Twenty - seven percent of all small - business
owners said they plan to pull back on spending, versus 19 percent in the retail trade, the lowest level of pullback among the five sectors for which there are enough respondents to split out sector - level results.
Another compelling finding from the SurePayroll survey: 21 percent of small business
owners say they plan to seek loans in 2012, with banks as their primary source of obtaining extra capital.
And, as seen by the April 1st rally outside the state capitol, many gun
owners say they plan to ignore the deadline.
While it is difficult to cope with the loss, many people are seeking meaningful ways to memorialize their beloved pets» lives.According the American Pet Products Association's (APPA) 2007 - 2008 National Pet Owners Survey, two - to - three - out - of - ten pet
owners say they plan to buy some item for their pets» remains or to memorialize their pet.
The owners say they plan to significantly increase their sales force by year's end.
Not exact matches
In particular, he
said «hundreds» of franchise
owners had signed up to refurbish the interior and exterior of their restaurants with the «welcome image» that's part of RBI's
plan for improving relationships with customers.
Many of the 1,433 small business
owners surveyed expect to live well into their retirement years, with one in three
saying they
plan to retire older than 70.
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.
A sizable number of business
owners (about a third)
said after selling their companies, they
planned to start new businesses.
Raymond Haller, tax partner at Grassi & Co., had
said of the House
plan, «It does not really help the small - business
owner who is actively running his company.
«Many business
owners have not made important decisions [about succession
planning],» Keith Banks, president of U.S. Bank
said in a video conference to discuss the survey findings.
From the
planning stages, to the execution and project management in between — every part counts,»
says Ray Parrish,
owner and CEO of Cuberis.
«The overall atmosphere in the small - business community is uncertain regarding SBA lending,»
says Solomon, and that results in business
owners putting the brakes on expansion
plans and holding off on making the next hire.
But many company
owners say while they're more upbeat about the economy, they're not
planning to ask banks for financing.
In a statement on Friday, Chase Carey, Fox's president and chief operating officer,
said Hulu's
owners «had meaningful conversations with a number of potential partners and buyers, each with impressive
plans and offers to match.»
The Essen - based company
said Tuesday that it was now the sole
owner of the project, which has a
planned installed capacity of 860 megawatts.
Business
owners offering 401 (k)
plans have a fiduciary duty to their employees,
says Jonathan Bergman, vice president and chief investment officer of Palisades Hudson Financial Group, a financial
planning firm in Scarsdale, N.Y..
Erin Mitchell, founder and
owner of Hew Communications, in St. Petersburg, Florida,
says having a disaster recovery
plan in place is a big job, but essential.
The choice «didn't impact the small business
owner vote as the majority (58 %)
says they still
plan to vote for Romney and 25 %
say Obama still gets their vote,» according to a statement released with the results.
In a disaster, small business
owners need a
plan to locate IT staff to resolve technology problems, Scavo
says.
Analysts
said the phone could also come with a data
plan that could let
owners use Amazon services without using up any data.
Indeed, 57 percent of business
owners plan to hire over the coming 12 months, the survey
says.
Even the 35 percent of
owners who
say they'll never sell need a
plan for their eventual death.
The Canadian division filed for creditor protection in September but
said it had financing commitments to ensure normal operations throughout the proceedings and now
plans to forge ahead under a new
owner.
Execution is one of the biggest issues for small - business
owners,
says Scott Regan, founder and CEO of the strategic -
planning software company AchieveIt.
The
owner of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers
said it is considering a
plan to separate its entertainment business from its media and sports business.
«That verbiage probably scares theater
owners,» Bock
said, referring to Amazons»
plan to narrow the window between theatrical releases and streaming availability, adding that the theater chains could take some solace in Amazon's decision not to go for simultaneous release or just putting films straight out on video.
Sure, 82 percent of the more than 1,000 small - business
owners we surveyed
said they are
planning for growth this year.
That leads some business
owners to become pretty upset when they realize the cost of their current
plans,
says Tom Zgainer, chief executive and founder of the Scottsdale, Arizona - based company.
As the
owner of more than 90 % of voting stock at the company, Adderley has control over the election of the company's board directors, its advisory
Say on Pay vote, and, at the coming May annual meeting, to renew the Kelly's short and long - term compensation
plans.
I fear that many traps for the unwary are hidden in the regulations, creating potential nightmares for small business
owners that fail to place regulatory compliance at the top of their business
plans,» Piwowar
said.
According to the survey, 81 percent of small business
owners say they're
planning to invest in more technology in the year ahead.
If a small - business
owner isn't happy with his or her existing retirement
plan or doesn't have a
plan, the first step is, «to consider what their objective is for the retirement
plan,»
says Sam Schroeder, president of ARS, an Illinois - based third party administrator (TPA) that helps small - and mid-size businesses establish, test and manage compliance related to retirement
plans (including that of my own firm).
For example, in Hudson Valley, New York, site fees can range from $ 5,000 to $ 15,000 during the peak fall season,
said wedding planner Angela Christoforo,
owner of Elite Wedding & Event
Planning.
«Nobody has the patience to follow up on old - fashioned strategic
planning,»
says a business
owner who crafted a new strategy in days.
«Find a bank that will look out for you, instead of a bank you have to protect yourself from,»
says Schreiber,
owner of Solid Ground Financial
Planning.
A Freddie Mac spokesman
said that, with shared - equity
plans, it can purchase loans in which the
owner - occupant and
owner - investor make a down payment of at least 5 percent.
«A ruling by a Louisiana appeals court recently stated that the entire death benefit from a single premium annuity
plan paid to the beneficiary named in that
plan was subject to inheritance tax because it was part of the deceased annuity
owner's estate,»
says annuities specialist Steven Hart.
WARSAW (Reuters)- Play Communications, the
owner of Poland's second biggest mobile network operator Play,
plans to raise up to 5.2 billion zlotys ($ 1.40 billion) in an initial public offering (IPO) in Warsaw, it
said on Monday.
Mr.Bitcoin
said that currently the
owners of the restaurants have not ordered new bitcoin atms to replace the stolen ones and currently do not have
plans to do so.
We are proud to
say that our studio
owners defy the entrepreneurial odds, and
plan to continue to do so as Pure Barre continues to expand.
While executives were careful to stress that there are currently no
plans to sell Tim Hortons brew in Burger King stores, Tristano
says there's still an opportunity for Burger King's
owners to benefit from being involved directly in the coffee business, where it can now make bigger margins off the purchase, roasting and sale of the coffee itself.
The company has
said it
plans to offer affected car
owners compensation that could include payments for additional gasoline costs incurred because the fuel economy was worse than advertised.
When Nationwide surveyed small - business
owners back in 2015 regarding the subject of disasters, the results were disheartening — 38 percent
said that disaster recovery
plans were not essential for their business, and only 18 percent of small businesses with 50 employees or less had a disaster recovery
plan in place.
When asked if they were
planning to apply for any new credit products for their business in the next year, 14 percent of small business
owners said they were, up slightly from 11 percent in July.
Amazon hasn't
said anything so far about what it
plans to do as Whole Foods»
owner.
Freedom Communications Inc.,
owner of the Orange County Register, filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday, and its chief executive
said he
plans to lead a bid to acquire the troubled newspaper company.
Speaking in a statement, Steven Morrison, senior product
owner at Booking.com,
said: «At this new dedicated research and learning space, we
plan to tap into the region's deep pool of talent to explore how machine learning and artificial intelligence, as well as other new and emerging technologies can fuel future innovations in travel.
While business
owners are upbeat about growth next year, the survey also found that long - term growth
plans are the same from the fall of 2016, when 51 percent of small business
owners said they expect to grow during the next five years.
The program offers business
owners the time away from day - to - day operations to focus on
planning for the future,
said Jill Meyer, program director of ScaleUP!