Sentences with phrase «in small economies»

Do you want to invest in small economies that offer the potential for explosive growth?

The tsunami disaster is unlikely to have a major impact on aggregate GDP in the Asian region but will reduce growth in the short term in Indonesia and Thailand, as well as in some smaller economies on the Indian Ocean rim.

Everyone talks about US companies hoarding cash but as of the 3rd quarter last year Japanese companies were holding $ 2.17 trillion in cash (and that is after the Yen devaluation), roughly 60 % more than US companies — in a smaller economy.

Lesser demand for cryptocurrencies in smaller economies implies that bitcoin prices have also gone down.

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Elizabeth Gore is the entrepreneur in residence at Dell, where she drives initiatives that support Dell's goals around helping small and medium businesses scale and prosper, fueling the expansion of global entrepreneurship, thereby creating jobs that will drive the world economy.

In this global economy, success has no boundaries or geographical limitations — no matter how small or large your company.

Today, we're interested in one of the most overlooked parts of American economy: the small - to - medium sized business, or SMB.

The slowing economy has hit smaller accounting firms harder than the big players, judging by revenue data released over the past month, with practices in Western Australia affected more than those in other states.

«In this new economy, workers and start - ups and small businesses need more of a voice, not less,» President Obama writes in his opening letter to the reporIn this new economy, workers and start - ups and small businesses need more of a voice, not less,» President Obama writes in his opening letter to the reporin his opening letter to the report.

And as a small business owner, you're likely concerned about a looming Congressional impasse, which could knock the wind out of the economy's momentum — shaving the country's economic output and your sales figures in the process.

In January, for example, President Obama mentioned the importance of small businesses as innovators and props to the economy in his State of the Union address at least half a dozen timeIn January, for example, President Obama mentioned the importance of small businesses as innovators and props to the economy in his State of the Union address at least half a dozen timein his State of the Union address at least half a dozen times.

The London - based National Institute of Economic and Social Research, a non-partisan think - tank, said in May that the economy of a European Union — free U.K. could be as much as 3.2 % smaller by 2030.

A review of a U.S. Small Business Administration initiative shows that support provided to entrepreneurs in regional groupings bolstered local economies.

Credit is one of the foundations of the American economy, and small businesses often must obtain credit in order to compete.

Indeed, despite being among the heaviest web users in the world, our Internet economy is now smaller than the G20 average.

In today's global economy, small businesses are forced to compete with huge companies from all around the world.

It's not a pretty picture, and regardless what the authors» think of small businesses, they are crucial to thousands of smaller towns across America, and critical to our overall entrepreneurial vibrancy that has created the greatest economy in history.

In an effort to build a creative economy, the South Korean government has invested heavily in its start - up ecosystem and last year appointed its first start - ups and small and medium - sized enterprises ministeIn an effort to build a creative economy, the South Korean government has invested heavily in its start - up ecosystem and last year appointed its first start - ups and small and medium - sized enterprises ministein its start - up ecosystem and last year appointed its first start - ups and small and medium - sized enterprises minister.

Today's small businesses are operating in a high tech global economy that is more competitive than any ever before.

In other words, it encourages the smallest companies to expand and hire employees — thus making a bigger contribution to the economy — in order to take advantage of the tax breaIn other words, it encourages the smallest companies to expand and hire employees — thus making a bigger contribution to the economy — in order to take advantage of the tax breain order to take advantage of the tax break.

Entrepreneurs and small business owners form, in a literal and virtual sense, the backbone of the economy, and as your business grows you will inevitably field questions from other aspiring entrepreneurs.

In a tough economy, many small businesses are struggling to get customers to pay up.

Since then, cities both big and small have been working on responding to the company's request for proposals in hopes of jump starting their local economies.

It's not hard to understand that decision: the trip reportedly resulted in $ 2.8 billion worth of new deals — a big amount for a relatively small economy like Canada's.

-- The Young Global Leaders Award for Circular Economy SME, which recognizes small - to medium - sized enterprises with $ 10 million to $ 100 million in turnover, was awarded to Apto Solutions, a provider of IT asset disposition services.

When it comes to investing in clean tech, «larger or more diverse economies stand to benefit more; smaller provinces, whose industrial structure is not as diverse, tend to have smaller economic multipliers,» explains the Conference Board of Canada in a report.

In terms of economic policy, our empathy for the owners of smaller businesses can cause us to assume that what is good for them must automatically be good for the economy.

The reasons are four-fold: structural changes in the American economy have triggered a long term downward trend in entrepreneurial activity; changes in the banking system have made small business credit more difficult to get; a post-recession shift in attitudes has made Americans less interested in striking out on their own; and a shift in government policies has made entrepreneurship more challenging to undertake.

The candidates distinguished «Main Street» — small, local companies that produce real goods or services — from «Wall Street» giants that buy or sell wagers on what will happen in the real economy.

Mills compared the need to invest in infrastructure such as highways, roads, and bridges to investment in high - speed broadband in the past two decades, which has enabled a lively app economy, which in turn has spawned nearly a million jobs, as well as an entirely new cloud computing industry worth $ 45 billion that touches some 6 million small businesses.

Our survey, conducted April 27 through May 2, assessed the existing primary candidates in the Republican and Democratic parties and explored the issues of greatest impact to small - business owners — a significant force in the U.S. economy as well as an extremely engaged segment of the electorate.

The RBNZ's challenges became immediately apparent after the central bank decision, with investors lifting the local dollar to a one - year peak despite the easing and threatening to depress both exports and inflation in New Zealand's small open economy with a population of 4.7 million.

The size of the Italian economy is still smaller than what it was in 2008, and is roughly where it was in the early 2000s.

But the reason they're expecting to do well this year has more to do with their marketing efforts, rather than the recovering economy or other factors like low oil prices, according to a small business holiday survey from Constant Contact, an online marketing firm in Waltham, Massachusetts.

This drop in optimism has likely caused the small business economy to decelerate, as our survey shows hiring down 0.2 % and paychecks flat.

Traditionally, optimism among small business owners is much higher — this is why they became entrepreneurs in the first place — so if we stay at about 50/50, we're not likely going to see significant change in the small business economy.

Even as corporate earnings continue to soar and big companies appear to be very profitable, I've remained cautiously optimistic about the economy, because the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard data doesn't reveal the uptick in hiring we've wanted to see.

President Obama paid tribute to the spirit of small business owners, highlighting the critical role that SMBs play in the U.S. economy.

For the second month in a row, we had a higher than average number of small business owners saying they feel good about the economy in March — 69 %.

Staying in the single market as a member of the European Economic Area would mean Scotland's economy would be 2.7 % smaller by 2030 than it would be if Brexit did not happen at all, Sturgeon said.

«Right now, we're seeing two stories in the small - business economy: one for today, another for tomorrow,» says Michael Alter, the chief executive and president of SurePayroll, in a statement.

«Small business can still thrive with a $ 9 minimum wage, which is still not great, but we will be reinvesting in the economy, and this is good for all of us,» Klock says.

And our optimism level — the percentage of small business owners who feel good about the economy — remains in the 60s (63 percent this month versus 67 percent last month).

«Relative to the size of your average agency in D.C., it's pretty small, but it represents this Washington insider economy.

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 BusinesIn 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 Businesin 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 Businesin 12 years, up 7.4 points from the previous month, according to the National Federation of Independent Business.

It's a word that, here, does not so much connote an actual small - business owner as a feeling — an image of the young worker in the 21st - century gig economy who DJs on the weekends and, while almost certainly doing underpaid and entirely precarious labour, has earned the right to work from her local coffee shop in the slouchy drop - shoulder crewneck of her choice.

In doing so, the company has helped kick - start the economy of a small Mexican state most Canadians have never heard of.

There were high hopes for the G20 when President Barack Obama declared at a summit in Pittsburgh in 2009 that the group would thenceforth be the guardian of the global economy, replacing the smaller Group of Seven industrial nations.

In a report published in February, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page projects the cost of elderly benefits will increase from $ 36 billion today to a peak of $ 142 billion in 2036 - 37 — but as dire as that fourfold increase may sound, that will amount to a relatively small portion of the nation's economy (3.2 % of GDP), and Page estimates that «the federal fiscal structure is sustainable.&raquIn a report published in February, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page projects the cost of elderly benefits will increase from $ 36 billion today to a peak of $ 142 billion in 2036 - 37 — but as dire as that fourfold increase may sound, that will amount to a relatively small portion of the nation's economy (3.2 % of GDP), and Page estimates that «the federal fiscal structure is sustainable.&raquin February, Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page projects the cost of elderly benefits will increase from $ 36 billion today to a peak of $ 142 billion in 2036 - 37 — but as dire as that fourfold increase may sound, that will amount to a relatively small portion of the nation's economy (3.2 % of GDP), and Page estimates that «the federal fiscal structure is sustainable.&raquin 2036 - 37 — but as dire as that fourfold increase may sound, that will amount to a relatively small portion of the nation's economy (3.2 % of GDP), and Page estimates that «the federal fiscal structure is sustainable.»

The interest rate increase places the Australian economy in a precarious position according to CPA Australia small business advisor Kerrie Clayton.