Sentences with phrase «head of a small business»

Maria Contreras - Sweet became head of the Small Business Administration just about two months ago, but managing employees is hardly new territory for her.

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

«We do not historically see movements this large,» Marc Bernstein, head of Small Business for Wells Fargo, says.

For more on Yelp, check out Fortune's recent profile of the review site's head of small business, and our 2013 print feature on the company's CEO, Jeremy Stoppelman.

Contreras - Sweet, who served as head of the Small Business Administration under President Barack Obama, first made an offer for the studio in November, after a sex - harassment scandal forced co-founder Harvey Weinstein from the company.

Jay DesMarteau is the head of small business and government banking distribution for TD Bank.

«Serving diverse communities has long been a focus area and priority for Wells Fargo, yet we know there's more work to be done, and it starts with gaining a deeper understanding of the experiences of diverse small business owners working with financial institutions,» said Lisa Stevens, head of Small Business for Wells Fargo.

It also has hired Matt Hogle as its new global head of small business.

«Entrepreneurs continue to be upbeat about future economic growth as they set their sights on 2018,» said Sharon Miller, head of Small Business at Bank of America, in the press release highlighting the survey results.

A chartered helicopter carrying professional wrestler Shane McMahon — son of WWE CEO Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon, head of the Small Business Administration in the Trump administration — and a pilot made an emergency landing this morning in the waters off Gilgo Beach.

Foose will be joined onstage by Buck Stinson, head of Small Business Credit Card at Capital One.

«We created this new rewards program to show our 3.1 million small business customers, as well as potential clients, how much we value their business while providing them with a competitive advantage,» said Sharon Miller, managing director, head of small business at Bank of America.

Recently, the head of the Small Business Administration, Maria Contreras - Sweet, gave a speech at the Center for American Progress where she detailed the agency's expanded use of small business credit scores in an effort to streamline the lending process, improve accuracy, ensure fairness and, most importantly, facilitate the provision of more small loans to the nation's entrepreneurs.

As the head of a small business you are, by definition, a big fish in a small pond.

It also has hired Matt Hogle as its new global head of small business.

In another step toward that goal, Pinterest has hired Matt Hogle to be the global head of small business.

Obama also elevated the head of the Small Business Administration to Cabinet - level status on Friday.

Not exact matches

Jeanne Hulit, the Small Business Administration's associate administrator in the Office of Capital Access, will take over as interim head of the agency when Karen Mills departs at end of the month.

I think it's about championship,» says Maria Contreras - Sweet, the newest head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, in an interview with Entrepreneur.com during National Small Business Week last month.

-- Amy Zimmerman, head of people for Kabbage, a global financial services, technology and data platform serving small businesses which has raised more than $ 1.6 billion in funding and lent out $ 4 billion overall

If you are looking to build a business that stands the test of time, then you need to be strategic, determined and patient, says Maria Contreras - Sweet, the newest head of the U.S. Small Business Adminisbusiness that stands the test of time, then you need to be strategic, determined and patient, says Maria Contreras - Sweet, the newest head of the U.S. Small Business AdminisBusiness Administration.

The White House has yet to select a replacement for Karen Mills, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

«National Small Business Week is a chance to honor our nation's 28 million small businesses and renew our commitment to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit that is central to the American experience,» says SBA Administrator Maria Contreras - Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, in a stateSmall Business Week is a chance to honor our nation's 28 million small businesses and renew our commitment to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit that is central to the American experience,» says SBA Administrator Maria Contreras - Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, in a statesmall businesses and renew our commitment to fostering the entrepreneurial spirit that is central to the American experience,» says SBA Administrator Maria Contreras - Sweet, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, in a stateSmall Business Administration, in a statement.

Linda McMahon, President Trump's head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, reveals her best advice after losing everything early in her career.

Karen G. Mills, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, talks about the agency's 2011 record year in small - business loan guarantees, helping to fill gaps when banks were reluctant to Small Business Administration, talks about the agency's 2011 record year in small - business loan guarantees, helping to fill gaps when banks were reluctant Business Administration, talks about the agency's 2011 record year in small - business loan guarantees, helping to fill gaps when banks were reluctant to small - business loan guarantees, helping to fill gaps when banks were reluctant business loan guarantees, helping to fill gaps when banks were reluctant to lend.

Linda McMahon, President Trump's head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, reveals her best advice from losing everything early in her career.

Last week, Vitter, who also heads the U.S. Senate's small business committee, sent a letter addressed to Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf demanding a full list of customers affected.

And it's here where a new battle is brewing, because these middlemen, which make up the backbone of the Internet, and which many small businesses also depend on for access, are now competing head - on with enormous providers like Comcast and Verizon.

While nobody has measured the prevalence of fraud, Lloyd Chapman, who heads the American Small Business League, notes that firms are unlikely to be deterred by the government's record of enforcement — not one firm has been prosecuted for falsely representing itself as sSmall Business League, notes that firms are unlikely to be deterred by the government's record of enforcement — not one firm has been prosecuted for falsely representing itself as smallsmall.

In San Francisco, the bank's community - development partners will include Working Solutions, ICA Fund Good Jobs and Pacific Community Ventures — groups that specialize in helping very small, mid-sized and larger businesses, respectively, says Peter Scher, JPMorgan Chase's global head of corporate responsibility.

The question is, will you harness the power of word - of - mouth marketing for your small business by giving it a nudge in the right direction or will you choose to stick your head in the sand and hope for the best?

The award to Rebecca Fyffe, owner of Landmark Pest Management, was announced Monday by Small Business Administration head Linda McMahon.

Today we'll look at some of the major considerations for first time business insurance clients, with the aim of giving the people who run small businesses a head start in understanding and purchasing their coverage.

«Commerce is going to be really big with us, and we want to show we can compete head - to - head with major commerce competitors,» said Squarespace's founder and CEO Anthony Casalena, a group that includes Weebly, Wix, Shopify and GoDaddy, all of which offer specialized commerce features for small businesses.

«Make sure you are protected from anything that might take down your business that you worked so hard to build,» said Hunter Hoffmann, head of U.S. Communications at Hiscox Small Business Insurance of White Plains, N.Y., during a Money Talk radio inbusiness that you worked so hard to build,» said Hunter Hoffmann, head of U.S. Communications at Hiscox Small Business Insurance of White Plains, N.Y., during a Money Talk radio inBusiness Insurance of White Plains, N.Y., during a Money Talk radio interview.

Over the last two decades, such loans as a percentage of total bank commercial loans, have dropped to 30 percent of bank portfolios from 50 percent in 1995, according to recent research compiled by former Small Business Administration head Karen Mills and Harvard University.

When Karen Mills announced in February that she would not stay on for a second term as head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, she still planned to remain in her post until the government agency named a replacement.

The deal is the boldest in a series of smaller steps to move beyond its core soup business, as Morrison heads into her seventh year in the job.

Maria Contreras - Sweet, the former head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is offering to acquire The Weinstein Co..

Even before Heinz bought Kraft, the small - town ways of Oscar Mayer were changing, says Mike Judge, former head of consumer insights and strategy there and now Director of the Center for Brand and Product Management Center at the University of Wisconsin Business School.

More than half of American households with an Amazon Prime membership will bundle up and head to their local mom - and - pop shops on Small Business Saturday, according to the latest CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, released Friday.

Speaking at the American Institute of CPAs last week, IRS Small Business / Self - Employed division head Faris Fink said the agency will be shifting its auditing focus from corporations to small - business partnerships, which have grown significantly in number over the last six ySmall Business / Self - Employed division head Faris Fink said the agency will be shifting its auditing focus from corporations to small - business partnerships, which have grown significantly in number over the last siBusiness / Self - Employed division head Faris Fink said the agency will be shifting its auditing focus from corporations to small - business partnerships, which have grown significantly in number over the last six ysmall - business partnerships, which have grown significantly in number over the last sibusiness partnerships, which have grown significantly in number over the last six years.

Martin Small, head of the iShares ETF business for BlackRock, discusses how institutional traders are trading ETFs.

Since it first appeared more than a decade ago, approximately 30 percent to 40 percent of small businesses have adopted some form of Internet - based faxing, according to Peter Davidson, a long - time fax industry watcher and head of Davidson Consulting in Sturgis, Mich..

The president and his head economic staff were very receptive to these types of suggestions and various ideas about current and future small business growth.

Christina Kramer, CIBC's group head of personal and small business banking for Canada, said it is too early to gauge the extent of the impact of the mortgage underwriting rules, as well as the January interest rate hike.

In theory, delegating work sounds like a fairly easy mantra, but in reality it's a huge challenge for heads of startups and small businesses.

Instead of heading straight to angel lenders and looking for small business loans, leverage crowdfunding to validate and fund your own company.

«People have a hard time describing it,» says Joe Scharfenberger, head of small - business financial services for Chase Regional Banking in New York City.

Given this phenomenon, it is critical for small business leaders to develop conflict management skills and tackle conflict head on, before it gets out of hand.