Sentences with phrase «owners survey by»

There are two main sources of pet demographics in the United States: the biennial APPA National Pet Owners Survey by the American Pet Products Association, and the U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) which is published every five years.

However, perhaps fittingly, cats get to enjoy the lion's share of the bedroom: Less than half of dogs (45 %) get to share the bed, while 62 % of cats sleep with their adult pet owners, and 13 % of cats sleep with children, according to the National Pet Owners Survey by the American Pet Products Association.

According to the 2017 - 2018 National Pet Owners Survey by the American Pet Products Association, approximately 40 to 50 percent of pet owners feed wild birds.

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.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sixty - four percent of the nearly 100 local business owners surveyed by Assemblyman Will Barclay said they'd lay off workers if the state's minimum wage is hiked to $ 15 an hour, Barclay said Tuesday.

Nine out of ten pet owners surveyed by the American Humane Society say they now consider their pet a member of the family, which helps explain why more than a third (37 percent) of dog parents and a similar population of cat owners have their pet's picture primarily displayed in their house and why 14 and 10 percent respectively display them at their place of work.

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That's according to a survey of about 1,400 small business owners conducted by online small business lender Funding Circle, which found:

According to a 2010 survey by Travelers Insurance, 94 percent of small - business owners are confident their business is protected against insurable risks, despite only 56 percent having disaster - recovery insurance.

And a February survey by Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management found that 39 percent of small business owners who applied for bank loans in the previous three months were successful, up from 34 percent in a survey taken in October and November.

A plurality, 44 %, said their current iPhone worked fine, according to a survey of non-upgrading owners by Piper Jaffray.

Recently released preliminary data from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners — the Census Bureau's effort to take stock of American companies every five years — show that the fraction of businesses owned by women improved substantially over the past five years.

The bigger a small business is, the more likely it is to support the tax changes being promoted by President Donald Trump and GOP leaders in Congress, and the more likely the business is to expect immediate benefits, according to the fourth - quarter CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, conducted with more than 2,000 small - business owners across the United States between Nov. 20 and Dec. 4, using the SurveyMonkey's online polling methodology.

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.

But in a new survey of 250 business owners by Bank of America's Merrill Lynch division, only 39 % said they used an expert — like a management consultant, financial adviser or commercial banker — to develop a succession plan.

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.

According to a survey by American Express, only about 49 % of business owners take a week off from their business.

The number of black women - owned businesses has more than tripled since 1997, making black females the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Between 2007 and 2012, the number of black women - owned businesses grew by 67 % according to the National Women's Business Council's Survey of Business Owners.

Small - business owners are optimistic about the next quarter, even while still mired in sluggish economic conditions, according to a new survey by payroll - processing firm SurePayroll.

But there's that half - empty perspective; in one survey released last week by Bank of America, just 9 percent of the 1,000 owners questioned planned to apply for loans in the coming year.

According to a survey of small business owners by Travelers Insurance, nearly 44 percent of all U.S. small businesses do not have a written business continuity plan, or any other type of document, that explains what will happen to the business in the event of serious weather emergencies.

In fact, a recent survey by Sage reveals that 93 percent of business owners will vote in the midterm versus 37 percent of all US voters who showed up in 2006's election.

Eighty - five percent of small - business owners say that the holiday shopping period is just as — or more important than — last year, according to a survey by Manta, an online small - business community.

The survey — conducted by Wakefield Research — polled 500 small business owners.

Small - business owners generated $ 15.4 billion in revenue on Small Business Saturday in 2016, according to insights from a survey commissioned by American Express, a number that's been on the rise for years.

Surveys by several different organizations find that, at the 100 - day mark, roughly 60 percent of small business owners approved of Trump's performance or believed his presidency would be good for their companies.

Although most consumers surveyed are skeptical of the new phone, Note 7 owners — i.e., the ones most affected by the recall — appear more than willing to forgive Samsung.

In a survey by Paychex, 44 percent of small business owners said the new administration has made them more likely to hire new employees; and just 12 percent said it has made them less likely to do so.

Small - business owners offer health benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on Health).

Four in five women hope to grow their businesses «substantially» or «at least a moderate amount» by 2013, according to a survey of some 700 female business owners done by PNC Financial Services Group.

But it is by no means the be-all, end - all indicator, particularly for small business owners, as only 40 percent of the establishment surveys come from businesses with 20 or fewer employees.

A similar study conducted by the Guardian Insurance Company offered even more marked results, with 35 % of small business owners surveyed reporting that they actually started their businesses to fund their retirements.

Although women have historically run behind men in business, they're upbeat about women's future as owners or workers, according to a survey released last week by Bank of America.

According to an October 1996 survey by George S. May International Co., finding and training new employees is one of the biggest management challenges that the owners of U.S. and Canadian small and midsize businesses face.

A recent survey of small - business owners conducted for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by Harris Interactive reported an 11 percentage point rise in the last year in the number of owners who are unsure of whether their business will be better off in the future than it has been in the past.

The Section 179 deduction is the most - used tax credit by small businesses, with more than a third of business owners reporting taking advantage of it, according to a March NSBA tax survey.

The latest survey of private - company executives by PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that almost two - thirds of U.S. business owners consider the U.S. economy growing.

Hu's sentiments are common among small business owners — 60 percent of those that don't offer health insurance say it's because it's too costly, according to a March 2015 survey by Manta, the small business network.

The survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 88 executives ages 18 and over (CEO, Chairman / Board Member, Partner / Principal, Owner, or Company President with company revenue of at least $ 50 million) from April 14 to 21, 2015.

According to the NFIB survey on credit access by small businesses, «four percent of owners reported that all their borrowing needs were not satisfied, up 1 point and historically very low... only 1 percent reported that financing was their top business problem.»

In a recent survey by Citibank, 83 % of small business owners said they are concerned about another economic downturn.

HOUSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Although small business owners are slowly proceeding with growth plans in 2011, 40 percent are now delaying their expectations of an economic rebound to the first quarter of 2012 or later, according to the most recent Business Confidence Survey released today by Insperity, Inc. (NYSE: NSP), a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions to America's best businesses.

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.

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Survey: More Small Businesses to Give Holiday Perks This Year According to a recent survey by American Express, more and more small business owners are giving their employees bonuses and other perks this year as compared toSurvey: More Small Businesses to Give Holiday Perks This Year According to a recent survey by American Express, more and more small business owners are giving their employees bonuses and other perks this year as compared tosurvey by American Express, more and more small business owners are giving their employees bonuses and other perks this year as compared to 2011.

According to a new survey conducted by Bank of America running the business is the most stressful thing in a small business owner's life.

Yet a recent survey by the National Association for the Self - Employed found 80 percent of women business owners used their personal finances to start their business.

According to a new survey by the Meetings Mean Business coalition, face - to - face meetings are a high priority for small business owners, who in 2017, will continue to invest in travel for in - person meetings, industry conferences and trade shows.

Surveys can be created by students, small business owners, journalists or for specific educational researchers.

The Olympian, March 17, 2009 Local confidence drops, surveys find: Consumers, business owners hope for economic rebound by Rolf Boone «Thurston County residents and business owners largely were pessimistic about the economy in the fourth quarter of 2008, although both groups remain hopeful that business conditions will improve in the next six months, two new surveys have found.»

A new survey conducted by payroll services company Paychex of small business owners looks at how those entrepreneurs are looking at major issues in the presidential election.