He also
said small businesses need assistance in affording health care, possibly through such measures as tax credits.
Not exact matches
For entrepreneurs interested in selling goods to bigger companies in the industry, the cluster has held approximately eight «supplier sessions,» where
small businesses learn how they will
need to tighten their standards to participate in the nuclear industry, Carlberg
says.
Roberta Matuson, a Boston - based
business consultant and author of the 2013 book Talent Magnetism,
says small firms
need not be bound to rigid formal HR processes, which creates the opportunity for more creative hiring practices.
Major manufacturers in
say the automobile industry may set up labs filled with 3D printers,
smaller business may only
need a single machine, or access to one through a service bureau.
If you are looking to build a
business that stands the test of time, then you need to be strategic, determined and patient, says Maria Contreras - Sweet, the newest head of the U.S. Small Business Adminis
business that stands the test of time, then you
need to be strategic, determined and patient,
says Maria Contreras - Sweet, the newest head of the U.S.
Small Business Adminis
Business Administration.
«The entire
small business tax as a whole
needs another look,»
says MacArthur.
If you remove the
need to income split by taxing the family unit of those in married or living common - law relationships and then adopt a flat tax for everyone —
say 20 % — there really is no
need for
small business to incorporate, except for perhaps liability issues.
Customers want to support cool
small businesses like Kepler's,
says Sutherland; they just
need a little nudge.
At just over $ 7.8 million in annual revenue, Buffer was averaging closer to $ 122,000 per worker this past fall, which the company
needs to improve,
says Carol Coughlin, founder of BottomLine Growth Strategies, a financial adviser to
small and medium - size
businesses.
«Together with other provisions of the Recovery Act, ARC loans will free up capital and put more money in the hands of
small business owners when they
need it the most,» SBA Administrator Karen Gordon Mills
said in a press release.
Often,
small -
business owners will point out the roles that
need to be filled without identifying specific candidates and estimating how much it might cost to hire them, he
says.
Yet Degel
says if things continue the way they have, the city may
need to take aggressive action to help the neighborhood's
small businesses survive.
ShipStation allows for month - to - month subscriptions so
small business clients pay for extra support only when they
need it,
says Gilbreath.
«When it comes to transparency, we believe the key consideration is whether a
small business owner can clearly understand the credit product and assess if it is a proper fit for their
business need or use case,» OnDeck
said in an emailed statement.
«There are over 12 million
small businesses using Facebook, and if you do the basics of updating your page, it is a low - cost, rich visual presence in mobile without
needing a mobile website,»
says Matt Idema, the director of monetization product marketing for Facebook, who focuses on
small businesses and their use of Facebook pages.
«These findings show that
small businesses understand the importance of family friendly workplaces that afford working parents the flexibility they
need to work and raise a family,»
says Loren Harris, director of family economic security at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, in reference to the survey results.
In a federal government survey in 2010, four out of five
small businesses said they had no
need to raise money.
«After Hurricane Harvey, it became apparent that we
needed to create a more comprehensive and formalized disaster recovery plan suitable for a
small business — not a typical cookie - cutter disaster plan,» Nick Bednorz, CEO of Comensure in Houston,
said via email.
A description that reads, «These are really great to give as client gifts,» is less impactful than one that
says, «These five gifts, all under $ 30, can be used by a man or a woman and are something every
small -
business person
needs.
Neither candidate has
said much about what they would do to help
small businesses get the funding they
need to run their
business.
In a disaster,
small business owners
need a plan to locate IT staff to resolve technology problems, Scavo
says.
Ted Mallett, VP and chief economist at the Canadian Federation of Independent
Business,
says the difference for common household goods like detergent and diapers is largely due to the fact that retailers
need higher margins in the
smaller Canadian market; there are no tariffs on most items like these.
There may be workarounds for U.S.
small businesses feeling the pinch, but they'll
need to act fast,
says John Scannapieco, a co-leader at the international law firm Baker Donelson.
Proponents of such bills
say they are
needed to ward off threats of punitive actions, such as those that beset
small business owners like Elaine Huguenin of Elane Photography in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
As Republicans and Democrats lock horns in Washington over tax thresholds,
small business owners
say they just
need some clarity.
«Start - ups, entrepreneurs and
small -
business owners may not have the capital to purchase a 3 - D printer on their own, but they may have a
need to show prototypes to their current and potential customers,»
said Michelle Van Slyke, vice president of marketing at UPS, in a statement.
The House
Small Business Committee's chairman, Sam Graves,
says the S.B.A «
needs to eliminate funds from duplicative and ineffective programs and reallocate some of those fund to programs that will be more helpful to American entrepreneurs.»
The problem is that many
small -
business owners don't have the tools they
need to determine if one unprofitable client is worth nurturing for a big payday down the road, or if they should
say, «Sorry, I can no longer work with you,» and move on.
«By taking Microsoft's productivity offering, Office 365, and customizing if for a
small businesses owners, we've jointly developed a unique product to meet our customers»
needs,»
says Steven Aldrich, senior vice president of
business applications at GoDaddy.
«Prepayment is especially valuable if you believe your
business may grow soon, and you may
need a larger line of credit,»
says Jeanne Brutman, a New York - based financial planner for
small -
business owners.
«No one else is providing this one stop shop for all of a
small businesses» technology
needs,»
says Case.
Most
small -
business owners
need a bank loan at one time or another, and applying for one involves much more than filling out paperwork and
saying a prayer.
«We
need a strong climate for
business,» Carter's website
says, «and you can't have a strong economy if the middle class and
small business owners are being left behind.»
But when you're running a
small business, you're going to
need help all year,
says Melissa Labant, director of taxation at the American Institute of CPAs in New York.
«
Small businesses need to focus on the people - and - process side of mobile security,»
says Sean Ginevan, director of
business development for Mountain View, Calif. - based enterprise mobility management provider MobileIron.
We
need the consumer being confident and strong, having those extra dollars to go out and have a set of wine glasses or buy some extra dinnerware,»
said Walt Rowen, owner of Susquehanna Glass Co. in Columbia, Pa., at the press conference
Small Business Majority, an advocacy group based in Washington, D.C.
«
Small businesses need to determine who their customer base is,»
says Whisenhant.
«We were starting to see people who had never been in a pawnshop before, especially
small -
business owners who
needed loans up to $ 50,000, and they couldn't get [the money] from their banks so were turning to pawnshops to cover their cash shortages,» Hills
says.
«We know that in order to address the range of financial
needs within all of our communities, we
need to support and work with the ecosystem of organizations that serve
small businesses,»
said Jon Campbell, executive vice president, government and community relations for Wells Fargo.
«
Business owners need to be aware of the very high price of merchant cash advances,» says Mitch Jacobs, founder and CEO of On Deck Capital, which provides unsecured small business loans to companies denied by traditiona
Business owners
need to be aware of the very high price of merchant cash advances,»
says Mitch Jacobs, founder and CEO of On Deck Capital, which provides unsecured
small business loans to companies denied by traditiona
business loans to companies denied by traditional banks.
That being
said, however, there's no point in spending money every month on
small business banking services you're not using or conversely, paying relatively high
small business bank account fees and not getting the
small business banking services you
need.
Schnapp
said easing the burdens on
small business would go far toward reviving the economy, citing as an example the 17 different bureaucracies she would
need to deal with if she wanted to open a winery in her Northern California home base of Sonoma County.
«We're thrilled to be named to the Crain's Fast 50, which reflects OnDeck's commitment to meeting the financial
needs of
small businesses nationwide,»
said Noah Breslow, chief executive officer, OnDeck.
When it comes to technology infrastructure,
small and medium - sized
businesses need the same tools and support services as large enterprises — just on a
smaller scale and at prices they can afford,» Dev
said.
«
Small and midsized
businesses need the same tools and support services as large enterprises,» Canton
said.
Dr. Dissel
says that Cannata understood their specific
small business IT
needs, crafting custom - tailored solutions to get the job done.
BlueVine founder and CEO Eyal Lifshitz
said, «We continue to grow stronger as a technology - enabled financing provider for
small businesses addressing their everyday funding
needs.
«The difference between the previous government and our government is that our prime minister recognizes the
need that more can be done,»
said Government House leader Bardish Chagger, who as
small business minister signed off on a $ 69,625 relocation claim by one staffer in her office.
Though it may not be much more than the euro or other foreign currencies,
says Sah,
small business owners who are considering adding bitcoin to their payment choices
need to be aware of this and adapt to it accordingly.
«It's obvious the world of public employees in Spain
needs to become
smaller and that'll create unemployment, it can't be helped,»
said Javier Diaz - Gimenez, a professor of economics at IESE
business school in Madrid.