Sentences with phrase «based around company»

Much like Amazon's Kindle Fire, the Nook Tablet overhauls vanilla Android to create its UI experience based around the company's own digital ecosystem — in this case, Barnes & Noble's Nook Store, which hosts apps, games, books, and magazines.

For instance, if an employee is interacting with a training module based around company policies, their progress, social sharing, assessment results, and other relevant date that is being generated throughout the eLearning course is referred to as «big data.»

The Digital Dollars Motif is based around companies that are involved in the new way we pay — digitally.

The Couch Commerce Motif is based around companies that you can buy stuff from your couch.

Not exact matches

According to AOL, the company only accepts about 75 to 80 new franchises each year, despite the fact it receives around 20,000 applications on an annual basis.

So instead, Schab and his staff experimented with design possibilities and ended up with the idea of basing the company's logo around the initials FWI (for «FaxWatch Inc.»).

«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 the world.

«They build their lives around the knowledge of what we do,» says Tanne, whose company is based in Armonk, New York.

If you bought Apple, a company founded around the same time but ultimately based on the goal of media ubiquity rather than quality, you would be very, very rich.

Jay Chaudhry, the CEO of cloud - based security company Zscaler, wouldn't make a bet that on - premise software will be around for the long haul.

Startups based around a new idea sometimes get too sure of themselves, neglecting to keep a watch on the markets — competition isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you need to make sure you differentiate yourself in a way that makes your company seem like the more appealing service.

So the yogurt - maker (it remains anonymous for competitive reasons) contacted Stephen Benson at the Toronto - based Innovation Exchange, an open marketplace for ideas that pairs companies with problem - solvers from around the world.

Based in the northern port city of Hamburg, the company has shipped its product around the world in five short years, operating in six countries.

Existing tax laws around equity - based compensation can even drive a company's employees to let their options go, and miss out on the future windfall when that start - up goes public or is acquired at a good price.

Today the San Francisco - based company has offices in 13 cities and users in 200 countries and territories around the world.

Every tech company around is probably paying money to IBM based entirely on its massive patent portfolio.

«People who do a great job don't just get to stick around in companies forever,» says Squire, who is currently the non-executive chairman of Kognito, a U.K. - based data management firm.

A company based in Belgium also offers its employees such implants, and there are isolated cases around the world where tech enthusiasts have tried this out in recent years.

The Montreal - based maker of planes and passenger trains employs more than 60,000 people around the world and is a rare example of a Canadian company with global reach.

On a price - to - earnings basis, domestic companies are trading at 11 or 12 times earnings, while the average P / E for U.S. companies is around eight times.

A Spotify subscription, which costs around $ 10 per month bought directly from the London - based company, would seem to be a clear draw for younger shoppers, who are both big consumers of music and more likely to be price - sensitive.

In going global, Damir Slogar, CEO of London, Ont. - based mobile gaming company Big Blue Bubble (No. 112), has used social media attention to court avid followings in multiple emerging markets around the world, including Russia and Brazil.

The Hawthorne, California - based company is also readying its first privately crewed spacecraft to fly around the moon next year.

John M. Collard, chairman of Annapolis, Md. - based Strategic Management Partners, conceived of turning around a company company as a five - step process.

About 80 percent of today's employees are knowledge - based workers, and organizations spend somewhere around 15 percent of their company's revenues in direct support of these knowledge - based workers.

Based in Seattle, the company now sells its sweet products at various local markets around the country and also in some coffee shops.

So big, in fact, that she has built an organization around it: Circular Board, a Houston - based startup accelerator that helps women think bigger about starting companies.

Deutsche Telekom said the combined company would have revenues of around $ 24.8 billion based on analysts» estimates, and cost synergies are expected to be worth $ 6 to $ 7 billion.

Subscription - based coffee companies have been around for a while, but tea is fast becoming the new coffee with product offerings ranging from herbal tea to supercharged high - caffeine blends.

While plant - based alternatives have been around for decades, a cohort of this new generation of companies — including Beyond Meat — is using food tech to get plants to more closely replicate the taste and texture of animal protein.

The company hs consistently taken steps to increase its shareholder audience, Battley said, so it makes perfect sense for it to look at additional international listings as it and the shareholder base expand rapidly around the world.

Facing dire consequences, he turned his life around and, in 2013, started Elite Staffing Solutions, a Wichita, Kansas - based staffing company that lifts up people who are struggling as he once did.

Employees post answers to themed questions based around events like Coachella or pop culture like superheroes on the company's internal social media site on Socialcast.

His Plano, Texas - based I.T. services company has 48 U.S. employees, around half of which are on some form of work visa, with 14 on H - 1Bs specifically.

Consider that in 2015, India - based outsourcing companies Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services won the greatest share of H - 1B visas, despite paying lower - than - average salaries of around $ 76,000 and $ 67,000, respectively, according to MyVisaJobs, a website that tracks H - 1B visas applications and usage.

The Perth based company has locked down an option to purchase a mothballed, fully permitted gold mine that has historically produced around 250,000 ounces of gold at an amazing average grade of around an ounce to the tonne.

Natasha Case and Freya Estreller are co-founders of Los Angeles - based Coolhaus, a «delicious, architecturally inspired dessert company now distributed in over 4,000 - plus grocery stores around the world.»

The company, based in Pittsburgh, also makes Classico pasta sauces and Ore - Ida potatoes, as well as a growing stable of sauces suited to local tastes around the world.

(Estimates put the company's user base at around 500 million, on par with Instagram but well behind Facebook.)

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To help combat these issues, various companies around the world are developing and using plastics made from plant - based materials such as cornstarch, potato starch and cellulose.

The company's revenues and user base are both growing strongly, he said, and Flipboard is not shopping itself around to potential acquirers looking for a quick exit.

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.

It also would slash the Los Angeles - based company's valuation from around $ 1.7 billion to below $ 1 billion.

The Dallas - based company said it was using back - up systems around the country to check - in travelers lacking printed or mobile boarding passes but technology problems that began Sunday morning were continuing.

These funds invest in securities issued by companies from around the world, including those based in emerging markets.

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.

Play said its implied market capitalization based on the maximum price would be around 11.2 billion zlotys, with analysts betting it would make it to the WIG20 index, comprising the 20 biggest and most liquid companies listed in Warsaw.

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.

Nasdaq is a New York City - based company comprised of several fiat exchanges around the world.