Sentences with phrase «area businesses said»

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One possible explanation, she says, is that as in other areas of business, women ask for less.

To prevent improper searches at your business, be sure to designate which areas are public and which are private in your workplace, Huizar says.

«We have 7,000 entrepreneur small businesses that are trying to work in defense,» Kelly says of the San Diego area, so the cluster must be highly selective.

If you're one of them, and you have expertise in, say, one or two areas, the broad range of questions you must answer — with little or no prior experience to draw on — burdens those first few years of running a business with challenges.

OTTAWA — The Conference Board says Canada has been spinning its wheels in the critical area of business innovation despite a decade of trying.

Pierson says Spectrum Equity has deep experience with three areas that are critical to its future success: subscription businesses, enterprise businesses, and international expansion.

«It's the combination of fixed and mobiles network together, the so - called converged products and services, that's the future of the business, and you will see us making more moves in that area,» he said.

The feedback loop of the city making itself attractive to start - ups and start - ups helping to make the city attractive to talented young people (who in turn create more businesses that attract more young people) is only getting started, but Robinson says he can already see the effects both in terms of the area's legitimacy — «people are saying, «hey, I would actually invest here or I would start my business here» as opposed to 10 years ago where people would avoid the city at all costs» — and quality of life for young people.

«You have to play up that aspect of the business [and tell a prospect] you're going to wear quite a few hats,» Smith says, unlike in a big company, «where you might be siloed into one specific business area, and there's a whole bunch of rules and regulations that you have to abide by,» Smith says.

The commercial business segment has been the biggest growth area for many aerospace companies in particular, says Sacknoff.

Google has said its hardware division is a potential area for growth as it seeks to diversify its business beyond digital advertising.

Request DSL managing director Greg Pennefather said that the trial was the first step to providing the company's asynchronous digital subscriber line service to homes and businesses in regional and metropolitan areas nationwide.

«My original vision with Digiday was always to have a business with a variety of different titles, each covering how digital was changing that industry or area,» the Digiday founder said, recalling how the company began in 2008, in the middle of the U.S. recession.

If you're starting a retail business, the West Side of Los Angeles, is typically the most high demand area, says Richard Rizika, an executive vice president for retail at Los Angeles - based commercial real estate firm CB Richard Ellis.

«We're going to feed the healthy part of our business and deal decisively with areas that destroy value,» Hackett said during a Wednesday earnings call with analysts, according to Bloomberg.

Speaking with Fortune, Almeida says he is ready to do more acquisitions this year and he's interested in «any company that is within our area of business.»

In a single day on a business trip, Gerber says he will often have five meetings in a 40 - mile spread across sprawling Los Angeles, the nation's 12th largest city by area.

I would say probably the most — one of the areas that changed the most is that there was a much more of a hierarchical focus in companies as I was entering the business world than today where we see much more of a flat structure, a more egalitarian structure and the reality is that the employees of today are looking for that.

As part of that, we also said that you could expect us to make «smaller bets in areas that might seem very speculative or even strange when compared to our current businesses.»

«The competition has geared up so much in the business card area that you can benefit immensely from gathering points and miles,» he says.

Sanofi said the sale formed part of its strategy to focus on its main businesses in areas such as allergy treatments...

City officials said Vegas - area businesses pre-registered through GoDaddy and other services.

Analysts say Amazon is crushing it in this area, racking up more business than Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Salesforce combined.

«If you're trying to move product from anywhere — from out of Mexico, into Mexico, or vice versa — these areas are logistically strategic, both for legitimate and illicit businesses,» Shirk said.

The federal government has called on businesses, local and state governments, and residents of the tourist areas to help fund the program, and the rule of law and political institutions still need to be strengthened, said de la Madrid.

Direct Marketing «I've found that direct marketing is an absolute waste of time and money,» says Wendy M. Civale, 33, the owner of Nonna Gisella, a food business that sells spices and side dishes to restaurants in the New York City area and neighboring states.

«Graphene has so much potential for use in many different businesses and many different areas,» says Elena Polyakova, CEO of Long Island, N.Y. - based Graphene Laboratories, whose Graphene Supermarket supplies nanocarbon and graphene products to more than 7,000 enterprise and academic customers.

Your market research should have revealed more than do you like my product or service but really how and where does your target market buy,» says Suzan Barnett, a consultant and area director of the Small Business Development Center at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia.

Trying to improve customer service will also extend to business and enterprise customers, an area Laurence said had lacked some focus in the past:

Rudy DeFelice, head of new market opportunities at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, located just outside Yosemite, says outdoor adventure activities are replacing golf and country clubs as the venue of choice for young deal makers and business leaders.

Chief Executive Alain Bellemare said the deal would allow the company to «monetize an underutilized asset, further streamline and optimize our business aircraft operations, and will support further economic development and job growth in the Greater Toronto area.

He says his own father, who owned a used car rental business and at times rented to Trump's business, eventually declined to rent to any casinos in the area because of their poor reputation for payment.

«Clients may choose to conduct business with other market participants who engage in business or offer products in areas we deem speculative or risky, such as cryptocurrencies,» the bank said.

Business, unlike, say, cardiothoracic surgery, is one of those areas where everyone feels they could be an expert.

«There have been 20 new businesses in our area the last year,» says Wes Regan, executive director of the Hastings Crossing business association.

Union assistant business manager Barry Heeney says it's great news for Windsor - area members, adding that the IBEW will have to reach out to other locals across Ontario to fill the positions.

In fact, converting marketing leads into buyers and finding efficient ways to promote and advertise, are two areas small businesses say they struggle the most with.

As the Beacon Institute says, that purpose should inform strategy development, and it should be deployed broadly across business areas.

«Serving diverse communities has long been a focus area and priority for Wells Fargo, yet we know there's more work to be done, and it starts with gaining a deeper understanding of the experiences of diverse small business owners working with financial institutions,» said Lisa Stevens, head of Small Business for Wellbusiness owners working with financial institutions,» said Lisa Stevens, head of Small Business for WellBusiness for Wells Fargo.

«Congestion creates huge problems for every business and citizen in the Greater Toronto Area,» says Glen Grunwald, president and CEO of the Board.

He said that in some of Munchery's most mature markets, including the San Francisco Bay Area, the business is contribution - margin positive, meaning Munchery brings in more revenue than what the company is spending on local operations, food, real estate, and delivery costs.

The area lacks a regional transportation plan, which could make a big difference in the way employees commute and companies attract new hires, and whether businesses decide to settle here, Scher said.

Ms Jablko said the bank has tightened its risk appetite in several areas, including unsecured small business and personal loans and in commercial property.

It's why, he said, it's important to be playing in this area, continually searching for optionality and identifying ways to streamline what is core to MoneyGram's business.

«IBM prioritizes investment in the business,» he said, citing recent acquisitions in cloud and other areas.

At San Francisco - based Yelp, about 15 salespeople will be reassigned to other areas of the business, and the number of deals e-mailed to users is unlikely to grow, Vince Sollitto, vice president of corporate communications, said in an interview yesterday.

Despite the new options, some residents say the area still lags far behind most of Austin in business and shopping options.

It's better to invest time and effort in businesses pushing into new areas, as Q1 Labs did with security and Radian6 with social media, he said.

«In areas of the country with severe labour shortages, the TFW program is vital, allowing restaurants to remain in business, and to continue to provide jobs for their Canadian employees,» the organization said.

I'm sympathetic to CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld's case that a sustained lower loonie will entice companies to start new businesses / expand operations in Canada, with a lag; I also agree with Mike Moffatt (professor at Ivey, small businessman in Canada's manufacturing heartland, dodgeball player) when he says that manufacturers in the area are highly risk averse.