Sentences with phrase «at least the smallest at»

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The quest to regain the top producer spot in one of the most - prolific U.S. shale basins had eluded Hamm's Continental since at least 2014, when Whiting bought smaller rival Kodiak Oil and Gas.

Facebook dominates, with 90 percent of small businesses surveyed actively posting, and Twitter comes in second with nearly 70 percent of small businesses tweeting at least once in a while.

That's a big step for a relatively small — at least at this point — race team.

Even if it's small, they at least have a lot of attention from a few people.

In January, for example, President Obama mentioned the importance of small businesses as innovators and props to the economy in his State of the Union address at least half a dozen times.

Looking back over the years, I think I might have played a small part in his career — at least I hope so.

To take advantage, you must have an export credit sales volume of less than $ 5 million in the past three years before application, your company must qualify as a small business under the Small Business Administration's definition of the term and you must have been in business at least one year with a positive net wsmall business under the Small Business Administration's definition of the term and you must have been in business at least one year with a positive net wSmall Business Administration's definition of the term and you must have been in business at least one year with a positive net worth.

According to one study, 82 percent of shoppers made at least one purchase from an international merchant in a calendar year — despite the fact that only 1 percent of small businesses in the U.S. export goods overseas.

To apply, business owners must be one of Wells Fargo's more than 3 million small business customers, have been in business for at least a year, and have sufficient revenue to support the loans» weekly repayment schedule.

Securing a big customer is often «fabulous» for a small business, at least from a revenue perspective, says Woyzbun.

TriNet generally absorbs at least half of the legal liability for their clients, and they also enable smaller firms to compete with larger, wealthier employers by putting together competitive bonus packages.

Despite the very real challenges that keep many small - business owners cautious, a recent survey of the Women Presidents» Organizations» Zenith members reported that these women - owned businesses with annual revenues of at least $ 50 million are more optimistic than one might expect.

As President - Elect Trump is busy at work filling his Cabinet positions, the one area that may be among the most important, but is among the least talked about, pertains to small business.

A small percentage even admitted they waste at least half of an eight - hour workday on nonwork - related tasks.

No newbies; everybody brings at least some sales experience — two years for small - business reps; often two decades or more for enterprise - level account execs.

Since I tend to be on the quiet, introverted side, and knowing that networking is a requirement for small business success, I committed myself mentally to overcoming this issue by attending at least one networking activity every day for the first year.

You may not choose to use all 5 tactics, but there are certainly at least 2 in there which will improve your small business on Twitter.

Small - plates sharing and snacking may be replacing at least some traditional meals, as 67 percent of chefs noted the trend.

Because they are working on a smaller scale they have a quicker learning cycle and, theoretically at least, could get to a solution faster and more cheaply.

Business duration: Most online small - business loans require at least one year of continuous operation; bank loans typically require at least two years.

Second, if it really is necessary, when doing business overseas, to engage in practices that wouldn't be allowed back home, are you at least doing what you can to a) minimize the frequency of such violations and b) working, in at least some small way, to improve standards in the local business community?

Small businesses across the United States may have grumbled when the president raised the hourly minimum wage on August 20, but at least one company is ecstatic.

Android games, at least till now, have been designed to be mobile, so they've generally been smaller and shorter with lower production values.

On a scale of 0 to 300, a small business must score at least 140 to pass the pre-screening process the SBA sets on its most popular loan — the 7 (a) loan.

In at least one way, the charity followed the same trajectory experienced by successful small companies: As soon as it hit a growth spike, the systems began breaking down.

Hamas is said to still possess at least 15 tunnels that extend into Israel and is believed to have restored its military capabilities to pre-Protective Edge levels, filling its stockpiles with both imported and locally produced missiles, mortars and small arms.

This 20 percent rule was started by the Small Business Administration, which requires a personal guarantee from all owners with at least 20 percent ownership applying for an SBA - backed loan.

The total raised by these ventures - at least $ 2 billion in the last 24 months - is a small part of overall shale financing.

And in the U.S., at least, the»90s brought legislation allowing people to carry concealed weapons in most states, meaning that smaller guns became more in demand for both men and women.

One way small investors can imitate that approach: Buying the ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL), which owns shares in companies that have increased dividends for at least 25 consecutive years.

Although it is true that higher volumes will make up for lower prices to some extent, unless you can sell as much as a Kmart or Wal - Mart, you absolutely need at least a 50 percent markup (keystone) to survive in a small retail shop.

Certainly there are plenty of small cloud - HR competitors, including at least one other «Zen» - monikered outfit, like ZenPayroll, now called Gusto.

And they've remained faithful with extra responsibilities and smaller raises than normal — at least mine have.

Programs like Dao's Twiistup conference, Koblasa's Start - Up Weekend LA and Start - Up Nights, and Suster's Launchpad L.A. certainly help make L.A. feel smaller than it is, at least for a start - up.

Though the decorating of your dorm room might not be as crucial as choosing a major or registering for classes, that small space will be your home for at least the next year, so you want to create an environment that is comfortable, welcoming, and cheerful.

Small companies like yours contribute at least half of the major industrial innovations occurring in the United States, according to the SBA.

You will usually have a smaller amount to get started with, but at least you know that you won't be paying huge interest rates and you are not going to be under constant pressure to please shareholders.

Quebec has drawn at least $ 1.9 billion (# 1.5 billion) from Chinese investment, though it only accepts about 1,500 people a year — a small amount compared to what it was in the past when it didn't have a yearly quota, Katz added.

Respondents have been in a leadership role at their respective small businesses for at least five years and they are customers of Waltham, Mass. - based Constant Contact.

After multiple calls from irate neighbors, «which continued even after Blackman assured the Silvermans that the «parties were small and that everything was under control,» the Silvermans drove out on the afternoon of June 23 and found «about 50 cars in the road, security guards checking IDs» and «at least 100 persons all over their yard.»

Small businesses with at least one employee (not including owners) make up about 20 percent of the small business population, but produce about 71 percent of total small business inSmall businesses with at least one employee (not including owners) make up about 20 percent of the small business population, but produce about 71 percent of total small business insmall business population, but produce about 71 percent of total small business insmall business income.

Some pundits and companies have found the cost prohibitive for firms operating on a smaller scale than behemoth Google, but at least one tech company is willing to take the idea and run with it — big time.

Among the small houses on a hill in Caracas, Venezuela, the massive Helicoide looks otherworldly — or, at the very least, out of place.

«The aerospace medical profession is one of the smallest and least published fields in scientific literature,» Drs. Natacha Chough and Rebecca Blue, also at the University of Texas Medical Branch, wrote in a New Space editorial.

If the business is a corporation, «at least 51 percent of each class of voting stock and 51 percent of the aggregate of all outstanding shares of stock must be unconditionally owned by an individual (s) determined by SBA to be socially and economically disadvantaged,» stated the Small Business Administration.

According to Statistics Canada, 46 % of small and medium - sized Canadian businesses are at least partly owned by women.

Unlimited vacation policies are — at least in theory — extremely popular and a very hot topic among employers and employees... but how does a small business actually go about implementing a policy where employees can take as much time off as they like?

The SBA describes the program thusly: «Typically, a 504 project includes a loan secured with a senior lien from a private - sector lender covering up to 50 percent of the project cost, a loan secured with a junior lien from the CDC (a 100 percent SBA - guaranteed debenture) covering up to 40 percent of the cost, and a contribution of at least 10 percent equity from the small business being helped.

Totaling at least 700,000 barrels per day, these small wells would begin to shut down if crude ranged around $ 35 for at least six months.

«One of our most surprising (at least to us) 2016 research findings was the extent to which successful small businesses are using coaches.