«We are seeing a lot
of smaller owners selling to larger owners.
We are also privileged to serve thousands
of smaller owners and property managers who also look to us for guidance and assistance with their legal needs.
In its prime it was the latest Hot Thing in our capitalist economy, transforming what had been a nation
of small owner operated stores into gigantic specialty national chain stores with enormous buying power and the ability to price the mom and pop shops out of existence.
The creation of a large, independent, democratic class
of small owners is the main thing.
It is therefore interesting to find him in the 1880s saying, at the very moment that the giant corporate trusts were forming: «I look forward to a world
of small owners....
Not exact matches
The three - day conference, run by the
Small Business Administration, is a chance to cast the spotlight on the importance of supporting small - business owners and shine a light on best practices to that
Small Business Administration, is a chance to cast the spotlight on the importance
of supporting
small - business owners and shine a light on best practices to that
small - business
owners and shine a light on best practices to that end.
She is currently the proud
owner of a
small business and the Marketing Strategist at www.page2site.com a web service that turns Facebook fan pages into professional websites.
Nearly one in five
small business
owners are mashing social media into the daily (and hourly) lives
of their companies, with the most popular sites being Facebook and LinkedIn.
Many
small - business
owners dream
of selling their products in mass - market outlets.
«What has upset business
owners more than anything are the comparisons made between the income
of small business
owners and that
of employees,» Dan Kelly, the federation's president, said in an op - ed published at the Huffington Post on Aug. 25.
Launched by Scott Gerber, founder
of the Young Entrepreneurs Council (and an Inc.com columnist), Startup Insurance isn't an exchange so much as a broker for insurance options tailored specifically to entrepreneurs and
small - business
owners.
Just like the Supreme Court decision had dissenters, there are
small business
owners who will resist aspects
of the ruling.
To inspire
small business
owners to increase their levels
of physical activity, Funding Circle created this infographic highlighting the approximated daily and weekly caloric expenditures
of some
of the biggest names in business, according to exercise routine.
After Hurricane Henry (Texas) and Hurricane Irma (Florida) devastated parts
of those states this fall, SBA Disaster Loans helped get
small business
owners get back up and running.
A new study shows 40 percent
of small business
owners plan to make a hire in the next six months.
In fact, a large percentage
of the calls my company's coaches receive are from
small - business
owners who want exactly this sort
of help.
All companies, and especially
small firms, must be clear about more than just their budget before they can start designing their offices, says Richard Shugar, the principal and
owner of 2fORM, an architecture firm based in Oregon.
Small - business
owners are keenly aware
of the time they devote to such tasks and the availability
of new AI solutions to reduce this strain.
There is a reason why cloud computing is being chosen by many
small business
owners in a range
of sectors, including healthcare and recruitment, and that is down to the myriad
of benefits the technology provides:
Social media can level the playing field between industry leaders and upstarts, between multinational corporation executives and
small - business
owners, making peers
of all participants.
Said Connie Steele, director
of Network Solutions: «Social media can be the best friend for
small business
owners who constantly seek new ways to attract new customers and retain the ones they have at a relatively low cost.»
And while there are lots
of high - income earners who will be affected, it has an unintended side effect that
small - business
owners (the restaurant
owner, the bike shop repairman and the dry cleaning operator), who are considered the backbone
of the economy, would likely have to pay higher taxes — and be worse off financially — as well.
It's just that he got so busy that he didn't realize how much time had gone by where he had not checked in with several
of his contacts — an easy mistake for most
small business
owners who feel like every day is shorter than the last.
Before the Senate passed the bill, Senator Mary Landrieu, Democrat
of Louisiana, spoke
of a
small - business
owner on the waiting list who told the senator she'd have to lay off 27 workers if she did not obtain new financing.
Optimism among
small business
owners has also remained around the 70 percent point since the beginning
of this year — important to note since this group tends to act on its instinct.
The legislation reduces levies on
owners of small businesses, while also cutting income tax rates for the richest Americans to 37 percent from 39.6 percent.
Expanding coverage for
small business
owners is one
of the main reasons for passing the legislation, its supporters say.
How to Build Better Business Relationships: Be Honest «As a
small business
owner, it's important that people see me as expert in my field,» says Amy Harcourt
of Definitive Marketing.
The majority
of store
owners are unaware
of the shift, however, according to the Wells Fargo / Gallup
Small Business Index from July.
A drawback
of being a
small business
owner is that the budget for such quality, such as employee incentives and benefits, is not as plentiful as it is for a larger company (especially in the economic climate we are living in today).
St. Paul, Minn., is home to the so - called Defense Alliance, an independent business network that helps
small - business
owners figure out the daunting task
of winning contracts from Uncle Sam — specifically, the Department
of Defense.
Let
small business
owners immediately claim write - offs for new investments, replacing the current system that relies on depreciation
of business purchases over a period
of years.
Twenty percent
of small business
owners relied on credit cards and business earnings to finance their credit needs.
To come up with a strategy and process for
small business
owners to make the most from big data, I talked to customer - centric, data - driven strategic marketer Marina Erulkar, founder and principal
of Hampstead Solutions LLC.
Here, we've put together a dream team
of tips, advice, recommendations and best practices from
small - business owners who were honored at National Small Business Week, an annual celebration of all small businesses across the
small - business
owners who were honored at National
Small Business Week, an annual celebration of all small businesses across the
Small Business Week, an annual celebration
of all
small businesses across the
small businesses across the U.S.
Most
small - business
owners recognize that they can't grow without delegating but still have a tremendous amount
of difficulty letting go
of control.
As a
small business
owner, you probably have a pretty good idea if any
of your employees fall into this category.
Right now, only about 13 percent
of small - business
owners actively invest in online reviews.
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.
A recent survey found that for more than 80 percent
of small - business
owners, the rewards outweigh the challenges.
And, like all successful
small - business
owners, Eric concurs with the importance
of planning, especially for a startup period where you're not going to make much income and what you do make is likely to be put right back into the business.
Small business
owners are often quite reluctant at first, but taking the plunge turned out to be one
of the best decisions they made for their company (and sanity).
An annual survey
of sentiment among the
owner of small businesses finds only one in four thinks the government is doing enough for business.
To find the human resources outsourcing solutions for
small businesses, we began by talking to business
owners themselves, as well as some
of the professionals who advise them.
Intuit QuickBooks» OWN IT network, for example, is full
of small business
owners who can help answer your questions.
She enjoys using her years
of experience managing her business to help other
small business
owners looking to develop their company.
As the co-founder and CEO
of BodeTree.com, I have the opportunity to interact directly with thousands
of small business
owners and am on the front lines
of what's happening in the space.
The tax code also permits the
owners of a corporation, however
small, to use his or her company to shelter income from passive investments, and to convert surplus revenue into capital gains, which are taxed at lower rates than income.
In fact, 60 percent
of the new applications filled out by
small business
owners on Biz2Credit.com are done via mobile devices, often at night or during weekends - well outside «traditional banker's hours.»
Whether you recognize it or not, all successful
small businesses — regardless
of what they do or sell — have one thing in common: their
owners know how to build and maintain relationships.