Sentences with phrase «overall business confidence»

Second, the expectations of individual firms are often influenced by the behaviour of other firms and perceptions of overall business confidence.

Not exact matches

Overall, the bank's small business confidence index stood at 70 this fall, compared with 63 in the fall of 2012 and 59 last spring.

(The Oracle of Omaha traded his 52 million P&G shares for the battery business, a seeming vote of no confidence in P&G's overall prospects.)

Overall numbers were flat, but the questions relating to confidence in business - unit leaders had fallen six percentage points.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

The rebound in overall workloads should boost business confidence within the manufacturing sector during the second half of the year.»

«The strong return of banks in small business lending indicates three things: overall improving economy, entrepreneur confidence that they will be able to borrow for expansion and repay the loans, and the increasing ease and popularity of SBA lending,» explained Biz2Credit CEO Rohit Arora, who oversaw the research.

«The latest overall Index score tells us that business owners are feeling positive about the future and have a renewed sense of confidence as they look to the year ahead,» said Mark Vitner, Managing Director and Senior Economist for Wells Fargo Securities.

In particular, indicators of business confidence remain above long - run levels, overall profitability remains strong, and business investment is expected to continue to grow, albeit more slowly than in the past two years.

«Small business optimism and overall confidence in the economy remains high, largely due to an increase in sales and revenues, which suggest demand is strong,» said Mark Vitner, Wells Fargo managing director and senior economist.

Seppeltsfield tell me that the purchase price for Ryecroft and Quelltaler is commercial in confidence — as is the total value of the overall business.

The Index of Business Leader Confidence, computed based on interviews with 462 business leaders of companies from Buffalo, the Capital Region, Rochester and Syracuse stands at 97.1, down from 103.8 last year, below the breakeven point of 100 at which overall optimism and pessimism towards the current and future economic conditions are bBusiness Leader Confidence, computed based on interviews with 462 business leaders of companies from Buffalo, the Capital Region, Rochester and Syracuse stands at 97.1, down from 103.8 last year, below the breakeven point of 100 at which overall optimism and pessimism towards the current and future economic conditions are bbusiness leaders of companies from Buffalo, the Capital Region, Rochester and Syracuse stands at 97.1, down from 103.8 last year, below the breakeven point of 100 at which overall optimism and pessimism towards the current and future economic conditions are balanced.

If the economy deteriorates sufficiently, demand probably increases overall, in terms of the number of distressed consumers — but this is likely overwhelmed by the decline in confidence (to borrow) & the ability to repay (which will prompt write - downs on the current book of business).

Summary of Qualifications Lead in a manner that inspires confidence, fosters performance excellence, and generates energy and personal commitment among all employees to the organization's overall mission, core values, and business strategies.