Percentage of Business Startups Planned for First Quarter Sets Record
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA — January 5, 2022 –In late December 2021, the percentage of aspiring owners who expected to start their businesses within the next three months reached 62.1%, the highest percentage ever recorded. Further, 88.2% of these aspiring owners see business conditions about the same or getting better in the next three months, according to the Small Business Startup Sentiment Index™ by FranchiseInsights.com.
The most recent Startup Sentiment Index™ survey was conducted December 27-31, 2021 between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, amid news of high incidence of the Omicron variant and thousands of cancelled flights during peak travel season.
Additional highlights:
- Future business conditions: In an acknowledgement of just how good business conditions are now, only 39.8% of respondents believe that in three months, business conditions will be “better” or “much better” than now, down from a recent high of 46.5% in September. About 48.4% see conditions “about the same” in three months.
- Access to funding: The percentage of entrepreneurs concerned about finding adequate funding decreased, with those seeing funding “harder or much harder” to obtain dropping to 26.7%.
- Demographics: In December, 48.3% of respondents were currently employed full-time, and 21.7% were current business owners seeking an additional business. Gen-X (43.7%) and Gen-Y “Millennials” (31.6%) were the largest age cohorts, and “Baby Boomers” (20.5%) resumed third place.
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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, January 5th, 2022.