While small business owners don’t see a quick economic recovery, a large number expect their companies to be in the same or better financial shape at the end of 2009, according to the UPS Business Monitor United States.

The survey was conducted by TNS—a global market and insight group—in two waves, the first in September and October 2008, with a follow-up in December, as economic conditions deteriorated. Results of the first survey indicated 91% of small business owners with the positive outlook. There was a slight decline in the optimism in the December study, with 86% of the owners still upbeat.

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