Report: Small business optimism shrinks as year ends

Inflation and a lack of qualified applicants are vexing businesses in Florida and elsewhere.

  • By Jim Stinson
  • | 4:30 p.m. December 12, 2023
  • Florida
  • Share

The National Federation of Independent Business found that small business optimism is well below the 50-year average and decreasing. Reasons range from inflation to finding qualified help.

 

Continue reading your article
with a Business Observer subscription.
What's included:
  • ✓ Unlimited digital access to BusinessObserverFL.com
  • ✓ E-Newspaper app, digital replica of print edition
  • ✓ Mailed print newspaper every Friday (optional)
  • ✓ Newsletter of daily business news
Subscribe

Already subscribed? Sign in.

Latest News

  • March 23, 2026
SWFL botanical garden CEO to retire
  • March 23, 2026
Tech giant gives St. Petersburg College $1.1M for workforce programs
  • March 23, 2026
Tampa's Jimbo's Pit Bar B-Q temporarily closed after fire
  • March 23, 2026
$32M affordable housing complex in Pinellas replaces dilapidated inn

Sponsored Content