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.
Do you want to invest
in small economies that offer the potential for explosive growth?
Lesser demand for cryptocurrencies
in smaller economies implies that bitcoin prices have also gone down.
Not exact matches
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 repor
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 repor
in 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 time
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 time
in 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 ministe
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 ministe
in 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 brea
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 brea
in 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 Busines
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 Busines
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 Busines
in 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.&raqu
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.&raqu
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.&raqu
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.»
The interest rate increase places the Australian
economy in a precarious position according to CPA Australia
small business advisor Kerrie Clayton.