Dallas/Fort Worth Is Open for Business: Bank of America Survey Finds Area Small Business Owners ...

(Source: Bank of America Corporation) Small business owners in the Dallas/Fort Worth area are overwhelmingly optimistic about their businesses over the next 12 months, according to the fall 2015 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report, a semi-annual study exploring the concerns, aspirations and perspectives of small business owners in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and around the country. Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of Dallas/Fort Worth small business owners anticipate an increase in revenue over the next 12 months, an 8 percentage point jump from last year. Area small business owners are also planning to hire more in 2016: 65 percent have indicated that they plan to add employees in...