«I use social media as a tool to leverage my time, my expenses and my business — not as a replacement
for any traditional business activities,» says Kinney.
The great benefit of using the web for this is that you don't have to wait
for traditional business hours or when you expect the office to open.
We need to get away from thinking of these social networking tools as a replacement
for traditional business development activities.
In many cases, business owners who apply
for traditional business loans are turned down simply because they aren't looking for loans large enough for the lender to see them as being worthwhile.
When business owners are facing a sudden, unexpected expense, applying
for a traditional business loan simply might not be a viable option.
In many cases, business owners are turned down
for traditional business loans because they aren't seeking loans large enough to generate enough of a profit for the lender.
With strong positive cash flow, you'll be able to show the bank why you're a suitable candidate
for a traditional business loan.
Finding financing to start or grow your business venture can be a real challenge, especially if you don't qualify
for a traditional business loan.
Digital companies pay on average an effective tax rate of 9.5 percent — compared to 23.2 percent
for traditional businesses.
HP believes that by entering the copier market, it will have a better chance to offset the slowing demand
for its traditional businesses.
The space has been pummeled by Wall Street in recent quarters, as the thesis gains steam that we have essentially reached «game over»
for traditional businesses.
RETAILERS ARE dispelling fears that new digital formats will be the death knell
for traditional businesses such as photo centers and video stores.
Not exact matches
As BuzzFeed points out, rather than spend marketing money on a
traditional online ad campaign — which would involve paying someone to create an ad and then paying to place it on Facebook, or another social website, or even with the publishers who so desperately need the ad dollars —
businesses are sending more of that money to Facebook to promote content created
for free by publishers.
In 2001 the company purchased Centura Banks, a
traditional bricks - and - mortar operation,
for more than $ 2 billion and attempted to build a footprint in the southeast U.S. Centura was a lousy
business to start with, and RBC was ill - equipped
for the intensely competitive U.S. marketplace.
No longer is startup success dependent upon the
traditional linear model of writing a
business plan, obtaining a bank loan, building a brand and then waiting
for customers to show up.
Utilizing a home - based
business model, Tutor Doctor eliminates the need
for high overhead costs associated with a
traditional bricks and mortar
business.
Called a «meaningful correction to Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In» by many critics, Unfinished
Business is Slaughter's way of compassionately yet astutely offering a framework
for how women (and men) can rethink
traditional gender roles.
The solution
for more and more small
businesses is voice over IP, or VoIP — the shorthand
for phone systems that run through the Internet rather than over
traditional telephone networks.
For the most part my clients fall into 3 categories: my peers — fellow YFE's looking for inspiration on how to incorporate more visual elements into their web presence, seasoned creative entrepreneurs seeking out a stronger connection with the Millenniel mindset, and traditional local business owners - searching for innovative ways to use the softer side of social med
For the most part my clients fall into 3 categories: my peers — fellow YFE's looking
for inspiration on how to incorporate more visual elements into their web presence, seasoned creative entrepreneurs seeking out a stronger connection with the Millenniel mindset, and traditional local business owners - searching for innovative ways to use the softer side of social med
for inspiration on how to incorporate more visual elements into their web presence, seasoned creative entrepreneurs seeking out a stronger connection with the Millenniel mindset, and
traditional local
business owners - searching
for innovative ways to use the softer side of social med
for innovative ways to use the softer side of social media.
Traditional office supplies, such as paper clips
for example, no longer have to be ordered or manufactured, they can simply be produced through a 3D printer, saving
businesses time, the cost of the product and shipping fees.
Fortunately, there are creative exercise options
for business travelers that go beyond the
traditional hotel gym workout.
The impact of the adjustment is likely to be mild on most parts of the economy —
for instance, slightly increasing borrowing costs
for consumers and small
businesses that rely on more
traditional bank - loan financing.
It was there that Zilis and her colleagues saw an opportunity
for a
traditional venture capital fund with
business information giant Bloomberg LP as the limited partner.
And online lenders are approving loans
for small
business owners at a much faster pace than
traditional credit sources.
For these resasons, the biggest obstacles to true disruption in
traditional industries are changing the mindset of the people in them and convincing
business owners to accept the value of the new product or service.
In the big picture, Intel is looking
for new growth areas, such as 5G, as its
traditional business supplying chips
for PCs has slowed dramatically.
«The first thing we get excited about isn't, What will this do
for our
business from a revenue standpoint — or, really, from any
traditional business standpoint?
For now, he said in a conference call with analysts, his goal is to refocus on RIM's
traditional business users.
Mark Wolf, director of the Guardian Life Small
Business Research Institute, says the traditional concept of retirement isn't realistic for small business
Business Research Institute, says the
traditional concept of retirement isn't realistic
for small
businessbusiness owners.
The
traditional payments industry is headed
for an upheaval as more small
businesses begin accepting Bitcoin and more payment startups rise to meet the growing demand.
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 percent.
The CS100, which is expected to make its maiden test flight this fall, burns up to 15 % less fuel, and is also far quieter than a
traditional jet engine — a perfect fit
for Porter's
business model, and its home airport.
Traditional methods
for measuring diversity — such as sums allocated
for working with minority
businesses or diversity training — can actually impede momentum.
When looking
for financing to take your
business to the next level, you can increase your chances of success by setting your sights far beyond the
traditional business loan.
However,
for 2010, Becker says she is committed to monitoring company progress, and her goal this year will focus on generating new
business beyond her
traditional clients.
If you're interviewing a candidate from a
traditional top - down company
for your new and growing
business, don't gloss over the specifics of his experience.
The company is betting that demand
for its services will grow as more
traditional companies have their
business models disrupted by technology.
The explosive growth of the alternative lending industry has led to more access to credit
for small
business owners that the
traditional banks had been turning away,
for sure.
VoIP is the perfect phone system
for small
businesses since it is cheaper, more flexible, highly scalable, and much more feature rich than
traditional phone systems.
You're doing something interesting: the
traditional path is
for a driver to become a success and then start
businesses around that success, but you've always worked to do both simultaneously.
New
businesses may find it difficult to qualify
for traditional bank loans.
White and ivory
business cards are common choices
for professionals in
traditional and conservative careers, but brighter colors can be eye - catching and convey a more creative tone.
Along with its competitor Suez, Veolia is boosting recycling and waste water handling services
for industrial companies as its
traditional French water
business faces pressure from contract renegotiations.
Vice's irreverent, offbeat style has made it required viewing
for that demographic, so it's the obvious partner
for a
traditional media giant like Rogers, looking to attract a millennial audience (Rogers owns Canadian
Business).
This
traditional trust company had to rethink its processes — and its culture — in order to rethink its
business for a younger, all - digital clientele
As desktop use,
traditional ads and virtual payments on apps and games like those published by Zynga slow down, many analysts say the company's mobile
business, commerce features and new external ad network will more than make up
for it.
As small
business owners, we are advised and often ridiculed
for not doing things the
traditional way, or not planning as well as we should.
Factoring is one of a number of alternative sources of financing
for small and midsize
businesses when a bank pulls their credit line or says no to a
traditional business loan.
Microsoft's
traditional core audience —
businesses that buy Windows computers — is notoriously slow at upgrading machines, so there could be some good news ahead
for the company on that front in 2013.
Traditional businesses were slow to wake up to the threat posed by disrupters such as Uber and Airbnb, but they're now warned and should prepare
for further assaults.