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    and Hirt (1996), the small business ownership advantages are having an independence, it only requires small capital to start and maintain the business, it adopts easily to changing market demands, it can only focus to its customers and it has a reputation for its service and quality. High stress level for its owner is the disadvantage of small business ownership. According to Reece and O’ Grady (1987), average person uses a small business to refer to an owner-managed business that only employs people

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    Small Business Analysis LDR 531 Organizational Leadership Small Business Analysis The Small Business Administration of the United States federal government defines as a small business “…as one that is independently owned and operated, is organized for profit, and is not dominant in its field (SBA, 2012).” In the area of “services”, although there is mostly no limit on how many employees form part of the business, annual receipts may not exceed $2.5 to $21.5 million depending on the type

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    Internet on small business, a survey of entrepreneurs was conducted. The survey results indicate a majority of small business entrepreneurs are aware of adapting to the digital world. Eighty percent of entrepreneurs use the Internet in day-to-day business activities even though the extent of usage of the Internet varies widely across firms. Capitalist approach toward the Internet is more sympathetic with relatively larger and successful firms operating in dynamic environments. Small businesses with

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    The immigrant small business for this study is a business that a foreign-born individual started and owns in the United Stated. Wang and Liu (2015) defined immigrant-owned business, as a business where at least one of the owners is foreign-born with ownership in the business of over 51% of the equity. Hayes (2015) detailed that immigrants have a higher creation of business than nonimmigrants, an estimated of 0.62 percent per month; about 50% of immigrant-owned businesses produce combined annual income

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    The Small Businesses of America in the 20th Century vs. Today Small businesses in America have existed since civilizations first settled, whether people traded goods in the place of currency, or offered services and talents for money. Over the past 100 years, the small businesses and entrepreneurs of America have evolved in ways no one could have predicted. From the invention of the internet to the sliding scale that is the American economy, small businesses have seen their times of great success

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    Abstract The Small business administration (SBA) was created on July 30, 1953, by President Eisenhower with the signing of the Small Business Act. When it was created, there are some presidents want to stop it and some presidents want to develop it. Therefore, we also can see it active in the United States government on today. In this paper, I will through the background of The Small Business Administration (SBA) to introduce what type of organization is it? What does the organization do? Who

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    Introduction. Entrepreneurship and small businesses is the foundation and driving force of America’s success. Apple, Amazon, Google, and Wal-Mart (just to name a few) all started as small businesses. Small businesses make up: 99.7 percent of U.S. employer firms, 64 percent of net new private-sector jobs, 49.2 percent of private-sector employment, 42.9 percent of private-sector payroll, 46 percent of private-sector output, 43 percent of high-tech employment, 8 percent of firms exporting goods, and

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    THE ELEMENT OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Entrepreneurship Individual Assignment THE ELEMENT OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Entrepreneurship Individual Assignment NGUYEN THAI HA B0074 - BA505 ETR401  |  LECTURER: MR. NGHIAHT NGUYEN THAI HA B0074 - BA505 ETR401  |  LECTURER: MR. NGHIAHT CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION of ENVIRONMENT II. INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT III. EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT 1. Task Environment 2. General Environment IV

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    Marketing is vital for a small business as it influences the way a company can efficiently communicate its products/services to its target market. The business needs to ensure the correct audience is being pursued to gain sales, make sure the market research carried out has been done so rigorously. It aids to identify what is appealing and will sell to its customers. This provides feedback to the company to understand if its ideas are viable in the long term. The strategy includes all aspects of

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    Contracts for Small Business Introduction There are many different forms of contracts in which the CEO of a small local business could use to try to acquire business from the local Navy base. Most traditional contracts are composed of either fixed price contracts or cost reimbursement type contractual arrangements. However, a new type of contract has emerged that offers small businesses alternatives to the traditional bidding structures. The new alternatives to traditional contracts offer small business

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