Sentences with phrase «from independent businesses»

There are many different places to get dogs groomed, from independent businesses to nationwide companies.

Which means you will see Google Application Development and the Porting in of games and business applications from the independent an business community.

In its continuing effort to bring closely - related companies under its corporate umbrella, Cendant Corporation has acquired the common interests of FD Development Company, LLC from an independent business trust.

Not exact matches

St. Paul, Minn., is home to the so - called Defense Alliance, an independent business network that helps small - business owners figure out the daunting task of winning contracts from Uncle Sam — specifically, the Department of Defense.

The Independent was created in 1986 as an alternative to the existing British daily press, and for a time it was a successful business, but as the pressure of a declining print market continued to grow it faded rapidly from a readership of about 400,000 to less than 50,000.

You can readily see that the sale of business opportunities as defined by the FTC rule is quite different from the sale of an independent business.

The idea of everyone getting together and promoting small, independent businesses is popular at the moment — so your small business will benefit from the extra attention.

Independent accounts for personal and business finances will save you from confusion and protect you in case of an audit.

The jaunty outlook is recharging animal spirits in corner offices: In its January survey of small companies, the National Federation of Independent Business found that 32 % of the enterprises rated the present climate «a good time to expand»; that was a record high and a threefold increase from late 2016.

Another Stanford Graduate School of Business alumna is Mariam Naficy, founder and CEO of Minted, a design marketplace that sells crowdsourced creations (such as greeting cards) from independent artists.

Everyone in the program completes afour - month internship with an area business — important local experience for thethree - quarters of the student body thatcome from abroad — and most complete anapplied business project, a group businessanalysis assignment based on the real - worldexperience gleaned through the internship.Those with an interest in finance can forgothe independent project and instead bolton an optional fifth semester that givesadditional weight to securities, derivativesand investing, covering topics like the mutualfund industry and real estate investing.

«As the nation's leading independent and a pragmatic business leader, Mike has supported candidates from both sides of the aisle,» Howard Wolfson, senior advisor to Michael Bloomberg, told Fortune.

At the top of the leaderboard, shares of Smurfit Kappa rose over 18 percent after Europe's largest producer of paper - based packaging rejected an unsolicited proposal from International Paper — arguing it is better to remain as an independent business.

Data from our SurePayroll small business customers shows the percentage of their employees who are independent contractors has grown 85 percent from May 2007 to May 2012, rising from 3.33 % to 6.26 %.

These spaces are typically independent of a single office or business and instead bring together entrepreneurs and business professionals from many different industries, businesses and areas of expertise.

Similarly, the National Federation of Independent Business, in a study released in December, claims a proposed wage increase in New York to $ 8.50 from $ 7.25 with an index to inflation would cost the state 22,000 jobs and $ 2.5 billion in revenue.

In December, U.S. small - business confidence in the economy climbed to 105.8, its highest point in 12 years, up 7.4 points from the previous month, according to the National Federation of Independent Bbusiness confidence in the economy climbed to 105.8, its highest point in 12 years, up 7.4 points from the previous month, according to the National Federation of Independent BusinessBusiness.

Nearly one in five small business owners say they're now say they're more likely to hire an independent contractor than a full - time employee, according to results from our August Small Business Scbusiness owners say they're now say they're more likely to hire an independent contractor than a full - time employee, according to results from our August Small Business ScBusiness Scorecard.

«We're giving small businesses and independent professionals what they hope to get from an agency that does social media at a price they can afford,» says Justin Hartzman, CEO of Needls.

Even the most seemingly independent entrepreneur will receive a bit of advice or criticism along the way that serves to shape his entire outlook and help him move from simply having an idea to creating a successful business.

The monthly reading on small - business optimism from the National Federation of Independent Business showed slightly more optimism among business owners in December, though still far below rates in more vibrant ecbusiness optimism from the National Federation of Independent Business showed slightly more optimism among business owners in December, though still far below rates in more vibrant ecBusiness showed slightly more optimism among business owners in December, though still far below rates in more vibrant ecbusiness owners in December, though still far below rates in more vibrant economies.

Government figures cited by the Associated Press indicate that just 1.7 million people — out of a total non-farm labor force of some 136 million workers — earned the minimum wage or less in 2006; still the increase was a big political victory for the Democrats, one that came at the expense of lobbyists from the National Federation of Independent Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce, among others.

U.S. consumers surveyed about the event reported spending an estimated $ 5.5 billion at small businesses on Saturday Nov. 24, according to the Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey from National Federation of Independent Business and American Express.

Complaints from small business owners like McMillon are why the National Federation of Independent Business, an advocacy group, supported tbusiness owners like McMillon are why the National Federation of Independent Business, an advocacy group, supported tBusiness, an advocacy group, supported the bill.

Seattle's new minimum wage law groups franchises with large businesses, putting the pressure on independent franchisees to increase workers» pay at an accelerated pace (a move that sparked a discrimination lawsuit from the IFA).

«From the employer perspective it is purely a payroll tax hike,» says Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Last year I came to this country from Glasgow and started a business importing tea from England and wholesaling it to independent outlets throughout the United States.

«The people whose boots are on the ground and who are successful and are still open for business, generally, they're the one that independent retailers can learn a lot from.»

Related links: Directory of Organizations Promoting Independent Businesses (Contains contact information for many of the organizations mentioned in this story) Independent Business Alliances: The Basics Independent Business Alliances: Reports from the Field

I'm a big believer that location - independent businesses are the future of work and that most companies can benefit from building a remote workforce.

With small - business owners already telling surveyors from the National Federation of Independent Business that poor sales are tied with taxes as the single most important problem they face, the gross domestic product forecast isn't going to bring much good cheer to the owners of small U.S. cobusiness owners already telling surveyors from the National Federation of Independent Business that poor sales are tied with taxes as the single most important problem they face, the gross domestic product forecast isn't going to bring much good cheer to the owners of small U.S. coBusiness that poor sales are tied with taxes as the single most important problem they face, the gross domestic product forecast isn't going to bring much good cheer to the owners of small U.S. companies.

On the side, McNatt moonlighted as an independent sales consultant, helping small - business owners with everything from sales letters to telephone scripts.

The Canadian Business Top 10 relies on a mix of self - reported quantitative data from MBA programs and independent qualitative data.

Big Idea: Likely to be looking for a new role now that she will be stepping down from Shine, the independent TV production company she founded after a successful but tempestuous spell as No. 2 at her father's U.K. satellite broadcaster BSkyB and then sold to 21st Century Fox in 2011; now being merged with Big Brother - maker Endemol and American Idol producer Core Media; seen as more business - proven than Lachlan and not phone hacking - tainted like James.

Tim Christiansen, the owner of Vino Per Tutti, an independent wine shop in Bozeman, Mont., said in a press release from the Seattle - based Main Street Alliance, that he, as well as the vast majority of his small - business owner compatriots, make less than $ 250,000 a year.

The concert business as a whole is unrecognizable from the industry once bossed by independent regional promoters.

Small purchases from independent retailers are the exception, because it costs small - business owners more to process a credit transaction than one using a debit card or cash.

When projects show enough promise as potential businesses, they «graduate» from being mere experiments into independent companies.

From there, a panel of small - business experts, including executives from Chase and Google in addition to representatives from business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business, will select the 12 winnFrom there, a panel of small - business experts, including executives from Chase and Google in addition to representatives from business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business, will select the 12 business experts, including executives from Chase and Google in addition to representatives from business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business, will select the 12 winnfrom Chase and Google in addition to representatives from business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business, will select the 12 winnfrom business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business, will select the 12 business organizations such as the U.S. Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business, will select the 12 Business, will select the 12 winners.

As profits from drug sales drop, those independents will have a harder time staying in business.

The Brewers Association has launched a new suite of materials to help retailers activate the independent craft brewer seal in their businesses and differentiate authentic independent craft beer from Big Beer acquired brands.

Through their network of over 10,000 independent Vendors, and utilizing their multi-level credit scoring model, they are able to approve a wide range of customers from large corporations to small businesses, including new entities.

«Three or four years from now those independent robos will not be in business,» said Aramo.

On the other hand, economists like Ted Mallett from the Canadian Federation for Independent Business argue that the small business preferences are juBusiness argue that the small business preferences are jubusiness preferences are justified.

Before long Biznik took on a life of it's own as folks joined from all over the country an even the world, responding to the call for independent business people to show up, collaborate, and work together to help each other stay in business.

Midland National is accredited by the Better Business Bureau, and has earned an A + (Superior) rating from A.M. Best, a large third - party independent reporting and rating company that rates an insurance company on the basis of the company's financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet its ongoing obligations to policyholders.

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.

A lot of what I learned about business came from my father, who was an independent milkman in Brooklyn.

The book Black Markets and Business Blues (FI Press 2009) with Professor Mihaela Firsirotu won the Silver Award from the American Independent Publishers Association.

«With a stellar team of big data and open source veterans from companies including Hortonworks, MongoDB and MapR, Dremio is the first company to solve this challenge by empowering data consumers — business analysts and data scientists — to be independent and self - directed in their use of data, from any source and at any scale, using their favorite tools.