New Stifel Survey Examines Impact of COVID-19 on Global Technology Community - Seite 2

• The vast majority (70%) of respondents say their investors and debt providers have been very supportive, with another 27% saying they’ve received partial support. Only 3% say their investors and debt providers were unable to support them at all.
• Most respondents (66%) believe they have enough liquidity to handle more than 12 months of an economic downturn, while 31% have the liquidity to handle less than 12 months of a downturn. 3% do not have sufficient funds to handle any downturn.
• Over half of those surveyed (52%) do not expect to initiate layoffs as a result of the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Another 39% expect layoffs but believe the impact will be minimal. Only 9% of executives/entrepreneurs believe that there will be layoffs with significant impact.
• 60% of technology executives/entrepreneurs surveyed believe the federal government’s responses have been adequate to support the economy or their business, while 40% say the response has been inadequate.

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