Generally, however, you can break it down like this: whether you're
the only owner of the business or whether you have partners.
However, you can not use this, if you are
the only owner of the business or are proprietors.
Not exact matches
Right now,
only about 13 percent
of small -
business owners actively invest in online reviews.
With varying principles in the world, it's
only a question
of WHEN a
business owner will go through a slump, and having read Tony's book they will know how to personally overcome the challenges
of their
business because they understand that they are unlimited and unbound!
An annual survey
of sentiment among the
owner of small
businesses finds
only one in four thinks the government is doing enough for
business.
Realizing that there is life beyond per hour wages and shifting your mindset to that
of an entrepreneur is the
only way to begin the transition from self - employed to
business owner.
It will be up to you as a
business owner to not
only understand the regulations
of your particular segment
of the industry but also keep up with the ever - changing regulations as your
business matures.
According to a 2010 survey by Travelers Insurance, 94 percent
of small -
business owners are confident their
business is protected against insurable risks, despite
only 56 percent having disaster - recovery insurance.
The one and
only, Barbara Corcoran, sat down with me for a live interview, a SBDIB blog post was featured in the New York Times, sat down with Mari Smith — the Queen
of marketing on Facebook, and also got some great feedback from several
business owners about how they use Twitter to get
business.
Vulnerable
business owners are those who think that their data is
of no interest to would - be intruders because
only attacks on big companies make the headlines.
But doing something exciting outside
of work «to rebalance the boredom
of 9 - to - 5» will
only get you so far, said Maite Baron, chief executive officer at The Corporate Escape, a London - based career - transition consultancy that helps disillusioned employees become
business owners, in an email.
Anderson says that
only a small fraction
of the hundreds
of business owners he meets with every year use a formal system to track and analyze company metrics.
Many small -
business owners feel frustrated when they try to apply for a line
of credit or a small -
business loan — they feel like banks are
only set up to loan money to big companies.
The current system is not
only terrible for many
of the employees
of small
businesses, it's terrible for the
owners of those small
businesses as well.
Moreover, there is a stipulation in the proposal which says the 25 percent pass - through rate applies
only to passive
owners of these
businesses.
In addition,
only five percent
of small
business owners think now is a good time to expand their
business.
Given the lack
of faith most small
business owners have that they'll be able to stop working, it's perhaps not surprising that
only one third
of them have a succession plan in place.
Many
business owners choose to become entrepreneurs because they enjoy the freedom associated with answering
only to themselves and their clients and in working for their own benefit, rather than the benefit
of another company.
But in a new survey
of 250
business owners by Bank
of America's Merrill Lynch division,
only 39 % said they used an expert — like a management consultant, financial adviser or commercial banker — to develop a succession plan.
Those preferences varied along racial lines, with 77 percent
of white
business owners favoring Trump, while most Asian and Hispanic small
business owners did not — and
only 19 percent
of African American
business owners favored a Trump presidency.
However, as any seasoned entrepreneur will tell you, establishing a viable
business is
only the first in a long line
of challenges an
owner will face.
«It is important that
business owners are prepared for a variety
of situations, not
only so their
business can seamlessly continue running after a transition, but also so their personal finances can continue to support their financial and life goals,» Thiel said.
Although we've had two months
of similar hiring and paycheck numbers, the SurePayroll small
business owner optimism number plummeted 11 points, revealing that
only 55 percent
of business owners are optimistic about the economy.
It's natural that small
business owners would associate the notion
of branding
only with big corporations.
Many new
business owners forget that and
only consider the cost
of rent, employee salaries and utilities.
«Most
business owners don't realize they could be saving thousands
of dollars per month if they
only used the right systems, programs and expense optimization tactics,» explains Gerber, who along with Paugh recently co-founded SimpleBusiness, an absolute must - have membership for every small
business owner, startup founder and freelancer that saves time, headaches and money on everyday
business - related expenses and name - brand services (more on that below).
Planning every aspect
of your home
business is not
only a must, but also builds habits that every home
business owner should develop, implement, and maintain.
According to a survey by American Express,
only about 49 %
of business owners take a week off from their
business.
Not
only will the state enforce payment with the threat
of jail time, but the money is funneled through the state agency from the perpetrator to the victim so that there is no direct contract between the two, and all at little or no expense to the small
business owner.
Yet P&L projections alone, without cash - flow analysis, are
only part
of the picture and leave
business owners without vital information for running the
business on a week - to - week and month - to - month basis.
That has caused many condo
owners, who might fill their beds
only 20 % or 30 %
of the time, to pull their units out
of the rental pool — which has reduced the availability
of accommodations, along with booking and property management
business and visitor traffic on the hills and in the village.
You're a
business owner, a high - performing professional, or part
of a startup, and guess what, there are countless others similar to you, and that's
only increasing.
It's as simple as telling a
business owner you can place them at the top
of search results, and that they
only pay when somebody clicks the ad.
The problem is, a number
of legitimate reviews wind up in this filtered section, and negative reviews that
business owners think have been deleted actually have
only been relocated here.
You are speaking to
business owners and, if you do a good job, you are far more likely to walk away with
business because you're the
only expert / speaker speaking to that group
of hot leads.
That's because the majority
of business owners really
only depend on about 20 percent
of their customers for sales, and an equivalent percentage
of vendors to supply their
businesses, Scriffignano adds.
According to a recent study by the National Foundation for Women
Business Owners (NFWBO), only 28 % of female owners of fast - growth companies financed their businesses using equity ca
Owners (NFWBO),
only 28 %
of female
owners of fast - growth companies financed their businesses using equity ca
owners of fast - growth companies financed their
businesses using equity capital.
(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 the
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 the
business owners surveyed in the CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small
Business Survey said they view the threat of a cyberattack as the most critical issue the
Business Survey said they view the threat
of a cyberattack as the most critical issue they face.)
Before his talk, Berger told me over coffee that he's not so sure about the
of - the - moment advertising strategies often positioned as the
only way
business owners — especially small -
business owners — can expand their brand and engage consumers.
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.
Owners and managers do not have an adequate understanding of the ISO 9000 certification process or of the quality standards themselves — Some business owners have been known to direct their company's resources toward ISO 9000 registration, only to find that their incomplete understanding of the process and its requirements results in wasted time and e
Owners and managers do not have an adequate understanding
of the ISO 9000 certification process or
of the quality standards themselves — Some
business owners have been known to direct their company's resources toward ISO 9000 registration, only to find that their incomplete understanding of the process and its requirements results in wasted time and e
owners have been known to direct their company's resources toward ISO 9000 registration,
only to find that their incomplete understanding
of the process and its requirements results in wasted time and effort.
But it is by no means the be-all, end - all indicator, particularly for small
business owners, as
only 40 percent
of the establishment surveys come from
businesses with 20 or fewer employees.
More alarmingly, it has been lobbying against traditional theater -
only cinematic runs for new movie releases — leading John Fithian, CEO
of the National Association
of Theatre
Owners trade organization, to call out Netflix at a recent conference as a «grave threat to the movie
business.»
There are approximately 27 million small -
businesses owners in America, and
only one president
of the United States.
However, that approach assumes small
business groups are concerned
only with doing what's in the best personal interest
of the majority
of small -
business owners.
Only about three percent
of small -
business owners will be affected by the President's plan to let the Bush tax cuts expire on the highest income earners.
Wayne Rivers, president
of consulting firm The Family
Business Institute, echoes that the deal doesn't do much to help smaller
businesses, and says it has
only heightened frustrations among already strained
owners.
Living in probably the
only country in the world where guns remain less regulated than startups, many founders and small - to - medium - size (SMB)
business owners probably anxiously awaited news
of December's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, expecting the worst.
The bad economy is
only underscoring what savvy
business owners already know about IT, says Michael Kraner, CEO
of Primary Support, a 10 - person IT consulting firm in New York City.
Everybody wants a piece
of Patti LaBelle's sweet potato pie following the ascent
of a viral clip that marks the kind
of serendipitous promotion most
business owners can
only dream about.