Meanwhile, Mycoskie, as the 100
percent owner of the business, had been dealing with major issues, like whether to roll out company stores.
Not exact matches
Those
business owners have long complained that the disparity is unfair, especially in view
of the fact that many multinationals pay much less than the 35
percent statutory corporate tax rate by exploiting abundant loopholes and tax breaks available to large, global corporations.
A new study shows 40
percent of small
business owners plan to make a hire in the next six months.
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.
According to the Wells Fargo / Gallup study, women
business owners said their top three sources
of initial funding for their
business are cash or savings (85
percent), personal credit cards (37
percent) and financial gifts or support from family or friends (29
percent).
Twenty
percent of small
business owners relied on credit cards and
business earnings to finance their credit needs.
As the agreement involves 40
percent of the world's competing economies, it's a big deal for
business owners.
Right now, only about 13
percent of small -
business owners actively invest in online reviews.
A recent survey found that for more than 80
percent of small -
business owners, the rewards outweigh the challenges.
That's a 27.5
percent rate
of growth since 2007, the last time the Survey
of Business Owners was released.
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.»
More than 60
percent of the 320 women
business owners surveyed by Forbes Insight and KeyBank's Key4Woman said that they don't track social media to find out what they're customers are saying about them.
Of the respondents who are already
business owners and live in highly - developed economies, 78
percent said they choose to launch their ventures because they saw opportunities, not because they were forced to by economic necessity.
A new survey from Sageworks finds that over 75
percent of small -
business owners have never applied for a loan.
Of the
business owners using social media, 75
percent have company pages on the two sites, and 69
percent use status updates on the same two.
Cut the top - end tax rate for small
business owners to 25
percent, from a rate that's in excess
of 39
percent.
A small fraction
of those
business owners pay the top individual tax rate
of 39.6
percent, higher than the current top corporate income tax rate
of 35
percent.
We know that more than 90
percent of small
business owners still believe that banks are a first stop for
business financing, despite more than a 30 - year history
of banks decreasing the amount
of their loans going to small
businesses.
More than 50
percent of small -
business owners who took part in the Sage survey believed artificial intelligence will be a big trend in 2017.
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.
And a February survey by Pepperdine University's Graziadio School
of Business and Management found that 39 percent of small business owners who applied for bank loans in the previous three months were successful, up from 34 percent in a survey taken in October and N
Business and Management found that 39
percent of small
business owners who applied for bank loans in the previous three months were successful, up from 34 percent in a survey taken in October and N
business owners who applied for bank loans in the previous three months were successful, up from 34
percent in a survey taken in October and November.
The Senate's bill will allow
business owners to deduct 23
percent of their income, which will help them save on taxes.
In September 2015, Biz2Credit conducted a study that showed Latino small -
business loan applications grew 18
percent, yet their
owners lag behind in the necessary factors needed to secure financing, such as annual revenue, age
of business and credit scores.
(In December 2014, 17
percent of polled
business owners said they'd increase wages in the coming months.)
As a result, 26
percent of business owners avoided hiring and expansion because, they said, they were frustrated with trying to access funds.
(The ACA has been in effect for larger employers — those with 100 or more employees — since the beginning
of 2015) This is called the employer mandate, and generally speaking, such
business owners must offer plans that cover a minimum
of 60
percent of plan expenses, and must cost no more than 9.5
percent of an employee's annual household income.
Arlington, Virginia, takes the top spot this year, with women making up nearly 40
percent of the
business owners in the area.
Growing revenues was the biggest worry
of 11.4
percent of the
business owners surveyed.
The study found that nearly 40
percent of small
business owners who didn't know their
business credit score anticipated growth
of less than 5
percent, while nearly three quarters who did, envisioned growth
of up to 20
percent.
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.
New hires make the decision whether they want to stay with an organization within their first year
of employment, 90
percent of business owners said in Aberdeen's New Hire Onboarding 2013: A Look At New Hires Report.
And the more time the
business owners spent running their
businesses, the more they loathed the task — 58
percent of business owners working 60 or more hours a week said that bookkeeping was particularly draining.
A full 94.35
percent of business -
owner respondents stated they were planning to vote in November, with 4.54
percent undecided and a mere 1.11
percent not intending to cast a ballot.
According to nonprofit entrepreneurial advisory Score, HR responsibilities devour between 25 and 35
percent of the average small -
business owner's time.
In fact, according to a 2013 survey, 43
percent of small
business owners are taking less vacation time than five years ago.
The CNBC / SurveyMonkey Small
Business Survey found that when asked what they were most likely to do with extra money received from a tax cut next year, the No. 1 response from small - business owners was «pay down debt,» chosen by 31 percent of resp
Business Survey found that when asked what they were most likely to do with extra money received from a tax cut next year, the No. 1 response from small -
business owners was «pay down debt,» chosen by 31 percent of resp
business owners was «pay down debt,» chosen by 31
percent of respondents.
We find 93
percent of business owners are overpaying on their taxes, and the number one culprit is not being proactive about meeting with their tax preparers.
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.
In a recent survey, 59
percent of small
business owners said they preferred him.
All across the board — regardless
of gender, minority status or political leaning — small -
business owners wanted to hear the presidential hopefuls address the topics
of small
business (66.23
percent), the economy (59.10
percent) and tax policy (53.95
percent), first and foremost.
Small
business owners are taking on a large share
of this responsibility, as 39
percent reported that they themselves are in charge
of online security at their company.
But according to a recent report, 66
percent of business owners haven't gotten around to inking one.
More than 80
percent of the 300 small
business owners surveyed in the recent 4th Annual Staples National Small Business Survey said that they don't keep track of their business goals, and 77 percent have yet to achieve their vision for their
business owners surveyed in the recent 4th Annual Staples National Small
Business Survey said that they don't keep track of their business goals, and 77 percent have yet to achieve their vision for their
Business Survey said that they don't keep track
of their
business goals, and 77 percent have yet to achieve their vision for their
business goals, and 77
percent have yet to achieve their vision for their company.
Among
business owners» top concerns constricting growth are the impact
of government regulations, noted by 13
percent of business owners.
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.
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.
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.
That additional contribution saves a
business owner paying 45
percent of her income in taxes a whopping $ 63,000, or more.