Sentences with phrase «at homes and businesses»

Many serious injuries, health problems, and deaths from accidents occur at homes and businesses every year.

I would think that when these candidates show up at our homes and businesses looking for support, we should ask them: Which one of you will respect the call of the real estate industry for «equal housing»?

However, there are some up - and - coming water innovations that could be put into play at homes and businesses that would allow people to have more control over their own drinking water supply.

These include energy storage, such as massive batteries to store power at homes and businesses when there's a surplus on the grid; proliferation of electric vehicles, which are essentially rolling batteries; and even encouraging consumers to use more power during midday when there's an oversupply.

Their technology enables the sale of surplus renewable energy generated at residential and commercial developments (including multi - unit / multi-tenanted) and at homes and businesses connected to existing electricity distribution networks, or within micro-grids.

The San Francisco - based company picks up unpackaged items (less than 50 pounds) directly from customers at their homes and businesses, boxes up the items at centralized packaging and shipping facilities and ships them through major carriers and the USPS.

In Judicial Review proceedings -LRB-[2012] EWHC 2254), the Divisional Court determined that in March 2011 the SFO carried out unlawful entry, search and seizure at the homes and business premises of Robert Tchenguiz and Vincent Tchenguiz.

Not exact matches

One of a number of reasons I stayed out of my business offices and worked at home as much as possible was because when I went to the office, I was «drawn» to listen in on, interfere with or critique every phone call, look at every fax, poke my nose all the way into everything — to the extent that I ruined everybody else's productivity as well as my own.

A year after Couture and Laforce bought the business, Artika's products were being offered across Canada and the U.S. at such retailers as Costco, Home Depot and Lowe's.

Rather than making the purchase at your local business, go home and purchase the product off of Amazon for a five percent discount.

We see thousands of small businesses settle into their perfect office environment every year and we see more of the office based businesses flourish than those who choose to stay at home.

In case it has escaped anyone's attention, Amazon is well on its way to becoming the nation's largest apparel merchant; and that's even before the rollout of its just - announced Prime Wardrobe business, which provides an at - home, try - it - before - you - buy - it clothing service.

If you're working at home, your homeowners policy doesn't cover these risks for your business activities, though endorsements and riders can sometimes be added to cover some risks.

LAGOS, May 2 - Nigerian energy firm Forte Oil said it plans to sell its upstream services and power businesses in Nigeria and divest from Ghana to focus on its core fuel distribution operation at home.

They provide technical assistance, entrepreneurial training, and micro-lending for entrepreneurs helping over 300 graduate and expand their often - at - home businesses.

Business advised workers to stay at home with some roads inaccessible and public transport operating a limited service.

«It's not the run - of - the - mill loss you should be thinking about, but the home run, out - of - the - park catastrophe,» says David Young, a former insurance broker and risk manager now advising at the Small Business Development Center in Seattle.

The low cost of capital, over the same period, did not help business investments either; they increased at an average annual rate of 0.8 percent because the poor sales outlook at home did not require large expansions of production capacities, and exports were increasingly sourced from overseas factory outlets.

Second, if it really is necessary, when doing business overseas, to engage in practices that wouldn't be allowed back home, are you at least doing what you can to a) minimize the frequency of such violations and b) working, in at least some small way, to improve standards in the local business community?

Dutton estimates it will take at least two years to rebuild the Fort McMurray homes and businesses destroyed by the fire.

The 85,000 - square - foot complex, home to Canada's largest independent ice cream producer, occupied an entire village block, but at its centre was a centuryold creamery, the first building that David and Penny Chapman purchased when they opened the business in 1973.

Whether deployed by users at their place of business or on their home computers, IM is generally unprotected and unmonitored, leaving it vulnerable to attacks.

One thing to know: Many thought the Browns would be able to steal their first win of the season against the Bears last week, but Mitch Trubisky and company took care of business at home.

Just imagine lounging at home while socializing with your friends and business partners across the globe — with the help of VR.

«The only way you can make matters worse,» says Ballentine, «is by keeping the business loan and your home mortgage at the same bank, which might impose a «cross-default» mechanism on you — so that both loans automatically go into default if you run into problems with either one of them.»

Waugh's first in - depth interview as CEO was with Canadian Business; 10 years later he sat down with the magazine again in October, first in Washington, and then at his home, to reflect on his career.

The reality, however, is that these on - demand platforms are doing a great job at supplying needed work to the unskilled workforce (i.e., delivery, transportation, etc.), however for skilled small business owners («SMBs»)-- like in the home services sector — the jobs are low paying and the clients are «owned» by the platforms themselves.

New businesses now offer services such as at - home fertility testing, birth - control tracking, and smart - menstruation tracking devices.

Is a 20 - year employee who does just enough to get by, criticizes you and your business at work and at home, and often undermines your decisions more loyal than a 1 - year employee who genuinely embraces where you want to go, and works hard every day to help you and your company succeed?

Instead, since the recession, two factors have drawn business away from casual - dining chains: the rise of fast - casual restaurants and more people eating at home.

For example, the owner may use it at home to play online games and surf risky sites, putting any sensitive business data stored on the device at serious risk.

The Arbitration shall be held either: (i) at a location determined by JAMS (or, if applicable, AAA) pursuant to the Applicable Rules (provided that such location is reasonably convenient for you and does not require travel in excess of 100 miles from your home or place of business); or (ii) at such other location as may be mutually agreed upon by you and NBCUniversal; or (iii) at your election, if the only claims in the arbitration are asserted by you and are for less than $ 10,000 in aggregate, by telephone or by written submission.

Regus has a vested interest in exposing the dark side of at - home work — after all, it operates business centres designed to serve as alternatives to home offices — but the potential disadvantages are worth considering as more and more Canadian companies experiment with flexible working arrangements.

Doughty set out to modernize the business of death by creating an alternative funeral service that focuses on at - home and green burials and organization.

Dan Grossman, the chief operating officer of Maven, told Business Insider he envisions a time where a Maven car is self - driving and could pick you up at your home.

Target and J. Crew will challenge Sears in terms of apparel, and back at home, Canadian Tire's purchase of the Forzani Group creates a stronger sports and activewear business.

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.

One in three Americans travelled for business at least once in the past year, and Monday is the most frequent night business travelers spent away from home.

Mompreneurs: Moms first, business second By Katie Engelhart October 04, 2012 An increasing number of stay - at home moms are starting and succeeding at their own businesses.

Commercial lending to businesses by banks is rising at a rate that far outpaces the loans they're making for mortgages and home equity lines of credit, but you wouldn't necessarily know that from speaking to some of the smallest businesses in the U.S.

«It's just Justin and I, sitting at home in our sweatpants, eating Nestlé's and Unilever's lunch,» boasts Bouton, who, like Woolverton, had no experience in the grocery business before starting the company.

Instead, in interview after interview, Poloz praised Canadians for taking advantage of the high dollar to build their businesses abroad, and downplayed the idea that a strong dollar would gut manufacturing at home.

Her previous positions include SVP, Private Brand Home Business at Macy's and a 15 - plus year tenure as VP, Textiles, Private & Domestic Branded Market at Bloomingdale's.

A few days later, Sherry Cooper, the chief economist at Dominion Lending Centres and the former chief economist at the Bank of Montreal, told Business News Network she was «very worried» about skyrocketing home prices in Vancouver and Toronto because «these things generally don't end well.»

Here's a look at the most common types of coverage for home - based companies and what make sense for your business.

Some are empty nesters, some still have kids at home, some are retired and others are starting businesses.

«I knew I wanted to go to business school when... while watching a movie at home with my wife, she asked me if I had any regrets in life and I realized that if I did not earn my executive MBA now, then I never would and that is something I would have regretted.

Telling quote: «I think what we made the mistake of doing early on was taking every opportunity alone to talk about the business, at dinner, driving the car, you know at home brushing your teeth, as you're getting into bed, as you're waking up, and I think we made a conscious effort to not do that because I think it was just, you know, it would burn us out,» Kate told CNN in 2002.

«Such assets can be, and routinely are, used to supplement retirement income — for example, by downsizing the family home at the point of retirement, collecting rent on an investment property, or selling off a business and investing the proceeds,» Vettese wrote.

With the advantages of youth on your side — a fresh perspective on business ideas, possibly low overhead (if you're living at home rent - free), and the ability to make mistakes early in the game and have plenty of time to correct them — starting a business is a very attractive option for young people who would rather answer to themselves than earn minimum wage.