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The article presents a survey report on the improvement of business conditions for August 2008 in New York. It notes the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the general business conditions for the state's manufacturers changed to a reading of 2.8 points in August from a -4.9 level in July which determines the marginal improvement in business. An index depicting from the current to the six-month expectations of general business conditions is noted.

The article presents the content of the U.S. Credit Manager's Index (CMI) for the month of July 2007. CMI, accordingly, is a monthly survey of the business economy from the standpoint of commercial credit and collections. The present CMI reveals that the manufacturing sector has fallen by 1.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis. Accounts placed for collection has also declined to 51.1 percent. The dollar amounts of receivable beyond term category has likewise decreased to 53 percent.

Reports on the outcome of the surveys on consumer confidence and small-businesses in March 2004 in New York. Status of consumer confidence and small-business optimism; Percentage on the reduction in consumer confidence; Remarks of Douglas Lonnstron, director of Siena Research Institute, regarding the survey results.

The article reports on the difficulties of small business owners in providing employees with health-insurance benefits in Upstate New York. A survey conducted by Alfac indicates that 62% of small businesses find it more difficult in 2009 to offer benefit packages than in 2008. The survey also reveals that companies that experienced a decline in revenue in 2008 are pressured to reduce insurance costs, cut back on employee benefits, and slash employee wages.

Discusses the lament of small business owners regarding unreasonable government regulation in the U.S. Percentage of respondents in the National Federation of Independent Business Research Foundation's survey who said that the federal government is the main culprit of their regulatory woes; Effort of the Office of Management & Budget to alleviate the regulatory burden on the manufacturing industry; Identification of several regulations as candidates for reform by the agency.

Focuses on the anticipated improvement of small business in the U.S. in the year 2005 based from the survey by International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board poll. Facts from the survey; Confidence of small businesses on the economic growth of the state; Amount of revenue expected to be collected by the small businesses.