Riding high

Business owner confidence rises post-midterms

Business owner optimism continues to rise...

…and they’re planning for growth over the next 12 months


Midterm results: Seen as positive or neutral for…

Topics

Topics

Positve

Positve

Neutral

Neutral

Negative

Negative

Topics

The economy

Positve

41%

Neutral

33%

Negative

21%

Topics

The stock market

Positve

42%

Neutral

33%

Negative

19%

Topics

My business prospects

Positve

38%

Neutral

46%

Negative

11%


Where Washington should focus in 2019


Business owners have strong views on infrastructure

Business owners are vocal on trade

What are the biggest investment opportunities post-midterms?



About the survey

UBS surveyed 201 business owners with at least $250k in annual revenue and at least one employee (other than themselves) from November 9 - 14, 2018.