Sentences with phrase «finding the owner does»

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As a business owner, I find that there are few things more valuable than being compared to what other businesses are doing so that I can learn from and even copy their best practices.

But once the research is done, many business owners and decision makers find that no clear leader emerges.

An annual survey of sentiment among the owner of small businesses finds only one in four thinks the government is doing enough for business.

More than 60 percent of the 320 women business owners surveyed by Forbes Insight and KeyBank's Key4Woman said that they don't track social media to find out what they're customers are saying about them.

When something does go wrong, idealist business owners suddenly find they don't have enough available resources to adapt and survive.

Business owners who start to do it usually find it eye - opening, rewarding, and even addictive, says Brendan Anderson, co-founder and managing partner of Evolution Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Cleveland.

The study found that nearly 40 percent of small business owners who didn't know their business credit score anticipated growth of less than 5 percent, while nearly three quarters who did, envisioned growth of up to 20 percent.

This feedback can help business owners find out if their products, stock, pricing, and placement are appealing to customers; measure the training and performance of frontline employees; learn if competitors do a better job at sales, service, marketing, and operations; identify if employees are following company procedures or compliance practices; and, increase focus on service and selling to help convert browsers to buyers, Warzynski explains.

This was evidenced by a 2016 survey that found that almost half of small business owners are unsure whether they are marketing effectively — with 14 % admitting that they aren't doing enough.

The CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey found that when asked what they were most likely to do with extra money received from a tax cut next year, the No. 1 response from small - business owners was «pay down debt,» chosen by 31 percent of respondents.

Many PE firms don't actually have a balance sheet of their own, so having private capital to either cash out owners who want to retire or open or extend new lines of business, or enter new geographies, those are all uses of permanent capital that I think different GPs find very valuable.

«Most small - business owners don't want to get bigger because they find that having more employees simply increases the amount of work they have to do, and in exchange the increase in profits just doesn't justify it,» he says.

Even if a business employs thirty people, should they all be manual workers or unable to contribute any specialised knowlege to the business, the owner will find himself trying to do everything and be an experet in all subjects.

If you're like the many small business owners who find themselves late to the game, don't fret.

If American business owners are truly worried about the long - term prospects of the U.S. economy, they should be doing what the Argentines do: looking outside their borders to find markets in which there is less uncertainty — or at least different kinds of uncertainty.

Given that unemployment in our market is still very high you would think finding these driven associates (future owners) would be as easy as picking daisies... not if you are selective, not if you want talented folks that will work hard, and not if you don't have a penchant for marketing to your audience.

For instance, in 2013, TD Ameritrade found that 28 % of small business owners did not contribute to any savings plan at all.

One benefit of being a business owner and your own boss is that you set the rules and can feel free to break them if you find a good business case to do so.

«The key to growing a business is to consistently meet and find specific goals that move your business forward,» says David Mitroff, Ph.D., a business consultant, marketing expert, keynote speaker, and founder of Piedmont Avenue Consulting, Inc. «What most business owners don't realize is that the process for business growth is an accumulation of small milestones rather than one huge leap.

She's targeted her approach, she's done her homework, and she's displayed a level of initiative every business owner hopes to find.

Many of these features are hard to find — and they don't appear in the owner's manual or on the company's site.

Owners and managers do not have an adequate understanding of the ISO 9000 certification process or of the quality standards themselves — Some business owners have been known to direct their company's resources toward ISO 9000 registration, only to find that their incomplete understanding of the process and its requirements results in wasted time and eOwners and managers do not have an adequate understanding of the ISO 9000 certification process or of the quality standards themselves — Some business owners have been known to direct their company's resources toward ISO 9000 registration, only to find that their incomplete understanding of the process and its requirements results in wasted time and eowners have been known to direct their company's resources toward ISO 9000 registration, only to find that their incomplete understanding of the process and its requirements results in wasted time and effort.

I did a little homework and soon found the dental practice's website, and sure enough, there was a big smiling photograph of the man who nearly ran me down, and he was clearly identified as the Dentist and owner of the business.

Intermediaries trying to find a buyer for the Premier League club from the controversial ownership of Tom Hicks and George Gillett approached Gates and Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots who last weekend won a fifth NFL Super Bowl under his stewardship, but did not receive take - up from either.

Small - business owners «are having to do a lot more digging to find the opportunities, and since the opportunities are fewer, they have more competition with other small businesses,» says Julie Weeks, an American Express research advisor and author of the report.

The Palo Alto, California - based online payroll firm surveyed 478 small business owners and found that 87 percent would start their business again given the chance to do it over.

But from knowing the right times of day to post to dealing with complaints and finding time to do it all, social media can create as many headaches for business owners as it does opportunities.

We often find that small businesses owners don't fully understand how to read their financial statements.

Finally, partners in a business may also find themselves in a situation in which one owner gets the 20 percent deduction and the other doesn't.

The survey found 28 % of small business owners saying it would have a negative impact on business if the Supreme Court ruled generally in favor of health care reform, which it did Thursday.

In fact, according to a 2014 IBISWorld report on «Business Valuation Firms in the U.S.,» 98 percent of business owners don't know the value of their company; those that do tend to be large companies that have the finances and resources available to them to find out.

He did a little research, and found out the small business rate he gets at United Healthcare is based on the age of the owner of the company.

A survey of New York City employers after implementation of the city's paid sick days law showed that more than 91 percent of respondents did not reduce hiring; 97 percent did not reduce hours; and 94 percent did not raise prices as a result of the law.26 In a similar study from Connecticut, which passed a statewide paid sick days law in 2011, employers also reported no effects or modest effects to their bottom lines.27 And an audit of the District of Columbia's paid sick leave law, effective in 2008, found that it did not discourage business owners from basing their businesses in the District, nor did it incentivize them to relocate their businesses outside of Washington.28

Curious why pet owners didn't simply search for answers online, Ms. Cannon found that most of the available resources were either unprofessional blogs or sites where veterinarians spoke in medical jargon.

«As a small business owner, you want someone who does the same thing you do — focus on the customer, ask smart questions, and find out if this is a right fit.»

Although most business owners don't make the entrepreneurial leap because they are financing experts, it's important to understand what's required so you can find the best loan for your business» situation.

The group that loses out the most from the sale of residential real estate to foreign owners is everyone who works in the Vancouver area and earns Vancouver wages, but has to try to find housing in a market distorted by buyers who don't work in the Vancouver area and earn Vancouver wages.

Because many of the business owners that find success with non-profit lenders are some of the smallest small businesses, the loan amounts and terms are a perfect fit for business owners that don't have large capital needs.

As a business owner, you want to spend more of your time doing work than finding work, right?

A recent Newtek Business Services survey found that 48 percent of small business owners don't believe cloud computing will reduce their IT costs.

If you are a business owner and do not yet have a business credit card, you should strongly consider making the time to find a card that is right for you.

Though there's value to having a community, some small - business owners may find they do better if they have a private office.

Based on findings from our latest study, «Report from the Front Lines: Small Business Outlook and Ecommerce Strategies for the 2014 Holiday Season,» 76 % of small - and medium - sized business owners feel optimistic that their business will generate more sales this holiday season than they did in 2013.

A new public opinion survey from the Angus Reid Institute — conducted in partnership with MARU / Matchbox — canvassing both entrepreneurs and Canadians who don't own businesses finds two - in - five small business owners saying their organizations would be negatively affected by the proposed passive investment changes.

Many business owners feel aloof and uneasy because they know they lack needed financial knowledge but they don't know how to find a partner they can trust.

Do a search for vacation properties in your area to find the owners.

With many apps and services becoming more and more affordable, efficient and easy to use, small business owners find themselves saving time, money and doing better business.

As a business owner I find it difficult to hire anyone who cares about my business as much as I do.

But this risk does not deter Founding Owners.

In the past I've been contacted by various companies suggesting I become a franchise owner, but I did some research and found that it was not the right fit for me.