Principal: Business owners say financials will improve in 2015
October 9, 2014 by Warren S. Hersch
Optimism among business owners about the economic outlook is at its highest point in three years, according new research. Principal Financial Group unveils this finding in “The Principal Financial Well-Being Index: Business Owners.” Conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of Principal Financial, the study polled 600 U.S. business owners (those who own at least 5 percent of a U.S. company with 10 to 500 employees) and were actively involved in company management in July. The research finds that 40 percent of American business owners feel optimistic about the economic outlook for 2015.