SpendSignal

SpendSignal is a web + mobile dashboard that tracks real-world consumer demand using anonymized, aggregated signals from publicly available sources (e.g., Google Trends, job postings, shipping/port throughput summaries, fuel prices, and local business review velocity). It turns messy, lagging economic data into a simple “nowcast” for a city, metro area, or industry category (restaurants, home services, retail). Users get weekly demand snapshots, alerts when momentum shifts, and short explanations of what moved and why. This is not a magic crystal ball: it won’t predict recessions perfectly, and it won’t replace official statistics. But it can help small businesses and operators make faster decisions on staffing, inventory, pricing, and marketing when conditions change. The product focuses on clarity, transparency of sources, and practical actions rather than academic models.