Texas Q3 2015 PCA Index Findings Infographic

Once a quarter, Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management and Dun & Bradstreet poll small and medium-sized businesses across the nation to learn more about those companies growth and access to capital.

Texas small businesses surveyed generally parallel national averages in terms of plans to grow and hire (68% vs. 63%), seeking financing (36% vs. 34%), and feelings of restriction (64% vs. 60%).
Of the 48% of small businesses that applied for loans, 48% were successful. This is better than the average national success rate of 37%.
31% of Texas small business owners transferred personal assets, which is below the national average of 37%.