Vistage Wisconsin Q3 2018 CEO Confidence Index

Each quarter, Vistage surveys members that are CEOs of small to mid-sized businesses to produce the CEO Confidence Index. Vistage has been surveying CEOs of small to mid-sized businesses since 2003.

This report represents a comparison of data from 1488 respondents representing CEOs from small to midsized businesses in the US. Key insights from comparing this local data to national data include:

  • Nationally 25% of CEOs expect the economy to improve.
  • Nationally 75% of CEOs expect increased revenues in 2018. This represents no change from Q2.
  • In Wisconsin 52% of CEOs expect rising profits in 2018. (61% Nationally)
  • In Wisconsin 58% of CEOs expect to expand their workforce. (63% nationally)

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