Research Archives | Vistage Research Center /research-center/content_type/research/feed/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:57:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 141323424 The 4 levels of Gen AI proficiency [New report] /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20250331-gen-ai-proficiency-new-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250331-gen-ai-proficiency-new-report /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20250331-gen-ai-proficiency-new-report/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=47121 Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet, but so is Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI). Likewise, Gen AI gives superhuman strength to small and midsize businesses (SMBs) that know how to harness it. Knowledge workers, for example, are using...

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]]> /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20250331-gen-ai-proficiency-new-report/feed/ 0 47121 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 Small business confidence settles post-election [WSJ/Vistage Jan 2025] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250128-small-business-confidence-settles-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250128-small-business-confidence-settles-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250128-small-business-confidence-settles-wsj-survey/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:02:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46885 After rising for 4 months, confidence among small businesses has waned slightly in the new year. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index declined 5 points in January to 106.9. The survey was conducted before the inauguration; next month’s survey...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250128-small-business-confidence-settles-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 46885 Artificial Intelligence Resource Center /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20230512-artificial-intelligence-resource-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230512-artificial-intelligence-resource-center /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20230512-artificial-intelligence-resource-center/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44069 Artificial intelligence has rushed to the forefront of business with the emergence of generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT. CEOs and executives are scrambling to take advantage of this new technology and its potential for disruption. In fact, 45% of...

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]]> /research-center/business-operations/business-technology/20230512-artificial-intelligence-resource-center/feed/ 0 44069 CEO confidence surges, indicating growth in 2025 [Q4 Vistage CEO Index] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250115-ceo-confidence-surges-q4-vistage-ceo-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250115-ceo-confidence-surges-q4-vistage-ceo-index /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250115-ceo-confidence-surges-q4-vistage-ceo-index/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2025 22:52:13 +0000 /research-center/?p=46833 Heading into 2025, CEO confidence is optimistic on all fronts. The Vistage CEO Confidence Index soared 15.7 points to reach 100.8, signaling the approach of the long-anticipated growth cycle. Excluding the post-pandemic surge created by stimulus: Positive sentiment about the...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250115-ceo-confidence-surges-q4-vistage-ceo-index/feed/ 0 46833 Small business confidence leaps into the new year [WSJ/Vistage Dec 2024] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250106-small-business-confidence-leaps-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250106-small-business-confidence-leaps-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250106-small-business-confidence-leaps-wsj-survey/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:54:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46790 The upward trend in small business confidence continues. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index rose for the fourth consecutive month, reaching 111.9 in December. Outside of the surge fueled by government stimulus in the summer of 2021, this is...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250106-small-business-confidence-leaps-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 46790 Post-election sentiment boosts small business confidence to record high [WSJ/Vistage Nov 2024] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241125-post-election-sentiment-boosts-small-business-confidence-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20241125-post-election-sentiment-boosts-small-business-confidence-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20241125-post-election-sentiment-boosts-small-business-confidence-wsj-survey/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:44:40 +0000 /research-center/?p=46701 The first survey of small business CEOs since the U.S. Presidential election resulted in the greatest month-over-month increase in CEO Confidence since 2020, continuing an upward trend that began in advance of the first interest rate cut in September. The...

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