Over 77 Percent of Aspiring Startups See Conditions In Three Months the Same or Better Than Now

By: Michael Alston for Franchise Insights

May 3, 2023 — In April 2023, 63% of entrepreneurs surveyed say they are “more likely to launch their startups than three months ago.” Just over half (50.4%) of survey respondents either agree or strongly agree that “now is a good time to start a business”, down slightly from last month, but significantly down from the record high of 76.9% in June 2021. 

Now 77.3% still see conditions for business startups “the same or better in three months.  In April 2023, 71.4% of entrepreneurs planned their startups within the next six months, up from 66.7% in the March 2023 survey.

FranchiseInsights.com compiles monthly the Small Business Startup Sentiment Index™ (SSI) of individuals who have recently inquired about businesses for sale. The most recent Startup Sentiment Index™ survey was conducted April 20-30, 2023. 

68.1% of respondents were either employed full-time or current business owners

Additional highlights:

  • Future business conditions: While a plurality of respondents see conditions “about the same” in three months for startups (57.4%), the declining trend of those seeing future conditions better (now 25.9%) and increase in those seeing future conditions worse (20.8%) mirrors lower consumer confidence and portends possible recession in the U.S.
  • Access to funding: The percentage of entrepreneurs concerned about finding  adequate funding stands at 63%, though those seeing funding “harder or much harder” to obtain in the next three months stood at 33.3%.
  • Demographics: 49.6% of respondents were currently employed full-time, and 18.5% were current business owners seeking an additional business. The Gen-X cohort dominated with 47.19% of respondents, while Baby Boomers fell back into third place at 16.0%, as Millennials regained the number two position at 33.6% of respondents. This month, Gen-Z was less than 0.8% of respondents, down from the 10% peak seen in February 2022, and below the 3.29% share of all respondents seen in 2022.

Download a copy of the April 2023 FranchiseInsights.com SSI report here. See excerpts from prior SSI™ surveys and subscribe to receive the Small Business Startup Sentiment Index™ monthly report when it is released.

The Small Business Startup Sentiment Index™ is based on a monthly survey of individuals who have recently inquired about businesses or franchises for sale on the digital assets of FranchiseVentures.

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Published on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023.

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