ONDECK, a small business loan lender, analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data to uncover the number of women-owned businesses in every state. New Hampshire didn’t bode well, as only 16.43 percent of New Hampshire businesses are founded by women, ranking sixth lowest in the country for female leadership. Even more bleak: no state reached above the 25-percent mark for portion of women-owned businesses.

GORDON Simmonds released a report that shows an increase in mental health struggles among U.S. CEOs, with a significant rise in cases year over year between 2018 and 2022. CEOs struggling with mental health accounted for 31 percent of survey respondents, 19 percentage points higher than 2018.

PROFESSIONAL Resume Writers published findings from a survey of 2,000 individuals regarding the state of employment in the U.S. Most notable is that 66 percent of executives are now worried about job security in 2023; 97 percent of entry-level workers have been impacted by the rise in cost of living; six out of 10 people are looking to change careers; and 21 percent of workers said that job security has been impacted because of working from home.

RESULTS from a WalletHub study of over 200 small business owners about their financial needs and habits has revealed that 63 percent of small business owners say high interest rates are hurting their business. Seventy-five percent say inflation has made it more difficult to run their business, and 38 percent believe low taxes are the most important avenue to reach success.

RESEARCH conducted by AI-driven website builder YACSS showed that New Hampshire uses artificial intelligence the most for art, voice generators, music, animation, and text-to-video. Searches for AI and AI-powered tools averaged 164.13 per 100,000 people per month, ranking the state seventh overall.