61 Percent of Small-Business Owners Fear Rising Inflation Will Cripple Them

People shop at a grocery store in Monterey Park, Calif., on April 12, 2022. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Over 60 percent of American small-scale employers are worried about inflation threatening their businesses with the highest prices since 1982, according to a recent survey by Clarify Capital.

In a poll of more than 500 small-business owners, 61 percent said they were worried about staying afloat in the current economic climate.