Sentences with phrase «based around business»

For example, a crucial part of our skilled economy is based around business and financial services, so there are opportunities in those areas.

You could have other equipment costs based around your business needs and a small business loan can help pay for these.

Similarly, many ventures are based around business methods and concepts that have been successful in developed countries, but with adaptations made to reflect local conditions, such as «Careem,» the Uber of Pakistan.

Not exact matches

As a web - based business that engages customers around the world, a customer needing help can not simply visit our office.

Every dollar counts for business owners, so if you don't know where you stand on a monthly basis, you may not be around at the end of the year.

A new study ranked business environments around the world based on their friendliness to women entrepreneurs.

«But transformed business focus on how to behave differently so that silos are broken, the «value ecosystem» is designed around the customer, and the message becomes clear based on the behavior of the organization.»

Yes, there are legitimate concerns about what the new administration will mean for businesses based in the U.S. and around the world, but America itself hasn't changed.

«In reality, the majority of organizations don't necessarily understand exactly where their profits are coming from, where their key missions are being driven from, and the key things they would need to be able to do and in what timeframe if that was disrupted,» says Lyndon Bird, international technical director of the Caversham, England - based Business Continuity Institute, which provides business continuity certification and guidance for companies around thBusiness Continuity Institute, which provides business continuity certification and guidance for companies around thbusiness continuity certification and guidance for companies around the world.

Spear, senior vice president of operations for Quadrem, a Plano, Texas - based online marketplace for buyers and suppliers of products and services used in the mining industry, was in Rustenburg in late 2003 to convince local businesses to subscribe to Quadrem's service, which would allow them to bid online for purchase requests from buyers around the world.

The Ethics Resource Center is an Arlington, Virginia - based non-profit that provides among other things, updates on federal policy connected to business ethics, surveys on topics such as how the recession is impacting ethics, and links to other resources around the web.

That's according to Thatcher Spring, founder and CEO of San Francisco - based GearLaunch, a $ 100 million e-commerce platform that enables people around the world to own and operate their own online merchandise business by providing tools for design, production, storefronts, marketing and customer service.

Today, Jumpstart not only helps Cleveland - based entrepreneurs get their businesses funded and supported, it also advises other communities around the country, says Jumpstart chief executive officer, Ray Leach, working with 18 different cities on how they too can create their own thriving entrepreneurial economies.

NPS is «perhaps the best - known customer - loyalty tool around today, based on the entirely sound principle that the more customer promotersyou have (i.e., customers who say on surveys that they're highly likely to refer you to a colleague or friend), the more likely you'll be to grow your business and outpace the competition,» writes customer - engagement expert Bill Lee for the HBR Blog Network.

«They should shop around for the program that best suits their needs,» advises Craig Card, vice president of small - business products and services for Foster City, California - based Visa USA.

Toronto - based consultant and author Barbara Moses, who leads workshops around balance with executives and middle managers, says that, while bosses routinely send e-mails to their subordinates outside of business hours, she's never once come across an employer who insisted on an immediate response, except in emergencies.

Cloud computing weaves together four fundamental layers around which data flows: the Internet cloud, web browsers, business applications and data bases.

«Now, ransomware is a fully established business model and a reliable profit engine for cybercriminals, as threat actors involved treat it as a legitimate industry by selling information, tools and resources to peers based all around the world.»

The most effective way to do that, he adds, is by working with other firms based on the ground; Kinova leverages a network of distributors around the world to better convey its brand message, conducts business according to local customs and — crucially — does it all in local languages.

«Unless business leaders understand the future of their employee base is not willing to accept the unequal environment that has perpetuated in the past,» Hyman said, «they're not going to be around in the future.»

The Arizona - based firm provides IT solutions to business and the public sector around the world.

Gothenburg - based FPC has been around for almost two decades, building a technology business based on an old Swedish fingerprinting patent.

Lee Yen Nee is a correspondent for CNBC digital based in Singapore, covering a range of business topics from around the region, including banks and macroeconomics.

«Investments in mobile search, mobile cloud, location - based services and consumer produces like mobile games are helping to build a moat around Baidu's business.»

«Growth in household borrowing has moderated and residential investment is on a more sustainable track,» Poloz assured the business audience, adding, however, that «nonetheless, the risks around this base case need to be managed.»

Local rivals like Didi Kuaidi — itself valued at $ 16.5 billion with backing from Chinese behemoths like Tencent and Alibaba (baba)-- have kept pace with Uber's investment in the country (Uber's China business is valued at around $ 8 billion based on its latest funding round in January).

Tools like Google Adwords, Facebook ads and just about any other serious advertising platform offer robust geo - targeting services that help businesses find the perfect consumer — either around the corner or across the globe — based on exactly where your buying power is coming from.

He estimates that approximately 25 % of all loans issued in Canada are to people with low credit scores, and while he believes people with higher credit scores will make up a growing proportion of Canada Drives» customer base going forward, he has built a business (and brand) around an ability to get that 25 % into cars.

The latest to enter the fray is Plug and Play Tech Center, a California - based startup accelerator that in early March will commence a three - month program to help entrepreneurs build businesses around the cryptocurrency.

The opportunity for the Calgary - based company, which produces about 5 % of the gas in North America, is not so much to grow demand of a commodity, but to develop new business lines around these new applications.

Neil Gough writes about business, companies, markets, finance and economics in China and around Asia for The New York Times, and is based in Hong Kong.

You can beat around this financial barrier by establishing your own home based tax preparation business.

The KickStart BVI Small Business Loan Programme provides loans for aspiring BVI - based entrepreneurs who, in turn, will create much needed jobs and opportunities for the communities around them.

In his new role, Delorey is directly responsible for the on - site management of Marriott Vacation Club and Grand Residences by Marriott properties around the globe, provides oversight and coordination of the on - site management company for The Ritz - Carlton Destination Club, and is responsible for the development and financial performance of resort - based ancillary businesses.

This yearly report is created based on extensive research and consultation with business leaders around the world.

In addition, to create incentives for the attainment of clear performance objectives around a key element of our current business plan — the successful launch and commercialization of the Model S — the Board of Directors approved additional options totaling an additional 4 % of our fully - diluted shares as of December 4, 2009, or 10,067,960 stock options, with 1 / 4th of the shares to vest based entirely on the attainment of each of four performance milestones, assuming continued employment through each vesting date.

Global trends around big data and analytics with business investment in database and cloud - based applications helped to drive Oracle's top - line growth.»

«In China as in other regions around the globe, it is our responsibility to base our business models on absolute integrity,» it said in a statement.

While variable lending rates have remained unchanged since the end of last year, fixed housing and fixed small business lending rates have both fallen from their peaks late last year, by around 20 and 15 basis points respectively.

I love web based businesses because of their lower start up cost and the ability to reach tons of people around the world.

Rates on fixed - rate loans for small businesses have moved up a little since the previous Statement, rising by around 5 basis points in net terms.

«Our partnership with Gust is based around a shared mission, which is to unite investors with entrepreneurs, to close an ever - growing number of investment rounds and to democratise access to investment in exciting growth businesses,» said Gonçalo de Vasconcelos, CEO and Co-founder of SyndicateRoom.

Brad Braddon, president of Commodore Machine Co., a Bloomfield, N.Y. - based food - packaging manufacturer, says the ban is bad for his business, as well as others like it around the country and in New York City.

Keehn founded Sew Be It Embroidery, based in Santa Rosa, Calif., in 1996 and has built his businesses around product quality and a commitment to meet deadlines.

That's a bold assertion to make in an industry as diverse and competitive as the cracker business, but the fact that the Rutland, Vt. - based company has been around for close to two centuries is a testament to its quality and popularity, Chairman of the Board Jeffrey M. Walters says.

Boston, MA - based Rethink Robotics is a collection of technology innovators, business leaders, and market visionaries who have teamed up to open new doors for customers around the globe.

The land - based and environmental industry in Scotland has around 24,500 businesses, 115,700 employees and 40,000 volunteers.

Geaux Culinary is a Louisiana - based food service business focused on providing world - class food operations to non-traditional markets, which include hospitals, airports, government installations and most importantly, military bases around the world.

This includes Corporate Social Investment, whereby the group promotes the development of learners through three academies which offer holistic, full - year programmes centred around sport, art and education; Entrepreneur Development which focuses on skills - based entrepreneurial development through its Tsogo Sun Book a Guesthouse and Supplier Development programmes; and Environmental Education, committed to initiatives that reduce the impact the business has on the environment.

I know that Arsenal are in a strong state, financially speaking but at the same time I do not think that our manager and board are about to change the way they work, which is fundamentally based on balancing the books and operating on a sound business footing rather than being a rich man's plaything like some clubs in the Premier League and around Europe seem to be.