Sentences with phrase «friends family of»

Over time, the FurReal Friends family of toys from Hasbro have been developed to provide more and more interaction during playtime with children.

Not exact matches

My developer who has been with me for two years has been a friend of my family for 10 years and I trust him to support me and my business.

And since you probably couldn't afford to take a comparable salary at first, you also faced a variety of unappetizing choices like dipping into savings, or running up credit card debt, or borrowing money from your friends and family.

Facebook wants more personal posts about friends and family, and therefore it is going to de-emphasize other types of posts — and by that, it mostly means the vast majority of what news organizations produce (including what Facebook pays them to produce).

In the end, it's worth all of the problems, the sleepless nights, the stress and the tiffs with your co-founders, family and friends.

For those of you fortunate enough to have family and friends to celebrate with, you are blessed.

Before giving your talk, practice in front of family and friends.

According to the Wells Fargo / Gallup study, women business owners said their top three sources of initial funding for their business are cash or savings (85 percent), personal credit cards (37 percent) and financial gifts or support from family or friends (29 percent).

The rest of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater in England) had demanded a bigger cut of a business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.

Your friends love you and want you to succeed — but unless your ideas really resonate with theirs, and they are invested in your cause, it's unrealistic to expect your network of family and friends to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to spreading the word.

«We're also so grateful for the love and support of our friends and family, as well as our wonderful medical teams for everything they've done to help us in our decades - long journey to complete our family,» Duckworth said.

The series of hearings will determine whether he faces life in prison or the death penalty, a decision to be made after family and friends testify to judge and jury about their interactions with the mystery man.

And don't forget extended family and friends: «Don't be afraid to ask for help, including babysitting; take the risk of confiding in friends when you feel overwhelmed.»

Not everyone is fortunate enough to have family and friends around this time of the year.

None of our family or friends thought it would actually work.

Say 80 percent of revenue historically comes from initial wedding packages sold to couples, 10 percent from additional sales after the wedding to the couple, and 10 percent from post-wedding sales to friends, family, etc..

I sat standing 1 foot away from somebody who's been in prison for 15 years of his life and I had 60 seconds to open up to him about something that causes me pain in my life while he stares into my eyes I found myself going deeper than I would with even friends or family.

Check out of your own business and you risk hurting your employees, customers, and people — including family and friends — who gave you money because they believed in you.

Especially with some of the changes that Facebook plans to roll out in the future, such as prioritizing family and friends» posts on people's newsfeeds.

This kind of gatekeeper need not be a wildly successful CEO, but instead be a group organizer, an advisor, a family friend.

You need a team of cheerleaders - family, friends and mentors who will be there to celebrate the highs, and support you during the lows.

Spend an extra couple of hours a week with the kids, your mate, your friends or extended family.

In fact, according to Nielsen, 92 percent of consumers around the world say they trust earned media, such as recommendations from friends and family, above all other forms of advertising.

Nearly three hours later, at 8:45 p.m. on Friday evening, five days after he and his brother had blown apart men, women, children, friends, and families near the finish line of Boston marathon, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was finally in custody.

This part consists of sending strength and well wishes out to the world: friends, family and business associates.

Don't be afraid of some criticism — better to receive it from friends and family than from food critics and customers.

The Harvard Study of Adult Development also found that close relationships to family, spouses and friends was a major mood booster.

Adds Kusmich: «I realized the success of my life and business was not determined by what I accomplished but rather by my ability to be fully present — to my family, my friends, my clients.»

In effect, GrowthFountain has streamlined and updated the friends - and - family phase of fundraising that most entrepreneurs go through to obtain capital to start or expand a business.

The videos tapped into the allegiance of the brand, which motivated them to share the videos with friends and family.

Friends, family, faculty and even most «mentors» aren't gonna make much of a difference.

Occasionally, the balance can be thrown off by the spouses of those family or friends working together.

But a poll conducted by Abacus Data on behalf of Maclean's for the Canada Project shows the country's citizens are getting more and more comfortable carrying large amounts of debt — with more of that money coming from family and friends.

I had started keeping a personal blog (on Blogger) about family life just for my friends and family, and I realized how hard it was to get even my closest family members to remember to visit there to see updated photos of the kids.

New Year's Eve is one of the biggest global celebrations, with people throughout the world coming together with family and friends to reflect on the prior year and get excited for the coming one.

«Paradoxically, big get - togethers can be easier to prioritize than smaller ones,» writes Vanderkam, offering the example of a busy professor who plans an annual getaway for her old college friends and their families.

Small employers often hire family members, neighbors, and friends, and requiring these employers to then jump through the same hoops as a multinational corporation whose CEO resides 1,000 miles away from the majority of her workers is counterintuitive and wildly inefficient.

While borrowing from family and friends can get you through a short - term crisis, they are generally not a source of ongoing credit.

Arguably, family and friends have a significant impact at a young age of influencing one's exposure to brands, but not necessarily loyalty.

I believe subconsciously we are always thinking of how we can make a difference at work, for our family and friends, for our customers, and impact billions of other people on our planet.

Businesses want consumers to share their experiences because it can validate a purchase — the same BrightLocal survey found that 84 percent of people trust online reviews as much as recommendations from family and friends.

The way we got over all of that is that we decided to raise a very small amount of money from friends and family.

Facebook announced Thursday that it will start showing users more content from their friends and family instead of businesses or publishers.

«This has been the most difficult week of our lives and we appreciate that our friends and family have given us space to grieve and heal.»

According to a Nielsen survey spanning more than 100 countries, 92 percent of people surveyed said they trust the recommendation of a family member or friend over any other marketing channel.

Have you passed over a better candidate just for the sake of working with a friend or family?

Round A funding: If you're beyond the «3F» (friends - family - and - fools) investment stage and seeking about $ 500,000 — at the low end of a Round A funding, you may get your best advice now from an experienced «super angel» in your field.

Also, the NYT reports that the U.S. Department of Justice is looking into properties held in the U.S. by Najib's stepson and other family friends.

The holiday season is the best time of the year to throw some caution to the wind and embrace the motto «treat yourself (or your friends and family.)»

We need to respond to that urgent email, finish up a project due at the end of the week, and of course, spend some time with friends and family — if there's any time left.