Financial Management Articles | Vistage Research Center /research-center/category/business-financials/feed/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Wed, 07 May 2025 20:18:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 141323424 NSBW 2025: While tariffs dominate, small businesses worry about tax policies /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250507-nsbw-tax-policies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250507-nsbw-tax-policies /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250507-nsbw-tax-policies/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 13:46:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=47331 Economic uncertainty driven by tariffs has been keeping CEOs up at night. The latest WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index survey revealed that 72% of small businesses expect negative impacts from changing tariff and trade policies. However, a growing proportion...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250507-nsbw-tax-policies/feed/ 0 47331 Volatility and uncertainty erode confidence [WSJ/Vistage April 2025] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250423-volatility-and-uncertainty-erode-confidence-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250423-volatility-and-uncertainty-erode-confidence-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250423-volatility-and-uncertainty-erode-confidence-wsj-survey/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:26:25 +0000 /research-center/?p=47264 Among policy shifts, none are weighing more heavily on small businesses than tariffs. Tariff impact isn’t just about added cost — it’s about strategic paralysis. The abrupt imposition, reversal and reimposition of tariffs have created an environment where long-term planning...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250423-volatility-and-uncertainty-erode-confidence-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 47264 May 9 webinar | 2025 Market Update With William Blair: Capital markets trends and buy-side M&A tactics /research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20250417-market-update-william-blair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250417-market-update-william-blair /research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20250417-market-update-william-blair/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:41:34 +0000 /research-center/?p=47247 Looking to stay informed on 2025 capital markets activity and buy-side M&A trends? Join this interactive panel discussion featuring three William Blair experts who will highlight key deal-making trends, including highlights from the firm’s latest proprietary quarterly survey on the...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20250417-market-update-william-blair/feed/ 0 47247 Uncertainty returns CEO confidence to pre-election levels [Q1 2025 CEO Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250407-uncertainty-ceo-confidence-q1-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250407-uncertainty-ceo-confidence-q1-vistage-ceo-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250407-uncertainty-ceo-confidence-q1-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 22:17:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=47168 Uncertainty rules, much like it did through the recovery phase of a post-pandemic economy. The hopes and beliefs following the election for a pro-business tax and regulatory environment, along with stabilized inflation and interest rates and increased business activity, have...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250407-uncertainty-ceo-confidence-q1-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 47168 Mergers and acquisitions trends for 2025 and beyond /research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond /research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:30:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44205 It’s been the best of times and worst of times for mergers and acquisitions. As volume and valuations rose in Q4 of 2024, it was expected that the New Year would bring a resurgent M&A market. The potential for cheaper...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/mergers-acquisitions/20230717-mergers-and-acquisitions-trends-2023-and-beyond/feed/ 0 44205 Tariffs continue to erode small business confidence [WSJ/Vistage March 2025] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250326-tariffs-erode-small-business-confidence-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250326-tariffs-erode-small-business-confidence-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250326-tariffs-erode-small-business-confidence-wsj-survey/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:04:55 +0000 /research-center/?p=47102 The reversal of post-election optimism continues, with small business confidence declining for the third consecutive month. This follows the surge in November and December driven by expectations for business-friendly policies of a new administration. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250326-tariffs-erode-small-business-confidence-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 47102 The CEO Pulse: Tariffs Resource Center /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250321-the-ceo-pulse-tariffs-resource-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250321-the-ceo-pulse-tariffs-resource-center /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250321-the-ceo-pulse-tariffs-resource-center/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:29:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=47063 Following the high of the 2024 election, the introduction of tariffs has deflated the optimism of CEOs of small and midsize businesses. Our latest research reveals that nearly 70% of CEOs expect negative impacts of changing tariff and trade policies,...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250321-the-ceo-pulse-tariffs-resource-center/feed/ 0 47063 What’s driving increasing CEO pessimism? Tariffs and trade /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250321-ceo-pulse-tariffs-and-trade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250321-ceo-pulse-tariffs-and-trade /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250321-ceo-pulse-tariffs-and-trade/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:25:38 +0000 /research-center/?p=47075 For CEOs of small and midsize businesses, the on-again, off-again tariffs are a source of increasing pessimism about the year ahead, and the threat of reciprocal tariffs and trade policies only adds to the uncertainty. Early analysis of the Q1...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250321-ceo-pulse-tariffs-and-trade/feed/ 0 47075 Post-election optimism reverses swiftly over tariffs [WSJ/Vistage Feb 2025] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250219-post-election-optimism-reverses-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250219-post-election-optimism-reverses-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250219-post-election-optimism-reverses-wsj-survey/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:50:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46966 The post-election confidence among small businesses has reversed over the last few months, dropping the WSJ/Vistage Small Business Index to 94.8 as details on tariffs — when, where and how much — have become clearer. While small business confidence has...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250219-post-election-optimism-reverses-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 46966 Tangling with tariffs in 2025: CEOs share their strategies /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250206-tariffs-in-2025/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250206-tariffs-in-2025 /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250206-tariffs-in-2025/#respond Fri, 07 Feb 2025 04:12:22 +0000 /research-center/?p=46929 As the new administration moves forward with the promised tariffs in 2025, small and midsize businesses are concerned about their impacts. Last month, analysis of data from the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index revealed that 37% of small businesses...

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