The small-scale industries (SSI) in India have a very important role in the growth of the country. Production, employment, and exports act as economic indicators. A contribution of 40% of the gross industrial value is added to the Indian economy by the small businesses. When a million rupees of investment is made on fixed assets […]
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Social Networking Continues to Grow: Discover
According to the Discover Small Business WatchSM, small business increased spending usage of social networking sutes for their business POLL Results The number of small business owners, who said to the Watch that they were members of an online social networking community such as Facebook, Linked-In, My Space or Twitter, has increased to 48% compared […]
Small Business Optimistic About Upcoming Season
According to a report of fifth annual Small Business Holiday Outlook Survey from constant contact, 52% of the SMBs expect holiday sales to increase over last year (less than 1/3rd were optimistic in the last survey conducted). More than 35% of the survey’s respondents were optimistic about the state of the overall economy (up from […]
UK Small Businesses Ignore SEO due to Lack of Knowledge
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a tool used to improve the visibility of their websites in search engines. Though companies are setting up their own websites, many of them are unable to derive the profits as there is no proper information regarding their websites in search engines. According to the dotSEO’s, ‘Naked SEO Report’, which […]
SMBs Businesses Grow Overseas
Shipwire released results of a study, which was focused on online retailer trends of SMBs , in regard of their expansion in to global markets. This study revealed overseas growth of SMBs and also additional trends in shipping and e-commerce. Shipwire Index Findings International Orders showed increase of 11% in 2008 to reach 20% of […]
Uncertainity in Economic Recovery Tampers SMBs Confidence: Administaff Survey
According to Business Staff Survey by Admin staff, SMBs in U.S are less confident about the economic recovery. 61% of small business owners are not sure about the economic recovery untill 2011 or later, 18% feel that they can expect some positive turn in economy in 2010 and 20 percent are unsure. The short-term concerns […]
Small UK Firms Update Websites Infrequently: Web Host’s Survey
According to the latest ‘small business bytes survey’, conducted by Streamline.net, many small companies are struggling to maintain their websites. Two- thirds of the small firms have their own websites. Among them only 1 in 10 firms update their website daily, 54% of them agree that they update their website very infrequently. It was found […]
SMBs Need Web Presence to Improve Their Business
Vast majority of Internet users in U.S search online to find local products and services. The “User View Wave VII” from BIA/Kelsey and ConStat, states that 90% of Internet users search online for nearby businesses, with 97 percent looking toward online media. The other findings of these reports are, in the past 1 year, 58% […]
Majority of Small Business Owners Ready to Face Double-Dip Recession: Citibank Survey
As per the latest survey conducted by Citibank on small business, vast majority of the owners are willing to run their business despite the recession. It is also remarkable to note that many owners have already made adjustments and plans in order to continue and enhance their business. Going into the details of the survey, […]
UK SME Survey Report – SMEs are Still in the Downturn
As per the new study conducted this week by SimplyBusiness.co.uk, the UK’s entrepreneurs are harshly criticizing the Government’s efforts in encouraging the small businesses. No Green shoots for UK entrepreneurs Contrary to the reports regarding recovery and green shoots, the latest survey conducted by UK SME reveals the following facts: More than two-third’s (68%) of […]