Small-business owners more optimistic about economy - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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While an earlier survey, conductedc in October by of Palo Alto, found 56 percent of small-businesds owners “very worried” about the economy, the new conducted late last month, found that number dropperd to39 percent. small-business owners aren’t lettinv go of their angst, with 48 percent still “somewhar worried,” up from 35 percent. “Thed October survey was conductedx just after the market crash, and small-business owners were, justifiably, very PayCycle CEOM Jim Heeger said in a news “Now, we are seeinb small business confidence begin to creepp up.
” Fifty-eight percent now believwe the recovery will take a year to 18 months, down from 50 “We are beginning to see a moderatiobn of expectation around an anticipated economic Heeger said. “Small-business owners are typically realists. They are closest to the consumefr and are an important barometer of The survey compiled responses from 478 smallo businesses selectedfrom PayCycle’sz customer base.