Not exact matches
Uniqueness is not just important, but it is the only way to stand out
against the rest of
small businesses in your industry.
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.
The
small business can also contact local attorneys to find out about liens, claims, or actions pending
against the applicant, and can hire independent accountants to verify financial information.
As a
small business, you might not think that you can compete
against the «big boys» in your particularly industry.
Small businesses may think they have a disadvantage when it comes to competing
against the big guns but one place they can shine is in delivering exceptional customer service.
As the battle for talent continues to heat up, startups and
small businesses are competing for quality employees
against big corporations that have serious advantages working in their favor.
While data breaches at big corporations continue to make headlines, cyber attacks
against small businesses are quietly on the rise.
What's more, his polarizing lack of political correctness can also work
against him among women and minority businesspeople, leaving the door open to his rival Clinton, whose
small business platform and reputation for getting the job done may very well win over undecided voters.
With this in place, even the
smallest business can go head - to - head
against large competitors knowing exactly where their advertising dollars are having the greatest impact.
This pain is especially acute for entrepreneurs and
small business owners, who may not be able to justify full - time hires and who may have to compete
against larger companies.
«Those tuna are the big companies that all us
small businesses are teaming up
against.»
The Republican civil war that erupted over the Tea Party's disregard of big
business's agenda threatens to turn (big)
business brother
against (
small)
business brother in the 2014 Republican primaries.
Small -
business counselors advise
against leaning too heavily on your broker when it comes time to negotiate.
As a result, many
small -
business owners see the Tea Party as defending their interests
against an overzealous government.
If someone would have put a wager on a reality show about a family - run
small business selling products for duck hunters being a blockbuster success, I would have bet
against it.
The federal government has made sweeping cuts to red tape as
small and medium
businesses grow more confident about the year ahead, but a growing number believes the state government is working
against their best interests, according to the latest Sensis survey.
How do
small businesses compete for top talent
against huge corporations with the resources to provide these amazing benefits?
Though in her second campaign for Senate in 2012 —
against Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy, a member of the Senate
Small Business Committee who is in favor of her confirmation — she did support a plan that proposed to fold the SBA into the Department of Commerce.
«It virtually eliminated all tariffs on my imports and made it easier for my
small business to stay competitive
against giant retailers on pricing.»
This news comes
against a backdrop, where
small business owners are, generally speaking, finding it harder to get loans under $ 1 million from banks — and more specifically to find loans of less than $ 50,000.
As both Industry Canada and the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission have stated, harsh enforcement is highly unlikely, especially
against legitimate
small businesses.
Unfortunately, the bounty of options can work
against a
small business owner designing their own site.
The national migration to EMV payment standards (popularly recognized as microchip debit and credit cards) is virtually guaranteed to safeguard
small businesses and their customers
against fraud over the next year.
These super services, in specific industries such as transportation, lodging, etc., will allow
small businesses to compete effectively
against their large rivals.
The
small business organization that is leading the case
against President Obama's health care reform act is asked to disclose its donor list.
Another of Trump's early decisions — to withdraw from the Trans - Pacific Partnership — kicked off a wavering war
against trade agreements that has left
small business owners either buoyed or blasted, depending on their
business models.
Banks are targeting more credit cards at
small businesses, but companies must weigh the incentives
against the potential costs.
The Western Australian government has called on its federal counterpart to beef up its Trade Practices Act (TPA) to help protect
small business against predatory pricing by big
business.
Here is what
small -
business owners can do to protect
against currency f...
Bitdefender EndPoint Security 6.2 is one of the top options available to
small business owners who take protecting themselves
against cyberattacks seriously.
Two economists — one for and one
against the stimulus — sound off on why
small businesses are getting a bad deal.
So how can a
small - or medium - sized
business,
against overwhelming odds, carve out its piece of the market?
In fact, even though some economic conditions have worked
against young entrepreneurs, Millennials and Gen Zers have several natural characteristics that will lead them down the path of
small business ownership.
But how are
small business owners approaching the holiday race, especially when up
against mega-retailers like Amazon?
While supporters say the law protects
small business owners» religious freedom, critics say it will allow for discrimination
against gay customers and drive
business out of the state.
He also voted
against raising the minimum wage,
against tax cuts for the middle class, and most importantly to entrepreneurs,
against the
Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act in 2012.
And many
small business owners just don't have the knowledge and resources to effectively compete on the mobile market, especially
against businesses with huge mobile and SEO budgets.
To benchmark his own
business practices
against the best ones in his industry, David Luse of $ 8.2 - million Minneapolis - based Arteka, a landscaping company, created his own
small networking group.
The
smaller players have spent most of their time competing
against each other in the «low - cost segment» of the market, which has barely made a dent in the
business of the incumbents, said Macquarie Securities advisor Greg MacDonald.
Their first test case is in support of a
small business owner named Melanie Kohler, one of the first #MeToo women to post allegations of assault
against director Brett Ratner.
SBA - backed 7 (a) loans, which are geared to
small businesses, come with a government guarantee to lenders of up to 85 percent
against default.
But the purchase incited significant backlash
against Dish, which through two controlled affiliates had secured a 25 %
small -
business discount that was subsequently revoked by the FCC.
For Daniel Lubetzky, the founder and chief executive of KIND, the FDA's response showed the power a
small business can have when it takes a stand
against a large government agency.
If your bank has exhausted all avenues for recovering the debt but still has not recovered the full amount of the loan, they can make a claim to the
Small Business Administration
against the guarantee the administration put on the loan.
In the case of the NEOs who head significant
business segments, the Committee also compares compensation data for these positions
against the pay for CEOs of
smaller companies, as the size and complexity of certain of those
business segments are similar in size and complexity to several of HP's peer group companies.
For
small - and medium - sized
businesses though, hedging
against rising fuel costs isn't even an option, says Jayson Myers, CEO of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters trade group.
Now, not only do
small businesses need to protect
against physical threats, but online threats are an even bigger concern.
From the Pebble smartwatch to Cards
Against Humanity and Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Kickstarter — and crowdfunding sites like it — have changed the way
small, independent
businesses raise capital to get their ideas off the ground.
And every
small business owner can claim their legitimate
business expenses and write these off
against their
business income.
Small business employers also provide access to larger networks such as supply chains, therefore protecting this information
against increasing cyber threats is critical.