Sentences with phrase «despite early investments»

Despite early investments in Kobo Books and its line of cutting - edge e-readers, Borders held only a minority stake in the digital reading platform and therefore may have missed out on garnering a large enough share of the ebook market to stay in business.

Not exact matches

Seed and early - stage investments have accounted for the majority of investment gains in every year since 1995, suggesting that despite the deep pockets of late - stage investors, early - stage investments hold their own on an apples - to - apples basis (total gains).

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As 2012 began, despite the steep bear market of 2007 through early 2009, the value of that initial investment has actually continued to grow — to $ 550,134.

Despite being just 7 months old, the firm's already made several investments in early stage Big Data focused startups across a variety of verticals with the belief that extracted information from unexplored data sets has the power to transform entire industries.

As I mentioned earlier, business investment collapsed during the Great Recession, and its much - weaker - than - expected recovery since, despite historically low financing rates, has been a major source of disappointment in advanced economies.8

«Despite various encouraging developments to encourage more angel investment, via the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, a lot more needs to be done to improve access to early stage financing,» suggested Rajeeb Dey, CEO and founder of Enterninvestment, via the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, a lot more needs to be done to improve access to early stage financing,» suggested Rajeeb Dey, CEO and founder of EnternInvestment Scheme, a lot more needs to be done to improve access to early stage financing,» suggested Rajeeb Dey, CEO and founder of Enternships.com.

«Despite that we haven't opened up the platform to public investment yet, the rate of new investors requesting early access is exceeding 75 % month over month.

Wright continued: «Despite the pressure for schools to achieve in core subjects, schools must be encouraged to maintain their investment in curriculum areas such as physical education, which certainly in the early years, requires well designed play equipment.»

Protecting investments in early childhood education despite a $ 19 million cut in state funding to continue serving over 42,000 students;

This means if you delay your investments by 10 years, then despite doubling the investment you will get final value less than half of what you would have got if you have started 10 years earlier with the original investment amount.

Despite the market volatility of early 2018 — and their own increased volatility — TSX growth stocks can make excellent long - term investments.

The market has always favored the investment potential of art made by men, and despite a cataclysmic correction in the early 1990s, the art market is now in full crazy - mode.

Apparently, the company has only enough money to last six months, despite a sizeable investment from Sprint earlier this year.

Overall the report found that despite evidence showing high returns from investment, Ireland spends significantly less than other developed countries on early childhood education.