I should be interested to hear your summation of how the art world... By that I mean principally galleries, curators, and critics, controls and steers the general market for the artist's work: as in whether you think it functions in the same way
as other business practice?
Not exact matches
As a
business owner, I find that there are few things more valuable than being compared to what
other businesses are doing so that I can learn from and even copy their best
practices.
The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and unfair
business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Busin
business practices claims, but the
other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known
as Section 135 of the New York General
BusinessBusiness Law.
As the year progressed, CEO Travis Kalanick resigned amid an investor revolt, many of Uber's other top executives resigned or were forced out, shady business practices were revealed, and more than 20 employees were fired as a result of an investigation into bad behavior in the workplace that includes sexual harassmen
As the year progressed, CEO Travis Kalanick resigned amid an investor revolt, many of Uber's
other top executives resigned or were forced out, shady
business practices were revealed, and more than 20 employees were fired
as a result of an investigation into bad behavior in the workplace that includes sexual harassmen
as a result of an investigation into bad behavior in the workplace that includes sexual harassment.
If you're a medical
practice or
other business that faxes a lot, an Internet fax vendor's reliability could be just
as important
as cost.
These proposals do not affect law firms
as much
as other businesses given the restrictions on who can be a shareholder of a law
practice.
One major feature that would distinguish the
business practices of Amazon's «streaming data marketplace» from those of actors such
as Facebook: The social media giant, while admitting that it has allowed direct access to user data for academic purposes, claims to prohibit the sale of these data «to any ad network, data broker or
other advertising or monetization - related service.»
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and
other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's
practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks
as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
Starting in the 1950s and accelerating during Japan's bubble, keiretsu corporations purchased each
other's shares to form an extensive network of cross-holdings, a
practice that was seen
as important for guaranteeing long - term stability and developing lasting
business relationships.
Many
other segments of the
practice were trader strongholds
as well: small - town counselors and specialized areas like conveyancing, estate planning, and most aspects of
business law.
Other truth is, I've worked for these organizations, and lets just say there is sometimes creativity
as to what
business practices constitutes the stated purpose of the ministry.
Deregulation of broadcasting in the U.S. and the Federal Communications Commission's apparent indifference to the
practices of broadcast licensees and cable operators in effect seem to legitimize the operation of these media
as businesses like any
other business, disregarding the public trusteeship that is required by the Communications Act.
Practice telling yourself that what
other people choose to do sexually,
as long
as all concerned consent and no children are involved, is simply no
business of yours.
Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing and
other statewide and regional programs such
as Bay Area Green
Business Program, Fish Friendly Farming, Lodi Rules, Napa Green and Sustainability in
Practice (SIP) play an important role in the California wine community's efforts to produce high quality wine that is environmentally sound, socially equitable and economically feasible.
Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing and
other statewide and regional programs such
as Bay Area Green
Business Program, Fish Friendly Farming, Lodi Rules, Napa Green and Sustainability in
Practice (SIP) play vital roles in the California wine community's successful efforts to produce high quality wine that is environmentally sound, economically feasible and socially responsible.
Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing and
other statewide and regional programs such
as Fish Friendly Farming, Bay Area Green
Business Program, Lodi Rules, Napa Green and Sustainability in
Practice (SIP) play an important role in the California wine community's efforts to produce high quality wine that is environmentally sound, economically feasible and socially equitable.
Peter Laufer: Yes, except in the environment that we have and the type capitalism we
practice the regulatory agency in question which is the USDA, the United States Department of Agriculture; the National Organic Program, the NOP, is serving
business at least
as much
as it's servicing the rest of us and maybe more and it's the position of the USDA that if companies like Trader Joe's or
others decide that the origin of their products is a proprietary
business tool, then they are successfully able to hide behind that claim and not tell you where something you're going to buy and eat came from.
These companies are strictly bound by our privacy policy covered below,
as well
as by all
other conventions and
business practices of Thornton Winery concerning user information and data from online sources.
I wrote a blog post summarizing Nestle's unethical
business practices and that post
as well
as other Nestle - related content has been viewed at least 10,000 times in the -LSB-...]
The emotional tone of the event indicates what's at stake: the fear that
as more Americans learn the ugly truth about how their food is produced,
other companies like BPI might have to defend their indefensible
business practices.
Their goal in life is to reap all of the GAINS from their irresponsible
business practices while foisting
as much of the COSTS
as possible on people
other than themselves.
They think the 998 Presidential staffers is the best alternative Ghanaians needed, the use of Vigilante groups to terrorise innocent citizens is what they promised us, issuing of bond without following laid down procedure is what we prayed for, entering into negotiations with nations to establish military bases was what we fasted for, allowing the land to be used
as conduit for the propagation of homosexual
practice on the continent was what we prayed to God for, market women consulting
other gods to support their dying
businesses was what we went on our knees for?
In this case of upvoting all redditors, the president is not attempting to take complete control of a private company, but he is attempting to exert authority over a company to act in a way
other than what they see
as their best
business practice.
That should mean most
other portfolios are in contention, though in
practice some players, such
as Vince Cable at the
business department, may be able to refuse to budge by virtue of coalition politicking.
«The Council also continues to emphasize that, with multi-year, multi-billion (dollar) budget deficits, New York needs to more fully examine its spending
practices, especially in major programs such
as Medicaid and education, and determine why are our costs are so much higher than
other states without the results to match,» said
Business Council President Heather Briccetti.
«
As such, faculty in these... three schools are afforded many opportunities to engage in external consulting and in
other forms of affiliation with the
practice side of their health care, legal, or
business professions [and therefore] have opportunities for gainful employment following retirement.»
Trendy mind - altering substances aside, it makes sense that shamans would be finding more acceptance, given the prevalence of
other alternative therapies such
as yoga, Reiki, massage, acupuncture, and meditation — once - fringe
practices that are now slick, multibillion - dollar
businesses nationwide.
Their Automation
practice works closely with Cognizant's vertical and horizontal
business units, various technology teams
as well
as external providers of automation, AI and
other cognitive technologies.
Operating out of a state - of - the - art Prostitution is the
business or
practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment either
as money, goods, services, or some
other benefit
As a result of the provision of our Services to you, and whether due to any intentional or negligent act or omission, we may disclose to you or you may otherwise learn of or discover, our documents,
business practices, object code, source code, management styles, day - to - day
business operations, capabilities, systems, current and future strategies, marketing information, financial information, software, technologies, processes, procedures, methods and applications, or
other aspects of our
business («Information»).
Characterizing its
practice as a «general
practice for a specialized clientele,» the firm provides legal advice and expertise to handle any and all needs of a school district, including fair dismissal personnel issues, allegations of employment discrimination and EEOC complaints,
other personnel disputes, student discipline issues, student tribunal hearings, civil rights claims, personal injury actions, federal and state constitutional claims and
other litigation, special education and
other legal issues involving disabled students, contracts, leases and
other business needs, policy and rule development, construction disputes, bond and SPLOST issues and
other financial matters.
Essential Job Functions - eLearning • Produce dynamic, technology - enabled learning in eLearning, mobile and virtual delivery formats • Act in coordination with L&D consultants,
business leaders and
other managers and staff to identify eLearning needs, then match them with innovative self - paced and blended learning design solutions • Curate the best eLearning content to match requirements set by L&D learning consultants • Consult with members of the L&D Team and
business leaders to deliver high - quality eLearning experiences that are instructionally sound, creative, visual and engaging through consultative design • Create and maintain tools for helping L&D team and
business leaders to implement e-learning design projects in a consistent way • Stay up - to - date on eLearning techniques, gaming technology and e-learning technology in order to curate and develop innovative «PlayStation quality» learning experiences for employees • Effectively outsource eLearning development, when needed, or use multiple development tools to design, create and deliver in - house developed, self - paced (or blended) eLearning content (using tools like Articulate, Storyline, Captivate, Brainshark, etc.) • Ensure learning content adheres to specifications for mobile, virtual and desktop learning
as well
as brand guidelines and industry best
practices, where appropriate • Work with learning consultants, instructional designers and
business leaders where appropriate to create user instructions, FAQs, and
other documentation that support effective use of the LMS.
Soto described the
practices as including money spent on gift cards, meals, flowers and
other items
as compensation and incentives for employees, which he called a «common
practice in
business.»
Although these may appear under many banners and in many forms the intention and purpose is the same; for school
business managers and
other colleagues to meet
as a group to share good
practice, disseminate useful information from external sources and support each
other through shared
business processes.
The entire paywall concept is a recipe for failure and can be likened to
other industry copycatting of successful
business practices,
as in the case of companies attempting to follow in Apple's footsteps.
And
as for defending this
practice by Kaplan and
other business - book authors?
This has been seen
as unfair
business practice by some and, by
others, an understandable delay in receiving availability reports from outside distributors.
Our store owners have experience
as senior executives,
practicing attorneys,
business consultants, sales professionals and many
other fields.
Prohibited acts.A credit services organization, a salesperson, agent, or representative of a credit services organization, or an independent contractor who sells or attempts to sell the services of a credit services organization shall not: (1) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or
other valuable consideration before completing performance of all services,
other than those described in subdivision (2) of this section, which the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer unless the credit services organization has obtained a surety bond or established and maintained a surety account
as provided in section 45 - 805; (2) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or
other valuable consideration for obtaining or attempting to obtain an extension of credit that the credit services organization has agreed to obtain for the buyer before the extension of credit is obtained; (3) Charge a buyer or receive from a buyer money or
other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is substantially the same
as that available to the general public; (4) Make or use a false or misleading representation in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization, including (a) guaranteeing to erase bad credit or words to that effect unless the representation clearly discloses that this can be done only if the credit history is inaccurate or obsolete and (b) guaranteeing an extension of credit regardless of the person's previous credit problem or credit history unless the representation clearly discloses the eligibility requirements for obtaining an extension of credit; (5) Engage, directly or indirectly, in a fraudulent or deceptive act,
practice, or course of
business in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; (6) Make or advise a buyer to make a statement with respect to a buyer's credit worthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity that is false or misleading or that should be known by the exercise of reasonable care to be false or misleading to a consumer reporting agency or to a person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit; or (7) Advertise or cause to be advertised, in any manner whatsoever, the services of a credit services organization without filing a registration statement with the Secretary of State under section 45 - 806 unless otherwise provided by the Credit Services Organization Act.
The way it works on the surface is similar to
other kinds of lending
practices, such
as business loans.
(1) A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit services organization may not do any of the following: (a) conduct any
business regulated by this chapter without first: (i) securing a certificate of registration from the division; and (ii) unless exempted under Section 13 -21-4, posting a bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit with the division in the amount of $ 100,000; (b) make a false statement, or fail to state a material fact, in connection with an application for registration with the division; (c) charge or receive any money or
other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer; (d) dispute or challenge, or assist a person in disputing or challenging an entry in a credit report prepared by a consumer reporting agency without a factual basis for believing and obtaining a written statement for each entry from the person stating that that person believes that the entry contains a material error or omission, outdated information, inaccurate information, or unverifiable information; (e) charge or receive any money or
other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is upon substantially the same terms
as those available to the general public; (f) make, or counsel or advise any buyer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and that is known, or that by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a credit reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a buyer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; (g) make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act,
practice, or course of
business that operates or would operate
as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; and (h) transact any
business as a credit services organization,
as defined in Section 13 -21-2, without first having registered with the division by paying an annual fee set pursuant to Section 63J -1-504 and filing proof that it has obtained a bond or letter of credit
as required by Subsection (2).
«Credit Services Organization» does not include any of the following: (i) a person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this State or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this State or the United States, or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1701 et seq.); (ii) a bank or savings and loan association whose deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (iii) a credit union doing
business in this State; (iv) a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, [FN1] provided that such organization does not charge or receive any money or
other valuable consideration prior to or upon the execution of a contract or
other agreement between the buyer and the nonprofit organization; (v) a person licensed
as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (vi) a person licensed to
practice law in this State acting within the course and scope of the person's
practice as an attorney; (vii) a broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (viii) a consumer reporting agency; and (ix) a residential mortgage loan broker or banker who is duly licensed under the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987.
A credit repair
business and its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit repair
business, shall not do any of the following: (1) Charge or receive any money or
other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services that the credit repair
business has agreed to perform for or on behalf of the consumer; (2) Charge or receive any money or
other valuable consideration solely for referral of the consumer to a retail seller or to any
other credit grantor who will or may extend credit to the consumer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the consumer is upon substantially the same terms
as those available to the general public; (3) Represent that it can directly or indirectly arrange for the removal of derogatory credit information from the consumer's credit report or otherwise improve the consumer's credit report or credit standing, provided, this shall not prevent truthful, unexaggerated statements about the consumer's rights under existing law regarding his credit history or regarding access to his credit file; (4) Make, or counsel or advise any consumer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and which is known or which by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a consumer reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a consumer or to whom a consumer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; or (5) Make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair
business or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act,
practice, or course of
business which operates or would operate
as a fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair
business.
As such, Peters is asking
other home buyers and sellers that have been directly affected by potentially improper
business practices by licensed real estate agents to contact the council.
«Like
other so - called socially responsible funds, it weeds out tobacco and weapons firms, but in addition, it favors
businesses that take positive steps such
as adopting environmentally friendly
practices,» Janet wrote.
As such, I am leery of life insurers that write a lot of variable
business, among
other hard - to - value
practices.
Becoming transparent allows your
practice to stand apart from
other local clinics that may not be
as focused on demonstrating openness.Transparency is a subtle marketing strategy,
business model, and all - around ethical way to operate, with an obvious set of benefits attached.
As with
other licensed professionals, practitioners engaged in veterinary medicine may oftentimes be distracted from their
practices by demanding
business complexities.
Eric Garcia with SimplyDone Tech Solutions is a valuable resource for veterinary
practices,
as well
as other businesses.
Additionally, the start - up is operating in today's
business climate whereby
other competing
practices are enjoying the economies of scale
as part of a larger group.