Sentences with phrase «for smaller bases»

Some of these additional components can be compensating a Superintendent for a smaller base salary; it can also lead to egregious padding for the top guns.

Not exact matches

The advantage of having a small business with a smaller customer base is that you are better able to provide your clients with the attention they deserve — the kind of attention that will keep them satisfied and loyal to you for several years.

Ian Russell says advisors and brokers will stratify, with a small base of clients paying premium fees for premium service — and robo - advisors for the rest

Innovation is about «small ball» — a succession of base hits and quick scores rather than swinging for the fences and hoping for home runs.

For Anthony Construction, a small, Austin, Texas - based design and construction firm, a push towards less paper was partly a way to burnish the firm's green credentials.

It is much easier to add a personal touch or go above and beyond for every single client when you have a smaller customer base.

Operating on a simple drag and drop basis, its intuitive user interface means it should be a hit with everyone from pre-schoolers right up to senior citizens, but it should also be a great help for the small business owner or manager.

Roberta Matuson, a Boston - based business consultant and author of the 2013 book Talent Magnetism, says small firms need not be bound to rigid formal HR processes, which creates the opportunity for more creative hiring practices.

In the meantime, other experts recommend that small business owners seek lenders that have developed a relationship - based focus for their lending efforts and work to build up their credibility and creditworthiness.

New business - focused technologies are coming to market each and every day, and for small and start - up businesses in particular these advancements provide a much needed lifeline to reduce overheads, boost bottom lines and streamline management on a short and long term basis.

The bigger payoff for the larger populace will come in December 2016 at the latest, when all providers will have to offer channels on a pick - and - pay basis as well as smaller theme packs that are, to use the CRTC's language, «affordable.»

The companies were selected based on a combination of factors: their prodigious revenues or assets, their social currency, their deep connection to our daily lives, and (particularly for the newer and smaller companies), their disruptive impact.

Ideally, lenders evaluating a small business for credit approval like to see up - to - date books and business records, a large customer base, a history of prompt payment of obligations, and adequate insurance coverage.

It's a pie - in - the sky vision for a small company, but even a fraction of that would be a revolution in an industry that has been reliant on petroleum - based chemicals for half a century.

Small business loans at Wells Fargo rose 18 percent last year, says Lisa Stevens, head of small business banking for the San Francisco - based Small business loans at Wells Fargo rose 18 percent last year, says Lisa Stevens, head of small business banking for the San Francisco - based small business banking for the San Francisco - based bank.

Using a virtual assistant system to open up your website and brand to better customer service and wider market engagement unlocks a number of benefits for small businesses, especially those predominantly based online.

At 73, Atlanta - based Tarkenton owns seven companies including a conference - call company Teleconferencing Services LLC, a financial - planning business for seniors Tarkenton Financial LLC and a collection of small - business cloud - based services called Lodestar Technology Labs LLC.

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.

But when they do work out, endorsements can build credibility for new or untested products, enhance brand awareness, and help small businesses reach a new customer base.

Daniel Bortz is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C.. He's written about personal finance, careers, small business and entrepreneurs for publications such as Money magazine, CNNMoney.com, TheFiscalTimes.com, USnews.com.

Sure, that was bad for your business (particularly if it's based in a small town or serves a tight knit community), but it's nothing like our post-social media reality.

• Tikehau Captal acquired Credit.fr, a France - based crowdlending platform for small businesses, for 12 million euros ($ 13.4 million).

We released several new Asterisk - based business solutions in 2007, including AsteriskNOW, featuring an easy - to - install version of Asterisk with a Digium - designed graphical user interface that makes Asterisk more user friendly, as well as the Asterisk Appliance, a Digium - designed hardware appliance that incorporates Asterisk Business Edition into the hardware needed to run phone service for small to medium - sized businesses.

And Xenon, a Vancouver - based biotech, completed a US$ 31 - million private equity financing last April that will allow it to further develop its product pipeline, which consists of small - molecule therapies for select neurological, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

• IceKredit, a Shanghai - based credit assessment provider for small and mid-size businesses, raised $ 16 million in Series A funding.

Going into free shipping whole hog: Small businesses make a huge mistake by offering free shipping year round or for all purchases regardless of price, says Chris Malta, an Orlando, Fla. - based shipping expert.

The PwC report highlighted how the small Swiss municipality has emerged as a «hotbed for blockchain - based companies and advisory services,» and the country's growing «reputation of being a welcoming environment for companies and tech firms.»

But remember to sweat the small stuff, says Stephanie Zeppa, a corporate and securities partner for San Francisco - based law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton.

• Tide, a London - based mobile banking service for small businesses, raised $ 14 million in Series A funding, according to TechCrunch.

For example, let's say you run a small software development company based in Nevada and your company serves clients located outside Nevada.

Health Care: «I don't think there is much doubt as to where Senator Clinton is on the issue of health care,» says Raymond J. Keating, chief economist for the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, a small - business advocacy group based in Vienna, VirgSmall Business & Entrepreneurship Council, a small - business advocacy group based in Vienna, Virgsmall - business advocacy group based in Vienna, Virginia.

What's more, while 95 percent of small businesses are organized as pass - throughs (based on 2014 Treasury Dept. data) rather than traditional C - corporations, the CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey found the most support (68 percent) for the tax plan among C - corps — which would receive the flat corporate tax - rate reduction to 20 persmall businesses are organized as pass - throughs (based on 2014 Treasury Dept. data) rather than traditional C - corporations, the CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey found the most support (68 percent) for the tax plan among C - corps — which would receive the flat corporate tax - rate reduction to 20 perSmall Business Survey found the most support (68 percent) for the tax plan among C - corps — which would receive the flat corporate tax - rate reduction to 20 percent.

Steve King, partner at Lafayette, Calif. - based small - business research and consulting firm Emergent Research, says hiring can be a major growth deterrent for entrepreneurs.

WeWork, the New York City - based company that provides shared work spaces for entrepreneurs, freelancers and small start - ups, is now attracting Fortune 500 companies.

He says that figure has remained fairly constant for some time — suggesting there is a small hard core base of people who use bitcoin as everyday money, while the vast majority are using it to speculate and invest.

Like online dating for business, this small Stratford, Ont., software company helps match employees and teams based on personality traits

Katz has hit on a growing — if still small — market, says Darren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst for the New York City - based research firm NPD Group.

Perhaps for this reason, many people who invest in start - ups tend to favor companies that are based on small, executable ideas over grand strategies like Martian colonization or the resurrection of the electric car.

Contests are good for adding email addresses to your user base, but it is often far better to have a smaller, avid fan base than a larger number of people with no enthusiasm for your brand.

ShipStation's web - based programs, for example, lets small businesses manage shipments using multiple carriers from one interface and generates labels and packing slips.

It's the sort of rapid gearshift that few companies ever experience, much less master: over the course of about five years, FouFou Dog (FFD), a Markham, Ont. - based dog apparel firm, has seen its revenue grow by more than 800 % — a steep growth trajectory matched by the company's shift from providing very specialized boutique goods, like jewelry and booties for small dogs, and to a far wider range of products suitable for mass merchandisers and large offshore customers.

Lucy is the Outreach Coordinator at Xero, a provider of web - based accounting software designed for small businesses.

Fortune's ranking of 150 Best Small and Medium - Sized Companies to Work For, based on some 52,000 surveys compiled and graded by our partner Great Place to Work, offers insights into what makes for a meaningful work environment, along with a potential target list of desirable employers (though only some, obviously, will be hiring at any given momenFor, based on some 52,000 surveys compiled and graded by our partner Great Place to Work, offers insights into what makes for a meaningful work environment, along with a potential target list of desirable employers (though only some, obviously, will be hiring at any given momenfor a meaningful work environment, along with a potential target list of desirable employers (though only some, obviously, will be hiring at any given moment).

Perth - based Panoramic Resources has released an updated scoping study on its renamed Gum Creek gold project in the Murchison region, which details plans for a smaller operation with a lower capex.

Kingdomware is a small, veteran - owned company based in Waldorf, Maryland, whose owner sued the Department of Veteran Affairs in 2012 for awarding a contract to a non-veteran-owned business.

Perry also had an uneven record on taxes, cutting them for property owners, but raising them for small business owners by broadening the state's franchise tax base.

Colin Barnett says he would like to see penalty rates cut for casual small business employees on Sundays and public holidays, but lift the base rate for standard hours.

Lori Becker, president and CEO of the Boston - based publishing company, Publishing Solutions Group, is one small business owner who has signed her company up for the Challenge.

Respondents have been in a leadership role at their respective small businesses for at least five years and they are customers of Waltham, Mass. - based Constant Contact.

Now, the Bellevue, Wash. - based Windows maker has another sales pitch aimed at small business: Xbox One isn't just for playing Halo and Hulu — wink, nudge.