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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Sarah Lumley

Six in ten small businesses say their only goal for this year is just to stay afloat

Over half of small businesses (58%) are concerned about their revenue for the rest of 2023, with six in ten having just one goal for the year – to stay afloat, a report has found.

A survey of 500 SME owners and decision makers have revealed the top things they believe they should be doing in order to meet this goal of staying afloat, such as improving customer service, and keeping an eye on all outgoings.

However, almost half (46%) are not making time to consider how they could run their business differently – which is listed as the number one approach that could keep them afloat.

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