Sentences with phrase «less business in»

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Those business owners have long complained that the disparity is unfair, especially in view of the fact that many multinationals pay much less than the 35 percent statutory corporate tax rate by exploiting abundant loopholes and tax breaks available to large, global corporations.

The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report, as the balance of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per cent from 29 per cent in the summer and 35 per cent at the start of the year.

Individuals will formulate an opinion about you and your business in less than 10 seconds, so a graceful greeting goes a long way toward making a great first impression every time.

A noted decrease in job growth is less of a concern if it's accompanied by signs «that manufacturing activity is starting to rebound, that businesses are spending more on investment, and that consumers are continuing to spend,» he said.

Half of small business social media users complain that the platforms take more time than they'd thought, but almost the same number believe it's time well - spent — that their social media initiatives will pay off financially in a year or less.

One possible explanation, she says, is that as in other areas of business, women ask for less.

«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.

-- Springer is actually only buying 88 % of Business Insider, because it already owned a 9 % stake as a result of an investment round in January (which valued the company at less than half what Springer is now paying).

To take advantage, you must have an export credit sales volume of less than $ 5 million in the past three years before application, your company must qualify as a small business under the Small Business Administration's definition of the term and you must have been in business at least one year with a positive nebusiness under the Small Business Administration's definition of the term and you must have been in business at least one year with a positive neBusiness Administration's definition of the term and you must have been in business at least one year with a positive nebusiness at least one year with a positive net worth.

The latest chapter in Canada's relations with our powerhouse business partner to the south appeared less than promising.

Something a bit less sexy than its flashy name suggests: it's the set of regulations that will govern digital currency businesses operating in New York State.

Tech companies with no profits (or even much of a business plan) soared to extreme valuations that were justified, in part, by the belief that future profits would be made faster and that equities were less risky than in the past.

We have been in business less than one month.

As it grew, «it became a little less cool in the eyes of some core boarders,» says Mike Lewis, who covered Potdevin for years as the editor of Transworld Business magazine.

In fact, it's extremely important you get customer service right on Fiverr, because if you don't, the customer can write a bad review which leads to less business.

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.

If the company does not have the right business growth and management systems in place, the company will be less attractive.

PR is the most effective way to promote your small business with efforts and in less time as compared to the advertisement.

In 2011, when Justin Woolverton began experimenting with a dessert of frozen Greek yogurt blended with fruit, he wasn't trying to start a business — much less one that would draw in revenue of $ 49 million in 2016, up almost 21,000 percent over a three - year perioIn 2011, when Justin Woolverton began experimenting with a dessert of frozen Greek yogurt blended with fruit, he wasn't trying to start a business — much less one that would draw in revenue of $ 49 million in 2016, up almost 21,000 percent over a three - year perioin revenue of $ 49 million in 2016, up almost 21,000 percent over a three - year perioin 2016, up almost 21,000 percent over a three - year period.

But 30 - plus years in the business make Donovan less likely to conform for conformance's sake.

Tourism — people are less willing to come to the United States, less willing to start businesses in the United States, and have a lower inclination to buy products from the US.

In fact, he argues that small businesses should worry less about going viral on YouTube, Facebook or Twitter and more about generating buzz in the real worlIn fact, he argues that small businesses should worry less about going viral on YouTube, Facebook or Twitter and more about generating buzz in the real worlin the real world.

Less than 1 per cent of businesses paid half of Australia's corporate tax take in the year to June 2016, according to ATO data, while the financial services and resources industries were the biggest contributors.

One recent study showed that immigrants in New York were less likely than nonimmigrants to own a business that has been running for more than three - and - a-half years, and more likely to have shut down a business within the past year.

What's not in doubt is that the business sector is spending less and less on machinery, manufacturing facilities and R&D.

But, Rachel Reeves, a Labour party politician and the chair of the Business Committee in the House of Commons, is less eager for London to pursue the listing.

Even though Palmer wasn't in Zimbabwe to «do business,» as a tourist he was none the less engaging in a commercial transaction.

It's less expensive than buying separate policies, and insurers usually throw in other coverage, such as business interruption (see below), for a nominal cost.

Doing business in less - developed country is always going to pose a range of challenges, from corrupt officials to bad infrastructure to non-existent environmental regulations and shoddy labour conditions.

In fact, customers will care less about good deals, especially if they are coming from businesses that they have nether heard about.

Though there's generally less competition for jobs in small towns, business owners need to be more careful about finding applicants who are truly qualified and most likely to stay in the position for longer than their counterparts in bigger locales.

In 68 % of the countries, women believed they had less opportunity than men to start a business — even though they also indicated that their skills matched those of their male counterparts.

In the article, the authors make many claims that we dispute, specifically the assertions that small businesses are less productive, less innovative, and create a smaller share of net new jobs.

In business less than a year, Kit and Ace managers can't go back and compare same - store sales or track repeat business.

For example, if you are a business located only in the UK, you are limiting yourself to less than 1 % of the world's population, which isn't really an ambitious plan for growth.

«When I don't move my body in a way that I enjoy, my business suffers, and I become less productive and a lot less creative.

Be more specific, and instruct customers with something like, «Complete one page per day, and you'll have a blueprint for your business in less than a month.»

Amex a less used credit card service within the small business world sponsored and promoted the shopping day and offered benefits like marketing collateral, ads on Facebook, and branded shopping bags for small businesses who utilized Amex as a service and participated in the day.

Whereas successful companies have «experience navigating the lending landscape, more available credit and frequently monitor their business cash flow,» according to the report, underperformers suffer from «less knowledge about financing products, lower personal credit scores, less access to financing and fewer formal financial management practices in place.»

Spinners give temporary prime street frontage to businesses set far back in shopping centers or on a less - trafficked side street.

Verizon's legacy wireline business generated about 29 percent of company revenue in 2015, down sharply since 2000, and less than 7 percent of operating income.

But in October — less than three months after its launch — Jet changed its business model and dropped its $ 50 membership fee it once said would be its sole source of profit.

In 2015, 43 % of cyber attacks on businesses worldwide were against organizations with less than 250 employees, up from 18 % in 2011, according to SymanteIn 2015, 43 % of cyber attacks on businesses worldwide were against organizations with less than 250 employees, up from 18 % in 2011, according to Symantein 2011, according to Symantec.

More than half of the respondents owned companies that were in business for two years or less.

Less than a year ago, King — the executive that doubled sales of the company's TaylorMade - Adidas Golf business in the span of a decade — was appointed president of the company's North America business.

The study, based on 940 businesses nationwide, also concluded that female - and minority - owned ventures are far less likely to be in good financial health than their male - owned, non-minority counterparts.

It means Uber can forgo lofty rhetoric to make itself a less - risky investment, says Arun Sundararajan, who specializes in the sharing economy at New York University's Stern School of Business.

However, according to a recent survey she conducted, less than 2 % of over 5,000 business presenters in Fortune 100 companies actually conduct a dress rehearsal and practice their presentation aloud.

After less than a year in the business, Edmark was racking up its Oscars.

To survive and thrive as a leader in business in the coming year, you can't be anything less than a productivity rock star, a tricky feat Entrepreneur offered expert tips and advice on practically daily throughout 2014.