
Q1 2023: Using Finance to Ease Recession Fears
Only 26% of Main Street Businesses Have Access to 60 Days of Cash
Main Street businesses are operating on the edge: Just 26% have access to at least 60 days’ worth of cash and 17% have no access to emergency funds at all. PYMNTS’ latest study of 509 SMBs, “Main Street Health Q1 2023: Using Finance to Ease Recession Fears,” a collaboration with Enigma, details Main Street’s financial health and how financing can help.
Inside the April Report
- 31%: Portion of Main Street SMB owners who would use their personal credit cards to manage a cash flow shortfall
- 23%: Share of Main Street SMBs citing economic uncertain as their most pressing challenge
- 40%: Portion of Main Street SMBs with annual revenues between $1M and $10M without readily available financing
Main Street Health Report
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