The farther I get from my childhood, the more thankful I am for the magic, for adult eyes that somehow still see everyday wonder with gratitude started
in small faces.
Presently, I'm
in a small face - to - face critique group, just four of us, and these other three have read my novel, some short stories, and a few versions of my agent query letter.
Once the writer brushes on the independent life insurance agent idea he quickly moves to guaranteed issue life insurance and explains how a person might have to buy several policies since guaranteed issue only comes
in small face amounts.
I put the burgundy faux branches on one side
in a small face to add color and texture to the focal point.
Not exact matches
En route, enterprise customers may
face a much more onerous process than do
small - to - medium - size busineses, because the former have a procurement department involved (
in addition to the businesspeople needing the solution).
You may feel more at ease with
face time with a partner
in a
smaller firm.
Robots took over the floor at the annual RoboBusiness conference
in San Jose this week, including a
small white one that bobbed its head and flashed its eyes
in multiple colors while a smiling woman stared at its pale
face.
Ford Motor Co. built more than three million Pintos
in the 1970s, a
smaller, lighter car meant to be economical
in the
face of soaring energy prices (and Japanese competitors).
Because many companies employing low - wage workers
face too much competition to pass the increased labor cost on to customers, a higher minimum wage would mean lower
small business profits or costly investment
in labor saving equipment.
While it's true that a good insurance policy can do much to reduce lawsuit worries and that many
small, savvy businesses don't have debt problems, it's also true that businesses which
face significant risks
in either of these areas should probably organize themselves as a corporation or LLC.
Once you have registered
in an amnesty program, all sales tax issues your company
faces in the future will be under state scrutiny, says Paul N. Gada, senior
small - business tax analyst with CCH Business Owner's Toolkit, a division of CCH Tax and Accounting
in Riverwoods, Illinois.
If you are a
smaller organization, make sure that you have multiple people representing your brand
in thought leadership roles and externally -
facing positions.
And, finally, the biggest burden that
small businesses
face is the inability to service customers
in an efficient manner as a result of mishandled paperwork.
The news will come as a relief to thousands of people who dabbled
in bitcoin but
faced the prospect of a tax investigation for failing to disclose they sold a
small amount of the currency, or used it to purchase goods and services.
All five were relatively
small, and not one was working on the kind of exciting, consumer -
facing technologies being hatched
in the Valley.
Given the relatively
small screen size of smartphones, you can see how
in - your -
face ads on a social network are likely to appear.
Nontariff barriers were the biggest obstacle to conducting business
in Mexico that
small exporters
faced.
Their themes — don't risk it all, stay
small, charge for value, free is stupid — fly
in the
face of the conventional image that web success comes from big startups that attract massive amounts of free users and then massive buyouts — yet they're right
in line with a time - honored business practice: making a profit.
In fact, the survey noted, «risk management ranks relatively low among priorities
facing small business owners.»
I struggled to turn down opportunities that might prove valuable
in some way, and our survey results show
small business owners are
facing the same struggle.
In July 2014, Fortune profiled Murphy as part of a question and answer series in which she explained her lengthy technology career and the challenges GoDaddy faces in helping its small business clients run their companies better using the data it collects for the
In July 2014, Fortune profiled Murphy as part of a question and answer series
in which she explained her lengthy technology career and the challenges GoDaddy faces in helping its small business clients run their companies better using the data it collects for the
in which she explained her lengthy technology career and the challenges GoDaddy
faces in helping its small business clients run their companies better using the data it collects for the
in helping its
small business clients run their companies better using the data it collects for them.
While the experiences of women entrepreneurs
in the developing world are as diverse as the countries they inhabit, since the difficulties
facing a
small woman - owned business
in Vietnam looks nothing like that of a new venture
in, say, Turkey or India, there are some common challenges.
It's true that modern - day headsets are
smaller and generally sleeker than they have been
in the past, but it doesn't change the fact that people still have to wear them on their
face.
In this respect, he is not dissimilar to Canadians
facing far
smaller fines.
According to CNN, you'll
face a tough market if you're looking to sell your business; the number of sold
small businesses fell 36 % from last year
in the first quarter of 2009, and the price sellers paid dropped sharply.
He will acknowledge the various forms this future takes — «
small screens, large screens,
in your living rooms and your conference rooms» — and echo the view that the world is
facing a «fourth Industrial Revolution.»
The company two years ago had planned to buy
smaller rival Rite Aid
in its 4,500 - store entirety but
in the
face of anti-trust regulators balking
in June, instead settled for a downsized deal announced
in September.
Many
small - businesses have indicated that they are going to spend more
in 2014, from putting more money into online advertising to increasing product offerings, hiring additional employees or hitting the road to meet with clients and potential customers
face to
face.
(Too many
small business owners actually downplay that threat: Only 2 percent of the small - business owners surveyed in the CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey said they view the threat of a cyberattack as the most critical issue they f
small business owners actually downplay that threat: Only 2 percent of the
small - business owners surveyed in the CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey said they view the threat of a cyberattack as the most critical issue they f
small - business owners surveyed
in the CNBC / SurveyMonkey
Small Business Survey said they view the threat of a cyberattack as the most critical issue they f
Small Business Survey said they view the threat of a cyberattack as the most critical issue they
face.)
In order to do this, I have a non-negotiable, highly specific checklist of the few things I won't fly without — a
small silk pillow,
face mist, an external battery pack, lip balm, and a book of crossword puzzles.
Amazon may also be
facing an increased sales burden from Main Street retail competitors lasting throughout the entire holiday shopping season, with almost half of Amazon Prime members saying they'll spend more than 50 percent of their holiday shopping dollars at
small businesses, either online or
in - store.
Now that I am able to recall a few personal triumphs — no matter how big or
small — I am confident
in my ability to move past any mental roadblocks I may
face.
Flustered, she raised a
small plaque from the counter that explained all baked goods were whipped up
in this little shop, and waved it
in front of my
face.
Presented
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small - group peer - to - peer conversations
in which you can discuss, and help to solve, the top issues
facing your business today.
How three mighty mites have managed to carve out niches
in the
face of competition from brewers big and
small, Amazon, and SAP's Ariba software unit.
Asian women
face the
smallest wage gap — they earn 87 % of what white men earn, resulting
in a pay gap of 13 %.
Investors haven't been happy that Dorsey is trying to be the big man at two public companies
facing intense competition
in a warp - speed tech industry, but Dorsey disclosed
in Square IPO filings a side of himself focused on a very big financial contribution that requires a much
smaller piece of himself: Roughly 20 percent of his personal holdings
in Square stock would go to the Start
Small Foundation.
Sessions on marketing
in different countries elicited debates on the merits of direct mail
in small markets such as the Netherlands, where customers still expect
face - to -
face calls, and
in large territories such as Germany, where literature has proved to be a good selling tool.
Just ask Target, which
faced a national boycott from gay - rights activists
in the U.S. after a
small donation to an anti-gay candidate was exposed.
But I was living
in South Korea, where many of my habits needed to be revised — how I rolled up my jeans, not getting leftovers from a restaurant, saying thank you if someone complimented me on being pale or having a
small face.
As a
small group, we would
face a whopping 30 to 40 percent increase
in health care costs for 2014.
Smaller non-profit organizations still
face significant hurdles
in building partnerships with local businesses.
The successful
small - business owners who, as stated above, will nearly certainly
face higher taxes
in 2013.
The steps to take
in the
face of a setback — large or
small — are to communicate, educate and motivate.
The Issues
Small - business owners are likely to
face daunting problems
in 2013: higher taxes, slow economic growth and an unfavorable credit market.
More recently, it has been an intellectually lazy substitute for engaging seriously with the question that all
small and medium - sized states
face in a globalized political world: which powers does it make sense to share with other countries and under what conditions?
A PricewaterhouseCoopers report
in 2014 found that the mega-carriers still
face competition from
smaller airlines, like low - cost carriers and ultra-low-cost carriers.
In 2013,
small - business owners will once again
face a weak economy that will have them longing for the good old days of 2006.
In the Gallup survey, diverse - owned small businesses were more likely to respond that they have been declined for business credit — about one in five African American, Asian, and Hispanic business owners said they faced a credit decline in the past (14 % of general market respondents said they faced a decline
In the Gallup survey, diverse - owned
small businesses were more likely to respond that they have been declined for business credit — about one
in five African American, Asian, and Hispanic business owners said they faced a credit decline in the past (14 % of general market respondents said they faced a decline
in five African American, Asian, and Hispanic business owners said they
faced a credit decline
in the past (14 % of general market respondents said they faced a decline
in the past (14 % of general market respondents said they
faced a decline).
In the fine jewelry market, LKG Designs Inc will
face competition from national jewelry store chains and
small jewelry stores, home shopping channels, department stores, discount chain stores, and the internet.