An aspiring entrepreneur should always familiarize himself with the world around him so he can look
at industries with a fresh perspective, giving him the ability to build a business around a specific sector.
You could look
at the industries with the view of finding things that are out of place, and prices could shift in the future to reflect it.
Not exact matches
I got an email from someone in the media
industry asking about «What's happening
with layoffs
at HowAboutWe?»
«By partnering
with CVS Health, we will offer our guests
industry leading health care services, and
at the same time, sharpen our focus on elevating the way we deliver wellness products and experiences to our guests,» Brian Cornell, Target Chairman and CEO, said in a statement.
The Cannes Film Festival will join forces
with the French government to prevent sexual harassment
at the prestigious event in the wake of the #MeToo movement that rocked the entertainment
industry.
Uber also faces a challenge we talked about earlier: Since they're aiming to disrupt an established
industry, a very regulated
industry, one
with close ties to municipalities, other companies can not only come back
at them, they can call in regulations to make it even harder for Uber.
The tariffs, which have increased frictions
with U.S. trading partners worldwide and have prompted several challenges before the World Trade Organization, are aimed
at allowing the two U.S. metals
industries to increase their capacity utilization rates above 80 percent for the first time in years.
(Scotiabank did, however, start a «digital factory» in 2015, which professed to partner
with fintech startups to develop new technologies, and gifted the University of Toronto
with $ 1.75 million to study «disruptive technologies,» while several big - bank CEOs acknowledged that AI needed to be harnessed within the
industry at a recent conference.)
After getting
at least a secondary school education, you'll need either complete a four - to five - year apprenticeship, or
at least four years of work experience in combination
with school or
industry courses.
At the top of the heap is accounting and tax services — plus other
industries with low startup costs, according to report.
At industry event, I can tweet
with a certain hashtag as a way to meet people whom I may be able to help (and have actually gotten clients this way).
On this week's episode of Balancing The Ledger, Fortune's new show covering the future of finance, my colleague Jen Wieczner and I chatted
with David Pakman, a partner
at the venture capital firm Venrock, about the hardline approach tech giants are taking against the nascent cryptocurrency
industry.
API figures that the cost to the entire
industry would be $ 821 million by 2025,
with the annual net benefit to society would come in
at minus $ 452 million, meaning that the costs are significantly greater than the benefits.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions
with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the
industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements
with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements
with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts
with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or
at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships
with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance
with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Many networks have already shown
at least some willingness to bend to the
industry's shifting tides, as Disney and other networks have reached deals to include their channels in Dish's Sling TV along
with other paid streaming platforms.
«
At some point, the cost of capture intersects
with the cost of carbon, and all of a sudden you don't have to subsidize
industry to do it,» explains Rob Savage, director of Alberta Environment's Climate Change Secretariat.
The top most active celeb investors hail from the music, TV, movie, sports and fashion
industries,
with actor Ashton Kutcher
at the top of the list.
He approached the problem
with a spirit of courage and playfulness that he knew
industry experts wouldn't accept and would thus put his reputation
at risk.
«
With Apple's immense resources
at his command he could have revolutionized the
industry to make devices more humanely and more openly, and chose not to.»
«Ontario's No. 1
industry is the manufacturing of cars and car parts,» says Peter Purslow, the associate dean of research and innovation
at the University of Guelph's Agricultural College, one of the institutions involved
with the project.
Rosenquist said a real change will come in viewing
with younger Canadians, calling them «cord nevers,» an
industry term used to describe those who don't bother
at all getting a TV subscription.
Whatever the reason, the move to regulate methane comes
at a bad time for the
industry as it would directly affect the development costs associated
with new wells.
In our Global Leadership Forecast 2018 — published by DDI, The Conference Board and EY
with support from CNBC — we took a look
at more than 25,000 leaders spanning 54 countries and 26 major
industry sectors.
Today's bell ringers are PermRock Royalty Trust
with Marshall Eves, Boaz Energy II LLC CEO,
at the NYSE, and beauty
industry publication NewBeauty
with Agnes Chapski, president,
at the Nasdaq.
The program offers topic - focused streams, and recently introduced a hockey - specific program in partnership
with the Business of Hockey Institute, aimed
at sports
industry managers.
When Julie Uhrman was vice president of digital distribution
at IGN Entertainment, the video game news site, she came to the realization that something was seriously wrong
with the console
industry.
Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look
at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (
with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card
industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
The vulnerabilities were discovered last summer by security researchers
at Google's Project Zero in conjunction
with industry and academic researchers.
Tech investors Jim Breyer and Tom Siebel sit down
with CNBC's Jon Fortt
at Delivering Alpha 2017 to discuss how big this
industry will become.
Solar companies are especially excited about SOMAH, says Kelly Knutsen, director of technology advancement
at California Solar Energy
Industries Association (CALSEA), because it opens up a new market
with cost - efficient installation.
A look
at the obstacles entrepreneurs are facing, their strategies for staying on top, and the
industries with the most opportunities.
Retailers are filing for bankruptcy
at record - high rates as Americans» changing shopping habits, along
with years of overly aggressive store growth, continue to shake up the
industry.
Meanwhile, marijuana remains illegal on the federal level, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently taken steps that would allow federal prosecutors in states where weed is legal to decide whether to prosecute people over marijuana sales in a development that could threaten the burgeoning
industry (or,
at the very least, spur litigation from some of the states in question looking to keep the federal government from interfering
with statewide legislation).
Just a few days after Simoes's transgression, a man working for Transcontinental taunted a comedian
with sexually explicit remarks as she performed
at an annual
industry awards gala.
It's actually quite a relief to hear from someone
with years of experience who has built a substantial, multi-decade career in a major
industry at a global corporation (BP / Amoco) instead of a wet - behind - the - ears «expert» who's had about 15 minutes of startup success and no clue about how he or she got there, or what to do next.
One study, which looked
at Canada's hotel
industry, found a 25 % average return on investment for training programs,
with some participating companies reporting returns as high as 300 %.
This week Fortune caught up
with Jarred Kennedy, the co-head of esports
at Riot Games, to discuss the world championship (the finals will take place Nov. 4
at the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing) as well as the overall growth of the esports
industry and Riot's plans, much like rival Activision Blizzard, to remodel its own esports league after major professional sports leagues like the NFL and NBA.
Most elevator mechanics in Canada are trained
at the Canadian Elevator
Industry Educational Program, a union - affiliated program
with 25 locations across the country.
Regulators have been taking aim
at industry contracts that prevent people from viewing movies and TV programs outside the country in which they are sold, focusing on Sky's deals
with major motion picture studios including Walt Disney, Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Brothers unit, Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal, and Sony Pictures.
SunPower has argued that its premium - priced panels, which are among the most efficient in the
industry at transforming sunlight into electricity, should receive an exemption from the tariffs because their unique technology can not be compared
with that of more conventional models, including those made by the companies that sought the tariffs, Suniva and SolarWorld.
MONTREAL — Valeant Pharmaceuticals faces years of legal challenges despite cutting ties
with a U.S. mail - order pharmacy
at the centre of a controversy about how Canada's largest publicly traded drug firm conducts its business, say
industry observers and the company's second - largest shareholder.
During my time as a consultant
with Intel, I was witness to one of the first true wearable collaborations of a Silicon Valley technology company, Intel, and a high - end NYC fashion company, Opening Ceremony — both
at the top of their game in respective
industries.
«There is an important shift in the
industry that is driven by mobile technology
at the point - of - sale, integrated
with a finance marketplace that is finding innovative ways to help small business get funding for mission - critical equipment, said CEMC founder and currency CEO, Charles Anderson.
Bailey told CNBC that increasing numbers of wealthy individuals — defined in Knight Frank's report as those
with at least $ 30 million in investable assets — had shown interest in the space
industry over the last 12 months.
The sophisticated fund - raising experts
at Share Systems Inc., ensconced in Boston - area offices a mile from Harvard University, may not have much in common
with the operators of the die - casting machines
at Pace
Industries» Cast - Tech Division, in rural Monroe City, Mo..
Barkindo said shale producers also are able to tap capital markets
with more expertise, which is important
at a time when the energy
industry needs to invest trillions to meet future demand.
This is the impasse the
industry stands
at: while nearly all players acknowledge the need to deal somehow
with climate change, none are prepared to leave four - fifths of their product in the ground, unsold.
For example, if you've managed to have success breaking into your
industry at a young age, share some of your tips
with young professionals who are trying to follow your path.
The smart home showing
at CES 2017 lays out the future of the smart home
industry — interior designers and architects will be called upon to join forces
with technologists, much in the way that fashion designers and gadget developers have been co-creating wearables in recent years.
While the renewable
industry has gained momentum in recent years, «the battle certainly got tougher»
with the election of Trump, said Dan Kammen, an energy expert
at the University of California, Berkeley and science envoy for the U.S. State Department.