My mindset quickly changed after
taking on my small business.
Elizabeth had
taken on a small business loan to get started, using her credit cards to finance many of their day - to - day expenses.
Not exact matches
A big
business that has a reputation to protect won't
take a risk
on your
small company if it doesn't think you can perform, Boykin says.
For more
on the shifts in August's
small -
business jobs numbers,
take a look at the infographic below from ADP.
There, the core hardware engineering team works
on the chip - enabled card readers that Square's global clients use to
take payments, while its
smaller business and IT teams handle the software side.
Many
small business owners think that they have to
take on all of the major tasks and responsibilities themselves but that is not the case.
Yet, as a
small business owner or entrepreneur, it is common to plant your seat in a chair for hours
on end to do what it
takes to grow your
business.
The summer started with a reasonable (if clumsy) attempt by the government to stop incorporated individuals from
taking advantage of the lower
small -
business tax rate, and ended with people such as Arlene Dickinson, the investor and Dragon's Den star, talking about an assault
on entrepreneurship.
Small Business Saturday is happening shortly... are you
taking full advantage of having the weight of American Express
on your side for the day?
For
small businesses, cash flow concerns can arise unexpectedly to
take a significant toll
on day - to - day operations and your plans to build for the future.
Through my own questioning, it seems like the majority of
small businesses do not use LinkedIn because they either do not see it's potential, don't want to
take the time to learn, or want to utilize LinkedIn, but
taking the time to do so remains
on the back burner.
Managers should
take an active interest in their younger workers — something
small businesses are uniquely well - equipped to do, as owners often already have a more hands -
on approach.
It's hard to convince
small business owners that if they work extra hard or
take on additional risk to expand their
businesses, that the government is entitled to more than half of the rewards.
Long before he
took on a franchise with CMIT Solutions, which offers IT consulting for
small business, Bob Riesenbach had proved himself in
business, and then some.
Succeeding as an entrepreneur
takes hard work and persistence because, unfortunately, there is no
business - startup fairy who magically bestows success
on small businesses and their owners.
For entrepreneurs and
small business owners, long hours can
take a toll
on personal relationships, leaving your partner feeling
taken for granted while you focus
on growing your
business.
Toshiba «s announcement came as its Westinghouse Electric Company subsidiary is engaged in a legal and accounting row with CB&I, which has argued in court that it expected a relatively
small payment from Westinghouse of only $ 161 million when the deal closed
on the understanding that the latter was
taking on a challenged
business.
To get more
small businesses on board, I've co-created the 3 % Forward movement — with a goal of 1 million entrepreneurs
taking the pledge of providing 3 percent of either their revenue, talents or products toward causes they care about.
They may have started something new within their company (by launching a new product or division, for example), moved to a
smaller company to
take on a greater set of responsibilities, or started their own
business.
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.
Small businesses, in particular, are
taking note and investing in their talent brand with 76 percent confirming it had a significant impact
on hiring.
In his ambitious second term agenda, announced during his State of the Union Address
on Tuesday, President Obama raised a proposal that made
small business owners sit up and
take notice: an increase in the minimum wage to $ 9 from its current $ 7.25.
For more
on small -
business owners» views and challenges with social media and how they can kick their marketing into gear,
take a look at the infographic below.
Here are five surefire tips to
take the stress out of managing a
small business while you're away, drinking piña coladas and kicking back
on the beach.
For one, you can
take your AdWords skills that you use in your full - time job and leverage them to help
small businesses in your area show up
on Google searches.
Prepare For Healthcare Reform While the Healthcare Reform Act is still being discussed and debated
on Capitol Hill,
small business owners should
take a prudent approach by ensuring they're aware of the proposed changes and being prepared to act accordingly.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 9 - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is kicking off an effort to get U.S.
small businesses to spend more
on advertising as the image of the social media network's ads have
taken a hit for their role in alleged Russian attempts to sway U.S. voters.
Small -
business owners offer health benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on
business owners offer health benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being
taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National
Business of Group on
Business of Group
on Health).
The apparent end of the amazing 1990s boom was
taking its toll
on small business as early as last November.
This year she
took on the traditional «competitive male» view of
business and shattered it with one quick swoop and really showed the importance of having a
small business that balances masculine and feminine qualities.
The four out of five
small business owners who aren't seeking money to grow right now may not have enough confidence in the future, enough clarity
on which direction to
take their
businesses, or enough demand building to convince them there is growth to be had.
The president «recognizes that the government must
take steps to streamline regulations
on small businesses,» according to Fetcher, noting several initiatives begun during Obama's first term, including a government - wide review of regulations and support of the JOBS Act.
As a
small -
business owner wearing many hats and managing the day to day of
business it is important to
take a step back, look at the big picture and continuously work
on your
business rather than in your
business.
Small business owners
take a much harder look at the entire cost of an employee, which often comprises life insurance, health care, savings plans, taxes, and so
on.
«Don't just look at the first three pages; look at the first 25, so you're not missing anything,» says Shah, who discovered after five days of Googling, that the initial name for her clothing startup Vicaire was
taken by an existing
small business that hadn't bothered with trademarks — but could later
on.
Add to that a lack of regulation: After the passage of the JOBS Act in 2012, which aimed to make it easier for
small businesses to raise capital, startups could
take on many more investors before the Securities and Exchange Commission effectively forced them to go public.
No wonder about half of the
small businesses in the United States have already
taken steps to reduce the use of office supplies and printing, recent market research by AMI - Partners has found, and many plan to prolong the life of basic computing hardware such as PCs and printers as the recession wears
on.
Small business cloud accounting company FreshBooks recently offered some tips
on its blog, ranging from the sensible but obvious (tell your clients you're
taking off) to the less expected.
Jade and I worked at Warner Bros. for three years prior to starting our company, and we
took on several
smaller projects in the first couple of years of our
business before we went after bigger projects.
The Agile approach is a unique
take on the process of working together both independently and as a group, suitable for both
small and large
businesses.
While there's been progress
on that front, with mainstream banks growing their
small -
business offerings and (sometimes) showing a greater willingness to
take on entrepreneurial clients, Hashem says there's still room for improvement.
A libertarian, nonprofit law firm, it has consistently and successfully represented
small -
business owners and entrepreneurs — by, for example,
taking on licensing laws that hinder
businesses from competing in established markets.
People come
on to Facebook, they want to do targeted ads, and that's really important for
small business... We
take those ads, we show them, and we don't pass any individual information back to the advertiser.»
This amount of money and the resources that must be funnelled into the process are often too costly for a
small business to
take on, and as such, valuation doesn't become high
on the list of priorities.
What encouraged him to launch a
business, he says, is the fact that in startups, as in the military, «you can create
small teams that
take on the world.»
The following is the tenth in the series «Live Your Brand» in which branding expert Melanie Spring
takes us along
on her three - week road trip across the country to meet innovative entrepreneurs whose experiences offer lessons learned to
businesses big and
small.
Taking on debts in this fashion should always be considered carefully but, when used appropriately, using your invoices as assets in a financing arrangement can afford very valuable and even vital flexibility to
small businesses in any sector.
Relationship hostages are organizations that rely so heavily
on a single employee, or a
small group of employees, that customers would
take their
business elsewhere if these connections were severed.
Conflict can spread quickly, but it can
take on a viral quality in
small businesses.
Microlenders often act as counselors and help nurture
small businesses to help them draft
business plans, devise marketing strategies, and understand their
business before
taking on debt.