47% Of SMBs Risk Closing By Fall

Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2022

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POLL RESULTS | TREND TRACKER | INFLATION ISSUES: Boston, MA, July 14, 2022 -- Released today, Alignable's Small Business Revenue Report reveals that 47% of small business owners say their...


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GLOBAL & NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE | The Associated Press published a story based on Alignable's Q2 Rent Report, which showed that 33% of small business owners were not able to pay their May rent, and...


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NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE | U.S. News & World Report included Alignable in this story about how to start a small business. In particular, the author, Beth Braverman, added a nice quote from...


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TREND TRACKER | DATA INSIGHTS | LABOR POLL: Boston, MA -- July 21, 2022: For more than a year, small business employers have struggled to fill open positions. And while 51% are still trying to find...


June Rent Delinquency Breaks New Record

Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Alignable rent poll chart for June 2022, showing which industries are suffering the most

TREND TRACKER | DATA INSIGHTS | RENT HIKES: Boston, MA, June 29, 2022 -- Alignable's June Rent Report reveals that rent delinquency rates in the U.S. have reached record levels for 2022. This year...


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NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE | MSN & The Boston Globe featured Alignable's insights several times during this article on recessionary fears and indicators from small business owners. See the article...


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NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE | Alignable's poll data was used by Grace Dean in this story about restaurants shutting down because of inflation and labor issues. (Special thanks to Grace for such a great,...


2022 Rent Crisis Breaks Troubling Records

Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Rent poll industry table declaring new rent crisis for small businesses

TREND TRACKER | DATA INSIGHTS | RENT CRISIS -- Boston, MA, June 1, 2022: Alignable’s New Q2 Rent Report shows many worrisome trends compared to April, including the first increase in rent...


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TREND TRACKER | RECOVERY | DATA INSIGHTS -- June 16, 2022: Boston, MA: After more than two years of the ongoing pandemic, only 31% of all small businesses have fully recovered, leaving more than...


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TREND TRACKER | DATA INSIGHTS: Boston, MA, May 23, 2022 -- Record-breaking, cumulative inflationary pressures are taking quite a toll on many businesses this month.  Alignable's Small Business...


New Normal Poll Question From Alignable

Have you landed on a "New Normal?" Are you finding ways around inflation & an escalating cash crunch? Or are you barely hanging in there? Either way, please fill out our short survey. Take our...


Motley Fool recently included Alignable in a story about where small business owners can connect

NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE | Motley Fool included Alignable in this great article about where small business owners can go to connect with other small business owners. Here's a link:...


95% Show Their Support For Main Street Businesses

Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2022

95% of Alignable members pledge to spend 25% more locally instead of going to Amazon

Photo by Mac Glassford on Unsplash POLL RESULTS | MAIN STREET REVIVAL | TREND TRACKER: Boston, MA, May 15, 2022 -- Supporting Main Street merchants is more important than ever, as small retailers...


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TREND TRACKER | DATA INSIGHTS | LABOR ISSUES: Boston, MA, May 11, 2022 -- While overall challenges finding the right employees have improved by 2% over February, still 63% of all small business...


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Inflation-related problems are escalating for many. Are you getting around them? Or is your business really struggling to bounce back? Either way, please take our 2-minute survey. Take Our Poll...