U.S. Chamber of Commerce Archives | Vistage Research Center 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 Vistage on the Hill 2024: Face-to-face, toe-to-toe on policy /research-center/business-leadership/20240822-vistage-on-the-hill-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240822-vistage-on-the-hill-2024 /research-center/business-leadership/20240822-vistage-on-the-hill-2024/#respond Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:13:39 +0000 /research-center/?p=46377 When you look at the legislative landscape, the stakes for small and midsize businesses have never been higher. SMBs are the cornerstone of healthy communities, driving economic growth, creating jobs and solving challenges. We take our commitment to championing them...

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]]> /research-center/business-leadership/20240822-vistage-on-the-hill-2024/feed/ 0 46377 Vistage on the Hill 2023: Shaping policies that affect small and midsize businesses /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20230818-vistage-on-the-hill-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230818-vistage-on-the-hill-2023 /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20230818-vistage-on-the-hill-2023/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44279 CEOs of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are navigating a lot of obstacles. Our latest Vistage CEO confidence index survey shows that they face slowing demand and hiring challenges while focusing on managing costs and accessing cash and capital to...

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]]> /research-center/business-growth-strategy/20230818-vistage-on-the-hill-2023/feed/ 0 44279 3 ways to get CEO voices heard on national policy /research-center/business-growth-strategy/ceo-voices-national-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceo-voices-national-policy /research-center/business-growth-strategy/ceo-voices-national-policy/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2022 23:30:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43367 When it comes to small and midsize businesses, it’s essential that CEO voices are heard on government policies. Those policies can play a huge role in whether or not a company succeeds. Business leaders have to be involved in shaping...

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