Jason Greenberg

Our three key Main Street Health Metrics — hours worked, locations open, and employees working — continue to show a positive trend.

Overall, performance in our key metrics remain consistent with trends observed in the pre-Covid period for small businesses.

Macroeconomic forces and geopolitics combine to create a negative backdrop for small and medium sized businesses.

Consistent with what we saw in mid-February, Homebase’s three key Main Street Health Metrics continued to show a positive trend.

For months, conflicting macroeconomic data were used to support both sides of the question about whether we are in a recession.

Main Street Health is stronger today than it was at the start of the year. The rate of (positive) change has, however, leveled off.

New research from Homebase Chief Economist Jason Greenberg shows that the smallest businesses sometimes pay the most.