... founders ofThe Systemcenter, Inc were named the SBA SmallBusiness Persons ofthe Year and featured on the cover ofthe May issue that year The Edwards’ went on to receive many awards in the ensuing ... pictures and results ofthe games appeared in the monthly SmallBusiness News Lex Brodie of Lex Brodie’s Tire Company was the founder ofSmallBusiness Hawaii which in 2009 became Smart Business Hawaii ... educate the public about the detriments ofthe Jones Act, which some experts argue increases thecostof living in the islands by as much as one third The most important issue for me is the violation...
... (U.S SmallBusiness Administration, Office of Advocacy, June 1998); The State ofSmall Monthly Labor Review April 2000 17 Small- Business Employees Business: A Report ofthe President, 1998 (U.S Small ... aggregation of all establishments owned by a parent company The Office of Size Standards within the U.S SmallBusiness Administration is the Agency that has established the size ofsmall businesses, ... underestimating the size of their employer Even with the potential reporting problems, the CPS data provide an invaluable, timely view ofthe characteristics of employees by firm size The results...
... the article the authors say that the methodology is to calculate the risk ofthecostof capital, although at the end they say it is to define the risk for the equity costThe way the methodology ... turn, the value ofthe levered firm is equal to VEquity the value ofthe equity plus V the value ofthe debt Debt (4) VL = VEquity + VDebt What does it imply regarding the Weighted AverageCostof ... inflationary component and not due to the capital structure In this situation, WACC is thecostofthe assets, KA, or thecostofthe firm, Ku and at the same time is thecostof equity when unlevered This...
... The Financing ofSmallBusiness A detailed empirical study of how smallbusiness owners finance their enterprises, this volume compares the experiences of women with those of men The author ... Colin Gray The Financing ofSmall Business: A Comparative Study of Male and Female Business Owners Lauren Read The Financing ofSmallBusiness A comparative study of male and female business owners ... by women in the financing of their businesses 2.2 The financing of women-owned businesses: a theoretical framework 2.3 Explaining the problems faced in the financing of women-owned businesses:...
... implications among these alternative ofsmallbusiness finance is a growing ofsmallbusiness finance For example, the impact ofthe U.S ofthe early 1990s and the effect ofthe consolidation ofthe banking ... lowers thecostof other types of finance (complements); q Research on smallbusiness finance should take into account the connections among types ofsmallbusiness finance, including the expected ... the entrepreneur from existing relationships parties The intermediary or start-up team This may involve the use of information ofthe intermediary with the business, thebusiness owner, or other...
... and Net Costof Private Health Insurance 39 2.48 THE GAMBIA Program administration and net costof private health insurance (US $ mln): The Gambia 1995 - 2005 Year The Gambia % of Region % of Globe ... Costof Private Health Insurance 34 2.38 REPUBLIC OF CONGO Program administration and net costof private health insurance (US $ mln): Republic of Congo 1995 - 2005 Year Republic of Congo % of ... national level The extent to which these assumptions are violated in the future will surely affect the accuracy ofthe forecasts presented here The second type of assumption is of greater importance,...
... specifically the spouse or significant other, affect the overall success ofthe business? Looking at the SBSI, the role ofthe spouse does not make much of a difference in the success ofthebusiness ... why only percent ofsmall businesses get the bulk of their business from the global marketplace; the majority ofsmall businesses (66 percent) continue to operate primarily in their local metro ... rights reserved The Role of Spouses in SmallBusiness Many small businesses rely on their family’s support to get thebusiness off the ground and running successfully How does the role of one’s family,...
... someone asked me whether it is the best of times or the worst of times for smallbusiness in America, I could argue either point of view In my opinion, the current state ofsmallbusiness could be ... level They may have other interests outside thebusiness that keep them busy They might not want employees Whatever their reasons, they, too, look for ways to milk their business for profits ... realize the full potential of your business PROFIT IS IMPORTANT As I travel the country speaking to groups of entrepreneurs, there’s often one person at the end of my time who wants to play “stump the...
... The Financing ofSmallBusiness A detailed empirical study of how smallbusiness owners finance their enterprises, this volume compares the experiences of women with those of men The author ... Colin Gray The Financing ofSmall Business: A Comparative Study of Male and Female Business Owners Lauren Read The Financing ofSmallBusiness A comparative study of male and female business owners ... by women in the financing of their businesses 2.2 The financing of women-owned businesses: a theoretical framework 2.3 Explaining the problems faced in the financing of women-owned businesses:...
... someone asked me whether it is the best of times or the worst of times for smallbusiness in America, I could argue either point of view In my opinion, the current state ofsmallbusiness could be ... level They may have other interests outside thebusiness that keep them busy They might not want employees Whatever their reasons, they, too, look for ways to milk their business for profits ... realize the full potential of your business PROFIT IS IMPORTANT As I travel the country speaking to groups of entrepreneurs, there’s often one person at the end of my time who wants to play “stump the...
... that these are the elite, however The median five-year growth rate of these 500 companies was a whopping 692 percent TLFeBOOK A Realist’s View oftheSmallBusiness Landscape The lesson from these ... creation by smallbusinessSmallBusiness Job Generation: From Revolutionary Idea to Proven Fact” was a typical title ofthe agency’s research By the end ofthe 1990s, the story became, in the immortal ... bunch of BS 27 TLFeBOOK THE IRREFUTABLE RULES OFSMALLBUSINESS GROWTH There are usually not too many of you who straddle the fence on this Business owners either find psychological profiling...
... THE IRREFUTABLE RULES OFSMALLBUSINESS GROWTH rather understand in their gut that to push thebusiness forward, they have to press the flesh and be out there, visible and talkative They ... conclusion There really isn’t much difference among growth entrepreneurs Sure, among business owners in general, there are some differences in why they start the business, the type ofbusiness they ... emerged—not the other way around 49 TLFeBOOK THE IRREFUTABLE RULES OFSMALLBUSINESS GROWTH Many smallbusiness owners are artisans who are honing their craft They are truly passionate about what they I...
... of them, a Web search and see what they’re about Each of them went from an idea to millions of dollars in what seems in hindsight to be the blink of an eye There are hundreds of others like them, ... are the stuff ofbusiness school case studies They also illustrate that a lot of great products and services were either the result of failures in their intended use or were the byproduct of “aha” ... three 73 TLFeBOOK THE IRREFUTABLE RULES OFSMALLBUSINESS GROWTH A Uniform Business? In the 1980s, I became president of that small apron manufacturer The aprons we produced were not the type people...
... the data the software produces The money 159 TLFeBOOK THE IRREFUTABLE RULES OFSMALLBUSINESS GROWTH Who Won? Who Lost? The history books love to talk about winners and losers Let’s look at the ... wiser Like most smallbusiness owners today, I now realize that the number one issue facing small S 167 TLFeBOOK THE IRREFUTABLE RULES OFSMALLBUSINESS GROWTH business owners is the same today ... are threatened by these changes The rapid pace of change associated with computerization and the Internet will force smaller firms to 163 TLFeBOOK THE IRREFUTABLE RULES OFSMALLBUSINESS GROWTH...
... significant impact on the office space: the “grayification” oftheaverage American worker the fact that the age oftheaverage American worker continues to increase and the trend is likely to ... Communicate the goals; then let the people their jobs Working half as many hours, thebusiness owner with a strong team will likely get twice the results 193 TLFeBOOK THE IRREFUTABLE RULES OFSMALLBUSINESS ... know they have the right people in place to take care ofthe day-to-day business Every phone call they make has an impact They leverage their 192 TLFeBOOK Rule 6: Attract and Keep the Best and the...
... independence ofbusiness owners, 7–8 smallbusiness creating “all the new jobs,” 11–16 235 TLFeBOOK INDEX Smallbusiness (Continued) vulnerability of big business to quick and agile small business, ... rules ofsmallbusiness growth It starts with a company’s sense of purpose, and it ends with that company’s recognition ofthe importance of purpose in its people Herein lies the future of your small, ... It compares smallbusiness owners as they relate to these five tasks It can compare your skills to others and show you how others operate and run their businesses The report lists their working...