Opinion

Poll question: Annual growth

How did your business fare in the most recent fiscal year?
Poll results: Gas and business

Readers respond with a clear message: business feels the impact of rising gas prices.

Poll question: it's a gas

Are rising gas prices having a noticeable impact on your customers?
Poll results: Signing bonus

Here’s what we heard about incentives in a tight job market.
Poll question: Bonus needed?

In the current worker shortage, are incentives required?
Poll results: travel time

Majority of respondents look to resume normal travel habits this year.
Poll question: planes and trains

Has business travel returned to normal?
Poll results: Masked up

Plurality of respondents report policies of continued personal protection.
Poll question: Masked up?

To mask, or not to mask? That is this week's survey question.
Poll results: from the National Hardware Show

How are customer attitudes affecting product roll-outs?
Poll results: Big investments

Here's how readers have been investing lately.
Poll question: Investments R Us

It's been a busy 12 months, but was it too busy to invest in the business?
Poll results: Challenged by supply chain

Asked for a top challenge, readers responded with a clear choice.
Poll question: What's your biggest challenge

There are plenty of impressive challenges on the menu in this week's poll.