Delta Business Acumen

70% of middle-market companies expect to have modest or dramatic growth in the next 5 years compared to the 82% in 2018 who expected growth from 2015-2020. Interestingly, 5% this year plan to reduce size in the next 5 years. This Live Oak Business Pulse report contains data from surveys conducted… Read More »Middle Market Companies Growth Expectations 2012-2020 Trend

May 18, 2020 This week, we focus on both small business and middle-market expectations of the future. Almost 3/4 of middle-market and just over 3/4 of small businesses reported a negative impact on sales.  The average expected sales decreases was a -34% for small business and a -23% for middle… Read More »Decreased Average Sales Expectations by End of 2020

Small business is typically defined as a business with fewer than 500 employees. The PPP was created to help small businesses pay their employees for an 8-week period in April, May, or June.  Many small businesses were not able to keep employees as there either wasn’t enough revenue to cover… Read More »Small Business Employees: Where are They Located?

Just over ½ of US’s non-government workers are employed by Small Businesses and just over 1/3 have fewer than 100 employees! Source:www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/07/business/small-business-loans-coronavirus.html

This week, we’ll be sharing information from Permanent Equity’s 4/15 to 4/20/2020 Owner/Operator COVID-19 Impact Survey Results.* 4 out of 5 business owners applied for aid.  Of those that did, just over 1/3 (35.7%) received it as of their survey response. Almost 9 in 10 agreed that Government Aid would… Read More »Government Aid: Application, Receipt & Belief