Sentences with phrase «based firm does»

Officials at the Blauvelt, N.Y. - based firm didn't respond to a request for comment.

Facebook said on Friday it had blocked Cambridge Analytica from Facebook while it investigated claims the London - based firm did not, as promised, delete data that was allegedly obtained using methods that were in violation of Facebook's policies.

The Palo Alto, California - based firm didn't provide a specific release date for the device and it's presently unclear whether it intends to do so before its first video doorbell starts shipping to customers.

But the Columbia, Md. - based firm did go after one new project in Coral Gables, Fla., because it expected a solid 11 % return on that investment.

Not exact matches

Matt McIlwain, the managing director at Seattle - based investment firm Madrona Ventures, further suggests the city's overall attitude is in line with how the company operates: «It has a very can - do, growth - oriented attitude, which aligns with the Amazon culture,» he says.

«Of course, no one can say precisely what they'll do,» says Santosh Rao, the managing director and head of research for Greencrest Capital, a New York City - based boutique advisory firm that follows emerging companies.

For example, on Wednesday, Joe Schoendorf, partner at venture capital firm Accel Partners, and Mike Stankey, vice chairman of cloud - based human resources company Workday, will discuss what the plethora of private companies valued at $ 1 billion or more, known as unicorns, are doing to markets and marketplaces.

«When you say, «I have all the answers,» what you're really saying to your audience is, «I don't need your help,»» says Bart Egnal, president and CEO of The Humphrey Group, a Toronto - based executive communications training firm.

And firms like Mojio, a Vancouver startup whose products are in pre-market testing, is one of several firms that are targeting the vast base of cars that don't have touchscreens at all, but whose owners would like to reap the benefits of constant connectivity.

Business owners who start to do it usually find it eye - opening, rewarding, and even addictive, says Brendan Anderson, co-founder and managing partner of Evolution Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Cleveland.

It is the first non-investment product for the Toronto - based digital wealth management firm, marking a further step into the banking realm as Canadians increasingly do their financial transactions online.

In doing so, the San Francisco - based tech firm also teaches the engineers of its clients how to replicate Pivotal Labs» process.

But if you don't offer health insurance, you might need to pay more,» says Roberta Chinsky Matuson, president of the Massachusetts - based HR consulting firm Human Resource Solutions.

«Oftentimes the company will just have an answering machine in human resources with a dedicated phone number, but 90 percent of the time it's ineffective and employees don't use it,» says George Ramos, a managing partner and senior executive investigator at Diversified Risk Management (DRM), a Downey, California - based firm that handles corporate security and investigations.

If you need to hunt down the cost basis of some long - held stocks and your brokerage firm doesn't have that information, you could dig up historical prices and dividend payments to get a sense of your cost basis.

Fred Wilson, co-founder of Union Square Ventures, a New York City - based venture capital firm, wrote a blog post on what it takes to be a great CEO, and he talks about the core three things you have to do well:

The reasoning behind joining the group, which Marlowe's law firm founded in 1996, was based on a «Why not do it?»

But if you already offer health insurance, as do more than 90 percent of large companies, things may look worse than they really are, according to a new study conducted by ADP, a large benefit and payroll processing firm based in Roseland, New Jersey.

«You have to know what you're going for, and do it with your eyes wide open,» says Francisco Dao, founder and president of The Killer Pitch, a firm based in Tarzana, California, that helps companies and entrepreneurs refine their message, and former business coach and columnist for Inc. «Look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself what it's going to take to achieve your goals.»

Market research firm VC Experts subsequently pulled Delaware filings that show the round was done at a post-money valuation of approximately $ 1.03 billion (based on the $ 79m, not the $ 150m).

What you can do: Encourage employees to tweet with their own personal voice rather than taking on a scripted tone — a strategy Peter Shankman, founder of the New York - based consulting firm Shankman / Honig and author of Nice Companies Finish First (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) calls «shredding the scripts.»

«A lot of my job is ensuring clients don't pay too much for investments,» says David Christianson, a financial adviser at Winnipeg - based private financial services firm Wellington West.

«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.

But the New York City - based firm creating them is doing something radical: using 3 - D printing to transform the way products are conceived, manufactured, and purchased.

The hitch is that big data doesn't automatically translate into big insights, says Robert Levy, president of Toronto - based research and branding firm BrandSpark International, which develops quantitative consumer survey methods.

As he explained in an interview last week, he saw that Xirrus, a commercial Wi - Fi firm based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., had a presence in schools and universities but needed to expand its markets and selectively outsource activities previously done in - house to lower costs.

According to the Justice Department, he forged email addresses, invoices, and corporate stamps in order to impersonate a large Asian - based manufacturer with whom the tech firms regularly did business.

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.

While T. Rowe Price doesn't build a stock portfolio based on potential takeover candidates, Umbarger says, that possibility has lately become a bigger part of the investment discussion at the firm, in terms of «How could you value it in the eyes of other beholders?»

If they do, and they jump ship to join your firm, depending on the state in which you're based, you may be in for a great deal of trouble, including a lawsuit in some cases.

Wheeling is on track to do $ 400,000 in revenue at her Elizabethtown, Kentucky - based firm.

But top - down policies won't bring about meaningful change, warns Yost, founder and president of the Work + Life Fit Inc. consulting firm based in Madison, N.J. Instead, she recommends that companies adopt a «partnership» approach, encouraging employees to suggest arrangements that fit their own needs while still ensuring that work gets done — and gets done well.

«They've done a very impressive job,» says R.J. Hottovy, senior retail and restaurant analyst at Chicago - based investment research firm Morningstar (with which Inc. shares an owner).

The Palo Alto, California - based online payroll firm surveyed 478 small business owners and found that 87 percent would start their business again given the chance to do it over.

Another Canadian company's recovery in the face of rejection is worthy of note here: After Ottawa blocked MDA's sale of its space division to a U.S. - based firm in 2008 because the feds deemed the business a strategic national asset, MDA did an about - face.

«Sarbanes - Oxley did a lot to codify protections for whistleblowers, but it didn't really change the general culture or behavior at companies,» says Andrew Sherman, a partner at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, a Washington - based law firm focused on small - business issues.

«The challenge is, I don't think you can predict what Donald Trump is going to do,» says Janine Taylor, president of Mississauga, Ont. - based promotional products design firm The Next Trend Designs Inc..

With Dr. Ramkumar Janakiraman, a management professor at Texas A&M, Yli - Renko surveyed 180 young, technology - based firms operating in business - to - business markets in the UK, and asked: How does dependence on a key customer impact the firm's customer portfolio growth?

«People who do private - equity investments right are very shrewd and very driven to focus on key issues like investment return and exit strategies,» says Gary Simon, a partner at the New York City - based law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist Parker Chapin.

If a small - business owner isn't happy with his or her existing retirement plan or doesn't have a plan, the first step is, «to consider what their objective is for the retirement plan,» says Sam Schroeder, president of ARS, an Illinois - based third party administrator (TPA) that helps small - and mid-size businesses establish, test and manage compliance related to retirement plans (including that of my own firm).

«The experience that individuals have with a company and then what they hear from friends and family influence their perception of and likelihood to do business with a company,» says Megan Burns, a senior analyst at Forrester Research, a Massachusetts - based research firm that specializes in customer service.

Both companies are operating at a loss, and it's likely that investors are losing patience with promising tech companies that don't turn a profit, according to Mark McComsey, chief investment officer of Beverly Hills Wealth Management, a financial advisory firm catering to high net worth people and entrepreneurs, based in Los Angeles.

If you're interviewing for a position at the Vanderbloemen Search Group — a Houston - based firm that staffs churches and other faith - based organizations — don't be surprised to receive a text message asking a quirky question of sorts around 10:00 in the evening.

«It would be great for a Los Angeles - based tech company to really build a meaningful business and Snapchat continues to prove that they're willing to and have the technical ability to do it,» said Dana Settle, founding partner of venture capital firm Greycroft in Los Angeles.

There are lots of dumb things you could do as a startup entrepreneur — like base your company out of Bakersfield, allow yourself to be acquired by Groupon in an all - stock transition, or pitch your growing U.S. - based startup to the Samwer brothers — but nothing could be more dumb than throwing your hard - earned venture capital money at a public relations firm.

«They're not making the dynamic moves that you're seeing other banks do,» said Schwartz, whose Toronto - based firm manages about $ 700 million.

When all is said and done, it seems that firms are recognizing that the best interest contract exemption is the way forward for advisors who wish to continue selling financial products on a commission basis — and that now is the time for preparing for compliance in advance of the applicability date.

Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Neporent was an associate and a partner in the Business Reorganization and Finance Group at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, a New York City - based law firm, from 1986 to 1998, where he did extensive work on behalf of Cerberus.

«If you don't get a break, you're going to burn out, and you'll never achieve the level of success you're aiming for,» said Debra Condren, who has a Ph.D. in psychology and is the founder of Manhattan Business Coaching, an executive coaching firm based in New York.

Having said that I also think that there are very few human - based financial services firms that do not understand the increasing importance of software.