concerned over acquiring adequate funding was essentially flat, with those seeing funding “harder or much harder” to obtain at 34.7% in May compared with 34.8% in April 2021. The “stock market” and “tax law changes” ticked up in May.
• Demographics: 56.1% of respondents are currently employed full-time (highest since March 2020), and 19.3% are current business owners. Combined in May, 75.4% of prospects were either fully employed or seeking a second business. Gen-X (47.1%) and Gen-Y (31.6%) are the largest age cohorts, while “Baby Boomers” follow at 18.4%.

The Small Business Startup Sentiment Index™ is derived from a monthly survey of individuals who have recently inquired about businesses or franchises for sale on the digital assets of FranchiseVentures, and measures business-buyer sentiment on more than a dozen factors.

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Published on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021.