Sentences with phrase «at economy and business»

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Elizabeth Gore is the entrepreneur in residence at Dell, where she drives initiatives that support Dell's goals around helping small and medium businesses scale and prosper, fueling the expansion of global entrepreneurship, thereby creating jobs that will drive the world economy.

Luckily, the sharing economy means that small businesses have thousands of resources at their disposal (including web designers, IT programmers, call centers and sales resources) on an hourly basis.

In January, for example, President Obama mentioned the importance of small businesses as innovators and props to the economy in his State of the Union address at least half a dozen times.

Small business and entrepreneurship are at the center of creating jobs and growing the economy, which are key pieces of Trump's stated focus.

«Why shouldn't we look at strong dividend players, levered to the economy, in sound and important businesses that pay above market rate yields?»

I attended a spectacular conference Friday at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, whose Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State hosts an annual discussion of antitrust and competition issues.

Joseph Tsai, vice chairman of Alibaba, said at the Delivering Alpha conference that Chanos «doesn't seem to try to understand the business and understand the power of the digital economy in China.»

Though Portugal is one of the fastest growing euro zone economies, problems with non-performing loans and high debt among businesses, individuals and government are a big hurdle - mainly at a time when the government's strategy is focused on consumer spending.

With the sharing economy expanding and on - demand services booming, there are more rating and review systems being established to help people decide whom to do business with, said Karissa Sparks, the vice president of marketing at the reputation management firm Reputation.com.

«Here, the capital structure and stock market have the ability to finance the future growth of a business, and that is what puts us at the forefront of the world economy,» says Nordlicht.

«Nothing indicates that there will be retrogression, both in the democratic system and in the conduct of the Brazilian economy, toward a broad participation and integration with the rest of the world,» says Solival Menezes, a former economics professor at the University of São Paulo, who now operates a business consultancy in Canada.

Pizza a Casa is a niche business, but Bello notes that more and more Americans are willing to pay to learn to cook at home, especially in this economy.

During one event attended by the prime minister that week, an investment seminar hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Pierre Hotel, Dr. Ziad Haider, special representative for commercial and business affairs at the US Department of State said, «Secretary Kerry... likes to say that foreign policy is economic policy, and in saying that he's referring to that interplay between foreign policy, foreign affairs, economic issues, and it's certainly true with bilateral diplomatic relations, as well.»

It's a situation called «occupational segregation,» and it's a common reason why women earn less than men across the economy, not just at Google, Glassdoor's Chief Economist, Dr. Andrew Chamberlain told Business Insider.

«The next wave of opportunities in businesses will be companies that look at how we support development of the sharing economy,» says Sundararajan, who specializes in the digital economy and the economics of sharing (among other subjects).

Though much of the economy is doing very well, with 2014 being the best year for U.S. job gains since 1999, and stock markets at record highs, most small businesses and employees are not feeling it.

During this time, she marveled at single mothers and refugees who had next to nothing, yet were able to create businesses that had a positive effect on local economies.

Andrew Policano, dean of The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine, shares his thoughts on news — good and bad — in the economy.

If these measures go into effect, the impact on the economy and small businesses would be modest, says Thomas Hungerford, senior economist and director of tax and budget policy at the Economic Policy Institute.

Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai, discusses Asia's economy, whether the TV business has found its legs, and the developing technology for image sensors, at CES.

«We know that women entrepreneurs are developing innovative approaches to business and actively contributing to growing the Canadian economy,» said Clare Beckton, co-author and executive in residence at Carleton University's Centre for Research and Education on Women and Work.

At Premier Payment Systems, a credit card processing company in Oak Brook, Illinois, sales mirror the economy's peaks and valleys: less business from white - tablecloth restaurants and construction companies, more from pizza joints and what CEO Drew Sementa calls «business opportunity» firms.

«The move to build a new headquarters [has] significant implications for the local economy of whatever city it winds up picking,» explains Ari Ginsberg, a professor of entrepreneurship and management at New York University's Stern School of Business, who researches business exBusiness, who researches business exbusiness expansion.

Utah repeats at No. 3 this year, logging top 10 finishes in Economy and Business Friendliness and tying for first place (with California and Colorado) in Access to Capital, a category we've tweaked this year to include traditional lending along with venture capital.

Getting a business from the idea stage to reality is never easy, and now the economy has added a new twist: Valuations are suddenly dropping for all types of businesses at the startup stage.

It's namesake site allows small businesses to sell to other businesses and was at the forefront of China's export economy the last decade.

And above all, look for ways to communicate more with your local bank so that it will maintain its faith in you and your business no matter what's going on in the economy at larAnd above all, look for ways to communicate more with your local bank so that it will maintain its faith in you and your business no matter what's going on in the economy at larand your business no matter what's going on in the economy at large.

«There is no doubt that the economy and the labour market have been strengthening,» said Sung Won Sohn, an economist at California State University's Smith School of Business.

While we may be on the cusp of change, most large company compensation committee members don't have more than a surface understanding of how their decisions to squeeze worker pay affect the economy, their businesses, and the lives of the people who work at the companies they represent.

As someone who helps prospective and existing business owners for a living, I am heartened by all the media attention aimed at helping people find employment and survive this difficult economy.

At a time when new technologies and business models are transforming the global economy, generational perspectives can vary dramatically.

If you look at our economy, big business is doing great, and big business is getting better, but small business is not.

I want to turn to DACA and its impact on the economy because this week, some 400 business leaders sent the president a letter saying if the 780,000 DREAMers who now work are put at risk of deportation, the economy will lose $ 460 billion plus $ 24.6 billion in Social Security and Medicare taxes.

Through its media awareness campaign highlighting the theme, Franchising: Building Local Businesses, One Opportunity at a Time, IFA promotes the economic impact of the more than 825,000 franchise establishments, which support nearly 18 million jobs and $ 2.1 trillion of economic output for the U.S. economy.

As a result I find that people who can actually start a new business at this time are better capitalized, understand risk more, and as a result of having more capital are better able to withstand the batterings of the economy.

«While we are pleased the industry continues growing at faster rates than other sectors of the economy, we could be growing much faster, creating more new jobs and businesses, if Washington addressed the tax, spending and regulatory uncertainty plaguing the small business community in a meaningful way,» said IFA President & CEO Steve Caldeira.

The DOL's former head of wage enforcement, David Weil, recently suggested that weighing whether gig economy workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors is not so different than making the same determination for workers at brick - and - mortar businesses.84 Existing legal tests to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor are multifactor, fact - based exercises based on the level of control a company exerts over the workers in question.

And although women fill close to half of all jobs in the U.S. economy and are starting businesses at twice the rate of men, they hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs nationwiAnd although women fill close to half of all jobs in the U.S. economy and are starting businesses at twice the rate of men, they hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs nationwiand are starting businesses at twice the rate of men, they hold less than 25 percent of STEM jobs nationwide.

Meanwhile, exports and investment are still weaker than one would expect at this stage of the business cycle, even though growth in the global economy has also surprised on the upside.

Representatives from Google Canada, Salesforce, and SurveyMonkey will participate in an Internet Association panel at the Economic Club of Canada on October 7th to discuss the importance of the digital economy to Canada's future growth and what Canada can do to maximize the benefits for businesses of all sizes and types.

We impact public policy and advocate for Greater Vancouver's business community and economy at all three levels of government.

At the heart of Virginia's economy are more than 650,000 small businesses, which represent 97.8 percent of all employers and employ nearly half of the private - sector labor force, or nearly 1.5 million people.

Since its inception in 1887, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade has been recognized as Pacific Canada's leading business association, engaging members to positively impact public policy at all levels of government and to succeed and prosper in the global economy.

What Canadian businesses and policy makers must do in the days ahead is take a clear look at the deep - rooted changes taking place in the energy economy.

Since its inception in 1887, The Vancouver Board of Trade has been recognized as Pacific Canada's leading business association, engaging members to positively impact public policy at all three levels of government and to succeed and prosper in the global economy.

Jeffrey Towson, a business professor at Peking University and a former investment executive at the Saudi Arabia - based Kingdom Holding Company, argues that it is easy to be «too pessimistic» about the Chinese economy.

Recent work at the Bank of Canada and elsewhere shows that about half of the slowdown in trade growth among advanced economies in the post-crisis period can be explained by weak economic activity, especially sluggish business investment.

Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.

Al Nowais operates at all levels of government and business in a continued effort to bring prosperity and growth to both economies as well as facilitate the development of commercial relationships between the two nations.

However, due to uncertainty, central banks will continue to look at virtual currencies and related businesses with scrutiny, even if they do create new market opportunities for their respective economies.