Sentences with phrase «as consumers and small businesses»

«In the U.S., it is the consumer and small - business market rather than the large - firm market that is more vulnerable to the U.K. rules, as consumers and small businesses are used to getting all sorts of services over the Internet, and they are not impressed by heavy - hitting law firm partners or fancy offices.

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PostNet Neighborhood Business Centers offer graphic design, printing, copying and shipping services for home - based and small - to medium - sized businesses, as well as consumers.

Small Business Saturday, happening this year on November 28, started as an American Express initiative to encourage consumers to shop small and local during the holiday season, but it is now a key piece of the major holiday shopping day trifSmall Business Saturday, happening this year on November 28, started as an American Express initiative to encourage consumers to shop small and local during the holiday season, but it is now a key piece of the major holiday shopping day trifsmall and local during the holiday season, but it is now a key piece of the major holiday shopping day trifecta.

He describes the experience as one characterized by service providers who usually see small - business users much like consumers, and small - business users who often don't analyze their own needs and desires well enough to understand what they're looking for.

The premise of all these pitches is that you can take any good idea for a product, service or network (typically someone else's idea, who is already hitting it out of the park) and shrink that business down to a narrower target population or niche, or to a certain kind of consumer, and instantly turn the process of serving that smaller segment into a big business as well.

And as small businesses face more and more challenges to reach their target market, consumers too continue to look for something different and refreshiAnd as small businesses face more and more challenges to reach their target market, consumers too continue to look for something different and refreshiand more challenges to reach their target market, consumers too continue to look for something different and refreshiand refreshing.

The accessibility and convenience of the on - demand model is influential enough that it's actually shifting consumers to form a relationship with the platform itself, as opposed to the small business owner.

To survive the robot invasion, small businesses need to maximize consumer reliance on these innate human abilities, as well as highlight them within their company's products and services.

Jan. 6, 2006 — While much of the buzz about this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has centered on personal entertainment such as video - on - demand, portable media players, and giant television monitors, the four - day exhibition is also providing glimpses of the future of small business technology.

Before his talk, Berger told me over coffee that he's not so sure about the of - the - moment advertising strategies often positioned as the only way business owners — especially small - business owners — can expand their brand and engage consumers.

Smaller players such as Fairmont and Omni may feel compelled to offer instant rewards to get the attention of business travelers, though when it comes to perks like WiFi, even the larger players are capitulating to consumer demand; InterContinental newly instituted free WiFi this month to its higher membership tiers with universal access to all members beginning in 2014.

Best Buy Co Inc, the No. 1 U.S. consumer electronics retailer, on Wednesday said it will shut 250 small mobile phone stores in malls as it looks for ways to operate profitably and turn around its business amid intense competition.

«The firm has identified digitally led banking services to consumers and small businesses as an area of opportunity for GS Bank,» the memo reads.

As connecting businesses with consumers continues to become more technologically complex, it becomes easier for big budget brands to take advantage of the market and push out smaller businesses.

Add to that the frustration of not being included in protections currently being enjoyed by consumers as a result of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, or CARD Act, it's not hard to imagine that small business owners are fed up with credit agencies.

Business credit cards typically come with the same travel and purchase protections as their consumer counterparts as well as business - specific features that are better - suited to the needs of small - businessBusiness credit cards typically come with the same travel and purchase protections as their consumer counterparts as well as business - specific features that are better - suited to the needs of small - businessbusiness - specific features that are better - suited to the needs of small - businessbusiness owners:

As proven in 2008, the democratic nature of P2P lending helps to fill gaps during liquidity crunches by providing a funding option to small businesses and consumers who need to borrow.

Convenience is very important to both large and small businesses as well as consumers.

Newell Brands on Jan. 25 said it would explore strategic options for its industrial and commercial - product subsidiaries as well as smaller consumer businesses such as Rawlings athletic goods and U.S. Playing Cards.

But those plans are specifically designed for small businesses and would probably be able to skirt a requirement in the Affordable Care Act that requires health plans sold directly to consumers to offer a basic set of benefits, such as prescription drugs and maternity care.

The $ 840 billion consumer loan business is facing a shake - up as online upstarts like Lending Club, Prosper and even PayPal have begun offering small loans.

A subset of small businesses is still putting growth goals on hold as they monitor consumer behavior and the economic recovery.

While equity crowdfunding has been targeted as a boon for startups and small companies in need of early stage funding, a growing number of businesses are comprehending that offering shares, in a transparent manner, to consumers familiar with the brand or company can be very effective.

In a 15 - minute, closed - door meeting in Shanghai that included Alibaba Group CEO Jonathan Lu, COO Daniel Zhang, and British Ambassador to China Sebastian Wood, Cameron and Ma were said to have discussed ways to raise the profiles of British brands and small businesses with Chinese consumers, as well as strategies for increasing bilateral trade and investment in the U.K.

The company offers private label credit cards, dual cards, and small and medium - sized business credit products; and promotional financing for consumer purchases, such as private label credit cards and installment loans.

As we all know credit card processing makes transactions much more convenient and quicker for consumers, but it can come at a price for small business owners since the cost of accepting credit cards are passed along to the merchant and not the consumer.

On Jan. 25, Chief Executive Michael Polk announced Newell was exploring strategic options for its industrial and commercial businesses and smaller consumer brands such as Rawlings sporting goods and U.S. Playing Cards.

P2P lending platforms target segments that are unserved or under - served by existing banking system such as consumer credit and small and micro business lending.

Can't it be argued then that a single business that has taken all of the market away from several smaller businesses while employing fewer workers and narrowing the choices of consumers isn't working as much for society as it is working for itself?

Competition policy (SME focus; need for equity; treat SMEs as «consumers» when dealing with larger businesses - extend unfair terms contracts to small business; need «legal precedents or statutory definitions» as part of unconscionable conduct framework); competition laws (focus on unfair terms and unconscionable behaviour; mention of MMP but not in context of s 46; access - call for broader access; price signalling (not clear)-RRB-; administration

As we very well know Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) contribute significantly to the economy but remain heavily dependent on cash to run their business; however, consumers are demanding safer and more convenient ways to pay.

Fighting to survive after high fuel prices corralled consumers into small cars and instigated a media backlash against the Hummer brand, as well as an economic recession, Lynch Hummer owner Jim Lynch decided he needed to sell something else besides Hummers to stay in business.

After all, if a consumer is willing to physically stand in an independent bookstore and make the purchase on their smartphone (or on their tablet, using the store's wifi connection as they do), will simply pointing out how it harms small businesses enough?

Companies both big and small have made a practice of enticing customers into their establishments with free wifi, which encourages consumers to spend more time lingering in the business than they otherwise might have, as well as helping them to build a brand loyalty with companies who take steps to meet their needs.

As fickle and treacherous as the software business is, the independent creation of small applications that are sold directly to consumers correlates much more closely to what independent authors are trying to do than anything else I can think oAs fickle and treacherous as the software business is, the independent creation of small applications that are sold directly to consumers correlates much more closely to what independent authors are trying to do than anything else I can think oas the software business is, the independent creation of small applications that are sold directly to consumers correlates much more closely to what independent authors are trying to do than anything else I can think of.

Targeting digital media professionals and PC enthusiasts as well as gamers, Velocity Micro has expanded its initial consumer focus to include providing PC solutions for small businesses, including servers and mobile solutions.

Merchant service accounts allow businesses to function in much of the same way as standard consumer accounts with the addition of processing credit card orders and receiving small business financing.

Fortunately, there are resources available to comprehensively assist small business owners as they transition from consumer financial products to more appropriate business - oriented products and services.

Utilizing the Sharpen Your Financial Focus ® (Sharpen) program as the initial framework, the NFCC offers Small Business Owner Financial Coaching to provide personal financial reviews and education for small business owners who are using consumer - oriented financial products to finance their small busineSmall Business Owner Financial Coaching to provide personal financial reviews and education for small business owners who are using consumer - oriented financial products to finance their small busBusiness Owner Financial Coaching to provide personal financial reviews and education for small business owners who are using consumer - oriented financial products to finance their small businesmall business owners who are using consumer - oriented financial products to finance their small busbusiness owners who are using consumer - oriented financial products to finance their small businesmall businesses.

And there is significant spending growth potential for small business credit and charge cards, as card's share of overall small business spending is much lower than card's share of consumer spendiAnd there is significant spending growth potential for small business credit and charge cards, as card's share of overall small business spending is much lower than card's share of consumer spendiand charge cards, as card's share of overall small business spending is much lower than card's share of consumer spending.

Younger consumers who are used to paying for 99 - cent smartphone apps with their credit cards generally see nothing wrong with pulling out plastic for small retail purchases at places such as coffee shops and restaurants — the heart of Main Street small businesses in the United States.

But by defining herself as a retail pet store, a breeder could then opt to conduct her business entirely via the Internet, phone, and mail — eliminating the small protection the consumer might get from meeting a dog before buying him.

In particular, Danziger points to a passionate, loyal consumer base and a healthy channel of small, independent retailers that are knowledge and service oriented as major similarities between the cigar and pet businesses.

Her specialties include working with small to mid-size pioneering companies, as well as multi-national businesses who want to accelerate time to market and provide high value products to consumers.

His experience as a lawyer working with consumer services, start up businesses, and small law firms taught him that something was missing...

Inder - Jeet Gujral is identified as CEO of Enfold Inc., a provider of online filing cabinets to consumers and small businesses, and a former VP of WebMD.

But more consumer and small business attorneys are finding that client - friendly pricing can be lawyer - friendly as well.

Rather than a single page with sections for lawyers, consumers, small businesses, students and corporate counsel, as it has now, the new design will have dual front pages, one for consumers and one for legal professionals.

The Canadian Federation of Small Business, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Restaurants Canada, the Canadian Franchise Association and others such as the Fraser Institute fear that the workers the government is trying to help will be negatively impacted because small business will have to adjust by reducing hours of work, layoffs, less hiring and increasing cost to goods and services to consumers; some going so far as saSmall Business, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Restaurants Canada, the Canadian Franchise Association and others such as the Fraser Institute fear that the workers the government is trying to help will be negatively impacted because small business will have to adjust by reducing hours of work, layoffs, less hiring and increasing cost to goods and services to consumers; some going so far asBusiness, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Restaurants Canada, the Canadian Franchise Association and others such as the Fraser Institute fear that the workers the government is trying to help will be negatively impacted because small business will have to adjust by reducing hours of work, layoffs, less hiring and increasing cost to goods and services to consumers; some going so far as sasmall business will have to adjust by reducing hours of work, layoffs, less hiring and increasing cost to goods and services to consumers; some going so far asbusiness will have to adjust by reducing hours of work, layoffs, less hiring and increasing cost to goods and services to consumers; some going so far as saying:

Seasonal Help — This season with the increase of consumer spending on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, you might consider bringing in a few extra sets of hands to make this holiday a pleasant experience not just for your customers but for yourself as well.