Sentences with phrase «of business owners reported»

With small business owner sentiment remaining low (only 54 percent of business owners reported to SurePayroll that they are optimistic about the small business economy in August), I'd count on the latter to be true.

Though 37 percent of business owners reported no difficulties starting up, that's a 3 percent drop from the year before.

Nearly 60 percent of business owners report feeling optimistic about the U.S. economy, according to the latest outlook survey from professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Section 179 deduction is the most - used tax credit by small businesses, with more than a third of business owners reporting taking advantage of it, according to a March NSBA tax survey.

There was a slight increase in the share of business owners reporting hard - to - fill job openings.

Nearly half of business owners report that they use mobile apps for business every day, so it's easier than ever to escape the office (but harder than ever to escape work).

Not exact matches

The NBA owner and star of ABC's Shark Tank responded to the Sports Illustrated report by denying any previous knowledge of the allegations against the two former employees, with the billionaire claiming that he was «not involved in the day to day» of the business.

Despite the very real challenges that keep many small - business owners cautious, a recent survey of the Women Presidents» Organizations» Zenith members reported that these women - owned businesses with annual revenues of at least $ 50 million are more optimistic than one might expect.

Roughly 80 % of startup owners have voluntarily left the cubicle and are pouring their energies into their own businesses, a much higher figure than during the jobless recoveries of the 1990s and 2000s, writes economist Benjamin Tal in a recent CIBC report.

The difference is that in an S corp, owners pay themselves salaries plus receive dividends from any additional profits the corporation may earn, while an LLC is a «pass - through entity,» which means that all the income and expenses from the business get reported on the LLC operator's personal income tax return, says Ebong Eka, a CPA who also pens his own blog about the world of entrepreneurship at MoneyMentoringMinutes.com.

Immigration policy, from potential burdens of reporting and verification to visa needs for highly skilled positions, are also critical to small business owners, as is Dodd - Frank's impact on lending to small business.

New hires make the decision whether they want to stay with an organization within their first year of employment, 90 percent of business owners said in Aberdeen's New Hire Onboarding 2013: A Look At New Hires Report.

The Bank of America Small Business Owner Report was conducted by Braun Research in October 2014.

That's why smart business owners set up a formal mechanism for employees to report problems, whether the complaint happens to be with one of their managers or co-workers, or regarding a broader systemic issue.

Small business owners are taking on a large share of this responsibility, as 39 percent reported that they themselves are in charge of online security at their company.

But according to a recent report, 66 percent of business owners haven't gotten around to inking one.

Over the past three years, half of small business owners reported applying for a loan from banks or another financial institution, with 20 percent applying more than once for financing.

While there were some winners in the report that could be helping some of the business owners who reported that they are optimistic (non-trade business increased and equipment, software, structures and new construction spending rose), the media has concluded what business owners have — without more jobs, we won't see increased spending.

In 2016, eight years after the crash, 45 percent of small - business owners reported applying for credit, up from 22 percent in 2014, according to the Federal Reserve.

And it's not uncommon, in fact, a 2013 poll found 43 percent of small - business owners reported having been threatened with or involved in a civil lawsuit.

The reporting requirements on a small business owner are not as onerous when it comes to SEP IRAs compared with many other types of retirement accounts.

Meanwhile, a National Federation of Independent Business's report found that despite the anemic economy, business owners across the U.S. are cautiously optimistic about their future Business's report found that despite the anemic economy, business owners across the U.S. are cautiously optimistic about their future business owners across the U.S. are cautiously optimistic about their future as well.

For the report, OnDeck combined data from a survey of 500 business owners and loan applications from 10,000 entrepreneurs across 700 industries.

A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers hopes to shed light on these real estate trends, and surely offers plenty of takeaways for business owners looking for a home base.

A majority of female business owners expect their companies to grow over the next two years, but most don't want to raise prices — and they'd like to avoid risk, says a new report.

The NFIB's report showed a strong willingness on the part of independent business owners to hire.

STOCKHOLM, Nov 28 - IKEA Group, the owner of most IKEA furniture stores, reported a drop in annual operating profit due to the sale of several businesses as well as investments in areas such as the internet and logistics.

Small - business owners «are having to do a lot more digging to find the opportunities, and since the opportunities are fewer, they have more competition with other small businesses,» says Julie Weeks, an American Express research advisor and author of the report.

A similar study conducted by the Guardian Insurance Company offered even more marked results, with 35 % of small business owners surveyed reporting that they actually started their businesses to fund their retirements.

Indeed, a recent report by Bank of America showed that 91 percent of small business owners said Black Friday has either a minor or no impact on their business's bottom line, and 81 percent believe Cyber Monday is over-hyped and has no bottom line significance.

Glacier Media, wrote Tyghe in an August 2012 report, has promise because smaller communities rely on these newspapers for information, while business owners and employees stay on top of sector news via its trade publications.

According to the 2017 Small Business Owner report from Bank of America, running a business is four times as stressful as raisiBusiness Owner report from Bank of America, running a business is four times as stressful as raisibusiness is four times as stressful as raising kids.

The same report says those business owners account for about half of all business income.

Republicans say that would hit small - business owners who report business income on their individual income tax; Democrats say the overwhelming majority of small businesses would not be affected.

Jones required various types of support documentation, such as financial reports and five years» worth of tax returns for each business owner.

A report from the nonpartisan Fiscal Policy Institute's Immigration Research Center, for instance, looked at data from the Survey of Business Owners and the American Community Survey and determined that though immigrants make up 13 percent of the U.S. population in general, they make up 18 percent of small business owners, and that immigrant - owned businesses account for 14 percent of private sector empBusiness Owners and the American Community Survey and determined that though immigrants make up 13 percent of the U.S. population in general, they make up 18 percent of small business owners, and that immigrant - owned businesses account for 14 percent of private sector emploOwners and the American Community Survey and determined that though immigrants make up 13 percent of the U.S. population in general, they make up 18 percent of small business owners, and that immigrant - owned businesses account for 14 percent of private sector empbusiness owners, and that immigrant - owned businesses account for 14 percent of private sector emploowners, and that immigrant - owned businesses account for 14 percent of private sector employment.

A recent survey of small - business owners conducted for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce by Harris Interactive reported an 11 percentage point rise in the last year in the number of owners who are unsure of whether their business will be better off in the future than it has been in the past.

According to the survey, 89 percent of small business owners currently use a smartphone to run their businesses occasionally, and 56 percent reported using tablets.

In fact, according to a 2014 IBISWorld report on «Business Valuation Firms in the U.S.,» 98 percent of business owners don't know the value of their company; those that do tend to be large companies that have the finances and resources available to them to fBusiness Valuation Firms in the U.S.,» 98 percent of business owners don't know the value of their company; those that do tend to be large companies that have the finances and resources available to them to fbusiness owners don't know the value of their company; those that do tend to be large companies that have the finances and resources available to them to find out.

A survey of New York City employers after implementation of the city's paid sick days law showed that more than 91 percent of respondents did not reduce hiring; 97 percent did not reduce hours; and 94 percent did not raise prices as a result of the law.26 In a similar study from Connecticut, which passed a statewide paid sick days law in 2011, employers also reported no effects or modest effects to their bottom lines.27 And an audit of the District of Columbia's paid sick leave law, effective in 2008, found that it did not discourage business owners from basing their businesses in the District, nor did it incentivize them to relocate their businesses outside of Washington.28

A higher proportion of veteran - owned businesses (24 %) reported being in the winding down phase — preparing to retire, sell, or transition their businesses — than small business owners in general (15 %).

In addition, while the majority of business owners surveyed across all segments said they did not feel a perception of discrimination from a financial institution impacted their chances of obtaining business credit, 22 % of African American and 11 % of LGBT business owners reported that perceived discrimination impacted their chances of obtaining credit for their business, compared to 5 % of the general small business owner population.

As reported in NFIB's Jobs Report on Thursday, labor quality remains as the top issue facing small business owners, with 89 percent of those hiring or trying to hire reporting few or no qualified applicants.

Job creation remained solid in the small business sector as owners reported a seasonally - adjusted average employment change per firm of 0.36 workers, one of the best readings in survey history.

Arguably the most comprehensive of social media reporting dashboards, Facebook insights have come a long way in a short period of time, offering actionable metrics to page managers and business owners.

According to the NFIB survey on credit access by small businesses, «four percent of owners reported that all their borrowing needs were not satisfied, up 1 point and historically very low... only 1 percent reported that financing was their top business problem.»

Many business credit cards report your transaction history to the business credit bureaus instead of the personal credit bureaus, which is important for business owners interested in building their business credit and protecting their personal credit.

The 2015 Kauffman Index Startup Activity National Trends ₁ reported that in 2014 only 36.8 % of new entrepreneurs were women, and the majority of business owners were men.

47 % of business owners surveyed reported that they plan to amp up their marketing efforts over the next 12 months.

The report was based on a nationwide survey of more than 1,000 small business owners.