Sentences with phrase «[language minority»

• Vitruvian Partners agreed to acquire a minority stake in Bitdefender, a Bucharest, Romania - based cybersecurity tech company, from Axxess Capital.

Anyone who's read or heard anything about diversity in tech is familiar with the pipeline problem: the fact that women and under - represented minorities don't pursue STEM degrees at the same rate as men.

Trépanier pegs the dissenters as nothing more than a loud minority.

That injustice has become even more glaring as legal marijuana spawns an above - board industry that could grow to $ 50 billion within a decade, but which does not appear poised to benefit the very minorities who were so abused by earlier drug laws.

Whistleblowers have alleged that the Chos, who hold a minority stake in the publicly listed airline, have assaulted workers who angered the family.

Although there is a long history stretching back to the 1990s of legislation aimed at protecting religious minorities, a new batch of bills has cropped up in reaction to state movements to grant LGBT people the right to marry.

That's not so easy when you are in the minority, and in a party where progressives are pushing hard left - perhaps appealing more to coastal and city voters than those in rural areas in red states.

Several organizations have emerged as leaders in the effort to help minority entrepreneurs in the United States.

In 2017, she was named the No. 3 Most Influential Financial Advisor in the Investopedia Top 100, a Woman to Watch by InvestmentNews and a Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise by the Capital Region Minority Supplier Development Council.

The House voted on Monday to formally kick off the conference committee, and House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appointed conferees.

It's a big win for Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd., whose officials spent years pushing to scrap a ban on weighted - voting rights, which give founders and executives control even with minority ownership.

Organized as a follow - up to January's Women's March on Washington, the one - day walk - out — called the International Women's Strike, or A Day Without A Woman in the U.S. — will see participants opting out of paid or unpaid labour, curtail spending (unless it's at women - or minority - owned businesses) and wear red.

It's abundantly clear that women and minority entrepreneurs face substantial barriers in the venture and startup ecosystem — including, in some cases, harassment and abuse.

With Republicans deeply in the minority, McConnell likewise couldn't muster the numbers to block the Dodd - Frank reforms of Wall Street.

Here's what you need to know to score opportunities for small businesses and women - or minority - owned firms.

Separately, Centerbridge acquired a minority stake in Visionworks, a San Antonio, Texas - based optical retailer backed by Highmark.

You may qualify if you're a minority -, woman -, disabled - or veteran - owned business, or if your company is located in a designated HUBZone.

Without participation and representation in leadership, many minority STEM workers are overlooked.

Tech companies, in recent years, have been under fire for the underrepresentation of women and certain minority groups in their workforces.

As part of the proposed settlement, the company said it would change how it decides employee compensation and promotions in addition to providing women and minorities with more training and mentoring.

That's not to say Obama shared Pai's views — rather, the president was abiding by the convention that the minority party gets to nominate two appointees to the five - seat commission.

SBA CDC / 504 Lending is a long - term financing tool designed to encourage economic development within under - served communities and among minority - owned businesses.

Because states would be drawn to maximize the number of the predominant political persuasion and minimize the number of those in the political minority, each state would have overwhelming consensus on political decisions, and relatively few people would have to be governed in a way they find objectionable.

In 2011, most state and federal prisoners were minorities — black and Hispanic prisoners alone accounted for over 60 percent of total prisoners, far greater than their share of the total U.S. population, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Obama lost big with such rural white voters, but won more votes from woman, minorities and others groups clustered in or near cities.

While there is a vocal minority who want gun laws in the U.K. relaxed, they do appear to be very small — all the mainstream political parties support strict gun laws, and much of the debate centers on whether the U.K., which already has some of the strictest gun laws in the entire world, needs more control.

Rep. Tim Ryan (D) of Ohio challenged minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D) of California for the leadership and was backed by a third of the caucus, some from the swath between the coasts.

Intel said it would become the first high technology company to achieve «full representation» of women and underrepresented minorities by 2020.

Oakland's decision to drive equity into the marijuana legislation assures minority ownership and seeks to compensate for discrimination against those affected by earlier laws.

Debt is a millstone that weighs down more than three - quarters of Americans,» writes Abrams, whose new book, Minority Leader, is out today.

WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has long been congressional Republicans» favorite boogeyman to link opponents to in the hopes of cultivating a narrative of out of touch, liberal elitism.

My local Chamber had a program designed to help small minority businesses be placed with a seasoned corporate executive for three years of mentorship.

The company has done the same sort of analysis for members of historically under - represented minorities: blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans.

Data from top university researchers shows that there are a large number of women investors who are actively looking to support women and minority business owners through targeted investments through crowdfunding.

Sainsbury's, a British grocery chain, will buy Asda for # 3 billion ($ 4.1 billion) in cash and a 42 % stake in the company, which will make Walmart the largest minority shareholder.

• Riviera Investment Group acquired a minority stake in LMP Automotive Holdings, a Plantation, Fla. - based ecommerce platform for buying, selling and financing used cars.

Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi did not mention it specifically in a statement after the meeting.

Many minority and women business owners know that professional investors — whether Angel networks or Venture Capital firms — are highly unlikely to invest in their business.

TORONTO — In a last - ditch bid to stay alive and avoid an election, Ontario's minority Liberals revealed a $ 127.6 - billion budget Thursday awash in NDP orange along with the red ink.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Mark Warner, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, also released statements on Monday warning of congressional action if Trump were to fire Mueller.

Between being a minority at pretty every much industry event, having to convince (mostly male) venture capitalists to invest in your company, and having those investors constantly question your judgment, being a female founder can be an isolating experience.

Disclosure: NBCUniversal was a minority investor in Kensho prior to the firm being acquired by S&P.

«That isolation was even worse and more pronounced with under - represented minorities.»

• Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the country's sovereign wealth fund, acquired a minority stake in KKR India Financial Services.

For the last seven years he has served full - time as president of Cristo Rey Brooklyn HS, which educates minority students, mostly immigrants or first - generation Americans of modest means.

I certainly want to see a higher percentage of investments for minority - owned startups and women - founded startups.

But the former dominatrix says the very premise all of her trainings is based on — the idea that hidden power dynamics often impact minorities and women in unfair ways — seemed totally foreign to so many would - be students five years ago when she started teaching.

First Nations, Métis, Inuit, immigrants, apprentices, lower - skilled workers and official - language minority communities may be eligible for funding.

«I've sourced about 300 minority and women entrepreneurs that are very much investable.»

Trump pointed to low unemployment numbers for women and minorities as proof that his administration is helping communities improve their economic circumstances, saying West recognizes the progress.