[POLL] -- What's Your May Financial Forecast & Are Credit Card Balances Causing Added Stress?
Will your business bloom in a big way in May? Or are expenses so high that they're holding you back? And are those credit card balances increasing your anxiety, given that interest rates remain very high?
Let us know what's happened so far in 2024 & what you expect, so we can share your views with policymakers & the media. (As an aside, your views from April landed in articles featured by national media outlets including Bloomberg, Newsweek, MSN and others -- raising awareness of many issues facing small businesses).
Please take a few minutes for May's poll. Thanks in advance for your input.
Thanks again for your time.
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The most compelling problem is finding skilled labor. Most all new hires or applicants are not fit to graduate grade school. The lack of integrity, concern and inability to articulate is quite disturbing. Unfortunately, many of these young minds have been propagated to view success based solely upon income, lacking pride, satisfaction and self-improvement. Hard work is a dirty word.
I find people that want my services but usually trying to low ball me. They DMcontact me and I give them a quote and they ghost me or they try to low ball me or want it for free. My pricing is not outrageous. I find in person networking finds better clientele. I like the quick connects here. But not as many local people on them. But I’ve meet very nice people on this platform.
" derive any income" - make money?
Is Alignable social media? Then, yes, I do make money from using Alignable.
We sell vintage and with the OBiden economy a lot of potential customers aren't willing to spend money on our type of items that are non-essential.
All the best to all the small business owners
If you like what you do it doesn’t seem like work and even if you don’t make tons of money oh well. A hobby that brings in some cash is a bonus
I’m a hairstylist of 40 years. I’ve had no downturn, no slow downs except for COVID! My philosophy has always been simple. Consistency, dependability, creativity, education, promotion! It’s always worked!
I have been practicing Interior Design for the past 30 years. I have always been busy all the time and this year is looking good for me. Many new projects, mostly in condominiums.
Finding new avenues to explore every day.
Started business in May 2023