Sentences with phrase «of small business»

But while the nonprofit, nonpartisan lobby group says it represents the interests of small business owners, some Democrats are raising questions about both its funding sources and its tax status.

Since the passage of the Small Business Act, the SBA has developed size standards for every industry to gauge whether a company qualifies as a «small business» or not.

On each day of Small Business Week, Inc. will spotlight a different competitive advantage of local brick - and - mortar companies.

Let's hope that Tuesday's results reflect the majority voice of our small business owners and help bring us back to growth and optimism.

In addition, to secure SBA assistance, a company must qualify as a «small business» under the terms of the Small Business Act.

Good press also allows you to tell the story of your small business and your mission, as well as establish yourself as an industry leader.

You have opportunities for branding, expanding and networking, all in one little package - clearly PR is absolutely essential to the growth of any small business.

But equity - based crowdfunding — in which investors buy a slice of a small business — could be quite useful to franchisees.

According to our SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard optimism survey, 70 % of small business owners are feeling optimistic about the economy.

Thirty - six percent of small business owners said reduced tax and benefits costs was the top reason they hire independent contractors.

As the daughter of small business owners, I was with my parents as they worked seemingly nonstop.

Government support of small business and investments in women - owned startups could do much to keep America on the forefront.

According to a survey of small business owners by Travelers Insurance, nearly 44 percent of all U.S. small businesses do not have a written business continuity plan, or any other type of document, that explains what will happen to the business in the event of serious weather emergencies.

And clearly, Canadian entrepreneurs aren't optimistic for the future: a recent study from PROFIT magazine said that nearly 40 % of small business owners think another recession will hit by the end of next year.

The initiative, which originated out of Section 8 (a) of the Small Business Act — hence its name — provides participants with access to a variety of business development services, including the opportunity to receive federal contracts on a sole - source or limited competition basis.

For instance, in 2013, TD Ameritrade found that 28 % of small business owners did not contribute to any savings plan at all.

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But while the majority of small business owners are basking in the glow of lower fuel and energy costs, today's prices are not a boon for all businesses.

As Dale Shintani, senior vice president of small business lines of credit at Wells Fargo, says: «What's important to understand is that we want to approve as many small businesses as we can.»

Although the federal minimum wage has not risen since 2007 — and not for a full decade prior — the President's proposal, which also indexes the wage to inflation, riled a lot of small business advocates.

While there is little formal research available on failure rates of small business, some statistics suggest that as many as 50 to 70 percent of small businesses fail within 18 months of opening,

Small businesses with at least one employee (not including owners) make up about 20 percent of the small business population, but produce about 71 percent of total small business income.

Roughly 65 percent of small business employees are hourly, and 30.3 percent of them worked more than 140 hours in the month of July, up from 30.1 percent in June.

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).

Electronic keyless locks and smart locks are gaining traction, and the cost is within reach of small business budgets.

Indeed, half of small business owners support a law that would allow employees to earn paid sick days, according to a new study conducted by the Small Business Majority.

The Dodd - Frank rules also mean community banks — a primary source of small business loans — have had to spend more to comply with the new regulations.

Linda McMahon, the co-founder and former CEO of WWE selected to be the new leader of the Small Business Administration, said this week that she believed one of the key ways to help up - and - coming entrepreneurs pursue their ideas was to better educate them about money management.

Some banks reported anecdotally that in various regions broker - originated loans represent about 20 per cent of small business lending.

Reach out to organizations such as the SCORE and the Small Business Development Centers network of the Small Business Adminstration for free guidance.

Plenty of small business owners agree with the Chamber and NFIB and oppose a minimum wage increase.

In a bigger environment with more individual flexibility, the selfish worker may be able to thrive, but in the confines and team - intensive environment of a small business, there's no benefit.

The election seems to be weighing heavily on the minds of small business owners.

That's what makes a recent survey of small business owners and retail customers sort of confusing.

But we'll have to wait until next year to see if the Supreme Court decides in favor of small business.

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 %.

Staples is setting an example by setting its own company goal of recruiting one million small businesses to sign up for the Challenge, and they are working closely with the Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) to achieve their objective.

«Do $ 5 million in sales» might be the BHAG in question, but, once stated, a lot of small business owners won't take the time to flesh out the roadmap to that goal.

Approximately 93 percent of small business owners in one small survey overpaid their taxes over the past dozen years.

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

The optimism survey found that fewer than 1 in 2 — or just 45 % — of small business owners are optimistic, a sharp 15 - point drop from 60 % in August.

Definitely, cloud computing in accounting technology helping most of the small business leaders or among creative entrepreneurs it is gaining more thoughts to resolve the problems easily.

This month 63 percent of small business owners indicated they're optimistic about the economy, versus last month's 57 percent.

In fact, 60 % of small business owners say finding skilled workers is their company's biggest challenge.

You could even share your own experience of small business marketing with the masses or offer advice to customers to promote your business with sharable snippets of all - essential information.

Yet, the Scorecard optimism survey shows 65 % of small business owners still optimistic about the U.S. small business economy.

And while 41 percent of small business owners say they don't see any indications that the recession is over, that's actually three percentage points lower than the number of consumers who say economic conditions have not improved.

The survey, which measures the outlook of the small business economy, shows small business optimism holding steady at 53 percent, the same figure as last month.

A 2010 Pew Foundation survey revealed that 71 percent of Americans hold a positive view of small business, while only 25 percent hold a favorable opinion of large corporations.

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.