Eighty - five per
cent of its business comes from return clients, CEOs and boards who wouldn't continue to pay its fees if they weren't getting something out of the deal.
At least 30 per
cent of your business comes from being in the right place at the right time, but don't waste earnings (or line of credit) trying to make things happen in a large random marketplace.
At least 25 per
cent of my business came from my farm area.
If 60 per
cent of their business comes from family and friends, we'll market to that sector.»
Ma says that Asians «are rooted to the neighbourhood» and less than five per
cent of his business comes directly from China.
Forty - seven per
cent of their business comes from repeat clients and customer referrals.
«I recently read somewhere that 80 per
cent of business comes from following up, so I will be diligently following up on every lead and inquiry that I receive.
Not exact matches
Larian said 20 per
cent of MGA's revenue
comes from Toys «R» Us and on Thursday, Quebec - based manufacturer Dorel Industries Inc. said that Toys «R» Us's U.S.
business accounted for three per
cent of its 2017 revenue.
Over the last four quarters, that's
come down to about 62 per
cent, close to the historical average, on the back
of business spending on investment and inventories that's already much stronger than usual and will probably slow.
The results
come two months after IAG announced its tie - up with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, that saw the insurance giant sign away 20 per
cent of its
business to the US investment guru's company.
Regional differences
come into play here, with the same report finding that only 17 per
cent of business owners in Saudi Arabia, and 14 per
cent in Mainland China, had ambitions to move on.
Of Sydney's
business events in the past year, 75 per
cent came from China.
Despite the credit squeeze, more than 50 per
cent of respondents said they still plan to grow their
businesses over the
coming 12 months.
A balance
of six per
cent more
businesses surveyed by the FSB think that they will lay people off in the
coming three months, pointing to a further increase in unemployment by the end
of the year.
Three out
of five high growth small
businesses are located outside the south - east, and 70 per
cent of their turnover
comes from outside the capital.
We studied a large group
of small
business owners and corporate employees (
of which only 29 per
cent said they were in a good mood, with a positive mindset, when they
came home).
That means the GX3h Outlander PHEV will cost you # 28, 249 and
come with plug - in hybrid powerplant capable
of delivering a range
of 512 miles and an electric - only range
of up to 32 miles (and silly official economy
of 148 mpg) and, perhaps most importantly, a BIK rate for
business users
of just 5 per
cent.
But with profits from Samsung's mobile
business plunging a stunning 74 per
cent in the third quarter
of the year and Phones 4U folding, the Korean company's plans may change dramatically in the
coming year.
Every
cent counts, but it takes a lot
of commitment to save for your
business, especially when vendor payments, equipment demands, and other expenses
come calling.
International
Business Class awards are harder to
come by, but can yield a value
of 2 to 4
cents per mile.
This pales in comparison with the average
cents per miles
of an international
business class flight which
comes in at just over 5
cents per mile.
Even when you calculate your 40K United miles at about 1.5
cents per mile ($ 600, or $ 2,989 total), you still
come out way ahead
of the
business class fare.
To be clear, Enbridge is not abandoning its traditional bedrock: over 70 per
cent of the company's profits still
come from transporting oil through its vast network
of pipelines, though Monaco recently indicated this could shrink to 50 per
cent as early as 2020 as its other
business lines grow.
The announcement, which
comes as Shell is fighting to maintain its commitments on dividends (which it will increase by 5 per
cent this year) and its core oil and gas
business in the face
of a more than $ 100 slide in the price
of crude since last summer, triggered a furious response from green groups.
The total new
business premium (NBP) for the life insurance industry decreased by 21 per
cent year - on - year (Y - o - Y) to Rs 49,046 crore from Rs 62,362 crore, while the total number
of policies sold in the pension segment
came down to 0.6 lakh from 33.5 lakh Y - o - Y.
About 10 per
cent of the company's
business comes from the malls, while 60 per
cent is through the agency channel.
Kishore Biyani - promoted insurance companies, Future Generali India Life Insurance and Future Generali India Insurance (non-life venture), are targeting 30 per
cent of their
business to
come from malls.
The importance
of this issue is underscored by the fact 89 per
cent of employers in Hong Kong responding to the 2018 Salary Guide believe skill shortages have the potential to hamper effective
business operations over the
coming year.»
In the survey conducted in November, 70 per
cent of employers said they expected
business activity to increase in the
coming months, but only 38 per
cent said they expected to do any hiring.
According to the National Association
of Realtors (NAR) 2015 Member Profile, roughly 20 per
cent of a Realtor's
business comes from repeat clients and another 20 per
cent from referrals from happy customers.
As motivational sales trainer Todd Robertson points out in the Prospects Plus blog, «Ninety per
cent of real estate agents «wait» for the
business (to
come to them) as opposed to putting systems in place to go after the
business.»
Several writers suggested we encourage younger people to
come into the
business because less than 15 per
cent of Realtors are under 40 years old.
The real estate deal is only 10 per
cent of what we do and it
comes at the end
of the 90 per
cent time invested to get to know the client and their
business requirements.»
Approximately 95 per
cent of the company's
business comes from repeat or referred clients, including all Halifax - area hospitals and universities, as well as many clients from financial industries.