According to the Small Business Association, 90 percent of all US businesses are family-run.
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In Portugal, says Peter Villax, president of the Portuguese Family Business Association, large family firms have eschewed lay-offs.
Croydon Old Town Business Association said the money was not enough but "it has set the ball rolling".
Caroline Anstey, from the Holme Valley Business Association, said the planned location for the new store was "entirely wrong".
The witnesses include developers Hafren Power and the Country Land and Business Association.
Jonathan Andrews of the Country Land and Business Association said the key to preventing such incidents was to act quickly.
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It was a welcomed message for some, including David Ickert, chair of the National Small Business Association, a nonpartisan trade group.
The National Small Business Association took similar issue with the administration's proposal.
Much like fertilizer helps flowers flourish, joining a business association can accelerate building your network, but you need to join the right group.
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Most small companies now buy supplies, pay bills and manage payroll on Web-based services, according to the National Small Business Association, a Washington, D.
That reasoning could doom similar tax breaks in practically every state, says Douglas L. Lindholm of the Council on State Taxation, a Washington business association.
Michalis Pilikos, president of national business association OEB said he was waiting to be briefed by Finance Minister Michalis Sarris on the immediate fallout from the deal.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT), Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), and the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association (SRPBA) are involved in the project.
And according to research by the 2007 National Small Business Association, only 47% of businesses with fewer than 500 employees offer health insurance, down from 58% in 1997.
Staff at the Bungei Shunju say that, after its February article, officials from the Keidanren, Japan's premier business association, rang to congratulate the magazine on its good work.
Lenders may also come from other business owners who have established a relationship with the borrower through a business association, such as a Chamber of Commerce or networking group.
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The Scottish Rural Property and Business Association (SRPBA), which has provided the figure, said private landowners and estates supplied staff, specialist equipment and paid for helicopters to water-bomb flames.
Other popular methods are borrowing money from family and friends, using home equity lines of credit, bank loans, Small Business Association loans, and even credit cards (Hisrich, et al., 2010, p. 310-313).
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Representatives from the Country Land and Business Association, the Farming union of Wales and the National Farmer's Union Cymru stressed the importance of communication if the scheme is to be a success.
The bid by Croydon Old Town Business Association (COBA) and Croydon Council also includes plans to create a member-owned cooperative to provide small loans to people wanting to open shops in the area.
The third key element was networking through the Small Business Association, Chamber of Commerce, local Bar Association, and your own contacts to find the right people to help guide you through the process.
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Sue Evans from the Country Land and Business Association urged the government to provide a positive experience and to try and avoid administration and communication problems surrounding the scheme to make it appear attractive.
According to Small Business Association figures, about six million Americans a year make the bold leap onto the startup path, with many more worldwide, and many have no corporate safety net to fall back on.
This time around, though, both the NFIB and the more moderate National Small Business Association (60, 000 members) say they're willing to put the task of fixing a broken U.S. health care system ahead of partisan politics.
Comptel, an American business association, has accused Telmex of not consolidating local area codes (so local calls are charged as long-distance) and of inserting recorded messages into calls from rival carriers, warning that future calls might fail.
Rainer Gehnen, a Chinese business management consultant at the German-Chinese Business Association in Cologne, told the paper that China will remain strongly depended on the overall economic and financial developments in Europe and the United States.
An April survey of 1, 500 business owners by the National Small Business Association, a Washington-based trade group, found that roughly 40% of small firms use outside payroll services for tasks ranging from issuing employee paychecks to paying state and federal employee taxes.
Among 400 employers with 50 workers or more, 71% said they plan to continue offering health insurance while just 3% said they plan to pay the penalty, according to a February survey by the National Small Business Association, a nonpartisan entrepreneur-advocacy group in Washington, D.
With many small business owners saying sales are down in a recent survey by the National Small Business Association, strategic use of social networking sites seems like a good way for many to pull in new business from customers they may not know are out there.
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