With the cost of mining equipment being
a barrier to entry more and more individuals are turning to buying them on exchanges.
With such a low
barrier to entry more competition will show itself.
Though indie publishing has basically been around as long as traditional publishing, the ease and accessibility of online publishing platforms today has lowered
the barriers to entry more than ever before.
Not exact matches
Citing the benefits of
more competition for consumers and competitive pressure for firms, they recommended that foreign ownership restrictions and
barriers to entry by foreign firms be relaxed.
With virtually no
barriers to entry or exit, cultivating migrations with solid adoption is
more important than the «big win.»
What's
more, the ubiquity of tech startups — and the decreased financial
barrier to entry — has prompted Philadelphia and Detroit, among other cities,
to begin offering venture capital in an effort
to boost economic development, create jobs and attract young people, says Archna Sahay, Philadelphia's manager of entrepreneurial investment.
With computer science slated
to become all the
more important
to our growth as a nation, some leaders in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are trying
to break down the
barriers to entry for these underrepresented groups.
I think we're on the cusp of a generation of government, political and social leadership that come from the «outside» as
barriers of
entry to these fields are lowered and we see
more competitive elections, which will hopefully be
more content - driven.
Robotics are also making it possible for
more individuals
to start businesses in industries where the need for a substantial labor force once posed a big
barrier to entry.
As technology commoditizes the lower end of recruiting,
more and
more search firms are targeting C - suite engagements at global corporations — assignments for which the
barriers to entry remain high and client sensitivity
to fees relatively low.
The bigger issue, of course, is the
barrier to entry for individual investors: Private equity firms typically have a minimum investment of $ 5 million or
more, and at one point, the best firms were so popular, they were demanding as much as $ 250 million.
«If the
barrier to entry is that everyone really likes having their insurer and their provider integrated together that it creates a much
more attractive insurance class, then we should allow that activity
to happen and we should regulate it,» he explained.
«As with most industries, the rapid introduction of technology is lowering
barriers to entry, only making the space
more competitive,» says Jenkins.
Many firms are selling the same or similar products, with no significant
barriers to market -
entry for
more or newcomers, other competitors.
True, this has led
to an explosion in new companies far beyond the levels seen previously, which is entirely expected — lower
barriers to entry to any market means
more total
entries — but this has actually made it even
more difficult for venture capitalists
to invest in seed rounds: most aren't capable of writing massive numbers of seed checks; the amounts are just too small
to justify the effort.
With low
barriers to entry, ease of use and flexibility, it's no small wonder
more people are turning their backs on the high healthcare costs in the U.S. for
more accessible healthcare abroad.
Profits can outpace GDP for a period if companies build
more monopoly power, but if IT reduces
barriers to entry and increases competition, profit margins are
more likely
to shrink than widen.
«These are also assets that may satisfy the emotional needs and passions of investors who are no longer comfortable putting
more money into financial assets at zero return, but who face
barriers to entry in acquiring high - value luxury items like art, or a 1955 vintage Porsche speedster or a vineyard.»
If you have extensive knowledge of how
to write codes and create apps, it is much
more advisable
to start your business from the scratch since the
barriers to entry in the industry and startup costs are moderately low.
Due
to the oligopolistic nature of the industry (caused, in part, by high
barriers to entry), Canada's Big Six are
more profitable than similarly sized banks in other countries.
Both men and women cited obtaining funding as the top challenge when opening a business, but two times
more aspiring female entrepreneurs reported a lack of a support system as a secondary
barrier to entry (the No. 4 challenge for women).
BITMIN is a company that offers investors a platform with a lower
entry barrier to mining, which is becoming
more important due
to the fact that the competition in Bitcoin mining has increased, and will continue
to do so.
While you stand
to earn
more interest on higher deposits, it may be a
barrier to entry for someone with less funds
to part with for a CD.
Every day,
more services come out that make bitcoin easier
to use, lowering the
barrier to entry, and lifting the floodgate
to mass adoption.
Some of the impediments
to more vigorous competition are, first, high
barriers to entry due
to difficulties new or expanding players have in finding new sites.
There are several other well recognised criteria which are
more indicative of the presence (or absence) of market power, particularly the existence of substantial
entry barriers, and the relative freedom from constraints imposed on a firm by its competitors and customers, which should be considered in order
to determine a firm's market power.
«The
barriers to entry of laying down coaxial cable in an entire city, or laying down telephone lines in an entire city are enormous,» Weiner said, in 2013, as cities across the country are
more interested in fiber - optic cable, which is far faster, than they are in coax.
, an in - depth conversation on the topic of New York's medical marijuana law «covering regulation, accessibility,
barriers to entry into the local market, program costs and
more.»
This simple measure would have
more impact than any of the suggestions in last week» social mobility White Paper or the likely recommendations of Alan Milburn's review of
barriers to working - class
entry to the professions.
Although the olympic lifts are
more technique - intensive, the sheer accessibility
to barbells and the amount of helpful information that can be found on the internet really lowers the
barrier to entry to barbell exercises.
These tips are even
more important if you're using a free service, where the
barrier to entry is low.
By doing this, M14 aims
to break down one of the biggest
barriers of
entry into the dating space — the large setup cost required
to build a great product — therefore making the space
more accessible
to people with good ideas, but financial constraints, by enabling them
to focus on building a competitive brand without having
to be weighed down by the costly demands of tech & infrastructure.
The game is enjoyable eventually but the
barrier to entry actually feels
more like a brick wall compared
to previous
entries in the series.
If you found Ninja Gaiden's difficulty
to be a
barrier to entry, this game's accessibility won't make it a
more attractive option.
Second, and even
more plausible perhaps, is that the emergence of the edXs of the world is systematically lowering the
barriers of
entry for other entrepreneurs, such as Gene Wade of UniversityNow,
to create their own low - cost universities with low - cost degrees and add value by enhancing the educational process in other ways.
The topics included; How do firms grow Why do firms grow all types of costs economies and diseconomies of scale all types of efficiency Revenue and profit other motives for firms Strategies
to gain market share
barriers to entry barriers to exit Theory of the firm types of markets comparisons between markets collusions game theory price discrimination contestable markets government intervention deregulation And much
more!
Online education doesn't have the same need for physical space and accessibility, which means the
barrier to entry is much reduced and that — as any economy student knows — means there will be
more competition on price and quality.
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are arguing for different forms of a debt - free or tuition - free college, and Republicans are talking
more about changing the ways in which we finance college and the structure of student loans, as well as accreditation as a potential
barrier to entry in higher education.
More stringent up - front evaluation would bring teaching more in line with other professions, such as law or medicine, which establish higher barriers to en
More stringent up - front evaluation would bring teaching
more in line with other professions, such as law or medicine, which establish higher barriers to en
more in line with other professions, such as law or medicine, which establish higher
barriers to entry.
But in the same way as the Freelander Sport offers a
more premium and «Sporty» option for the Freelander
to attract new buyers, these new White & Black models put the Freelander under the magic # 20k
barrier, offering a new
entry - level option.
Since 2002, we have been working hard
to tear down
barriers of
entry for publishing and help authors sell
more books, and we've been succeeding.
More an more people are starting to write their own e-books, the barriers to entry are so low now that pretty much anyone can write a book and get people to read
More an
more people are starting to write their own e-books, the barriers to entry are so low now that pretty much anyone can write a book and get people to read
more people are starting
to write their own e-books, the
barriers to entry are so low now that pretty much anyone can write a book and get people
to read it.
The
barriers to entry have disappeared, digital publishing is on the rise and
more authors are turning
to self - publishing.
But the solution is
to become
more competitive, not
to advocate for artificial
barriers to entry.
Add
to that the low
barrier of
entry into the world of writing, and you have the wonderful situation where
more people can chase their literary dreams of being an author than in many other «indie» scenes.
The three things that really stood out were the much larger screen area and having
more words per page, that it was quite a decent reading experience, and that Kindle for PC is free (zero
barrier to entry).
I quickly became aware that although self - publishing offers
more revenue from each book sale, and has basically no
barrier to entry into the market, it has several problems of its own.
The audiences for these kinds of titles are often
more familiar with the ecosystems surrounding the purchase of music than they are with audiobooks, it doesn't require them
to sign up for a new service, and the
barriers to entry are a little lower.
Except that the most lasting and obvious result of the ban is that it will advance the market for established lenders because it makes the
barrier to entry for new companies extremely high by removing the ability
to buy advertising, and increasing reliance on Search Engine Optimization
to attract new customers, which gives these
more recognizable lenders an indisputable hand up.
While CMP's SOP business will be sensitive
to broader trends in agricultural markets, its
barriers to entry, high value provided
to growers of specialty crops, and solid pricing power make the business much less volatile and
more profitable than traditional potash fertilizer (which, unlike SOP, includes chloride).