In his role as general manager, he will be responsible for the growth and
business development of the company in the Region of Waterloo, Brantford and Paris.
Not exact matches
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.
You could get just the injection
of cash you need through grant support,
business development companies or online lenders.
It's important that
companies collaborate across all
of their
business functions, from marketing and advertising to sales and product
development.
While engineering and architecture firms tend to be exposed to
development downturns, most private planning
companies do a lot
of business with municipalities and their agencies.
For all the hoopla surrounding the digital economy and virtual
businesses, the success
of many ventures still hinges on serious capital outlay; indeed, a recent benchmark report by the
Business Development Bank
of Canada identifies «significant» investment in fixed assets as a key variable that helps mid-size
companies grow into large ones.
We were in a board meeting for one
of our EdTech
companies and talking about the usual KPIs and basic
business stuff and about how various aspects
of the
company's product
development and enhancement efforts were progressing — especially how quickly we were moving to bring some
of these new and critical features to market.
In the U.S., the
company prides itself on its
development programs for even junior positions like
business analysts, who help co-ordinate the flow
of product, and merchandising assistants, who work with buyers to choose which products to stock and negotiate costs with vendors.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings sat down with
Business Insider Poland's Adam Turek in Rome this week to discuss a few recent
developments for the
company, including its new partnership with the European cable network Sky and its decision to pull out
of the Cannes Film Festival.
Such factors include, among others, general
business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results
of current and future exploration activities; the actual results
of reclamation activities; conclusions
of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices
of metals; possible variations
of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure
of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks
of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion
of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the
Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.
After all, it is counterproductive to neglect your
company's credit rating in favor
of focusing on
business outreach and
development as that action would be hypocritical given that damaging the
company's credit score would be detrimental to progress.
Geoff Wilson, the founder and President
of 352 Inc., an 18 year - old
company that began in his dorm room and has grown to a multi-state digital product
development powerhouse, credits 352 Inc.'s success on the organization's adoption
of agile methodologies to all aspects
of the
business from coding to management.
blueRover only graduated from Waterloo's renowned Accelerator Centre two years ago, but already over 500 Sysco refrigeration trucks now use blueRover sensors to monitor the temperature inside their trailers, says Peter Smith, the
company's director
of business development in Canada.
Says Bapty: «If a CRO is nimble and can evolve technology that can enable its clients to get a drug approved faster or to reduce the risk
of a clinical study, or even save them
development money in the long run, that
company will find it has a long - term
business plan.»
I decided to bootstrap my current
company because the
business model didn't require enormous amounts
of capital or extensive research and
development — and because bootstrapping made us be more creative and smarter about how we tested ideas.
From a macro perspective, there's a common theme among all
of these
developments: Namely, that the digital music
business is becoming an industry in which only a truly massive
company with huge scale and deep pockets can hope to compete.
Chris Giliberti — Gimlet Media: Giliberti manages operations and
business development in his role as Chief
of Staff for the recently launched podcast
company Gimlet.
As my own
company has grown, I've had to make continuous adjustments to strategy and approach every year based on
business development successes and failures and a slew
of other things I couldn't really plan for.
«Mr. Woodman is critical to the strategic direction and overall management
of our
company as well as our research and
development process... The loss
of Mr. Woodman could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and operating results,» noted the
company in its filing document.
As complex software tools that help with things like customer retention and
development — read Salesforce.com — have migrated to the cloud and within reach
of just about every
company, so too has
business intelligence.
Christopher Dietz and his Washington, D.C. - based
company, Dietz
Development, filed suit in October against Jane Perez alleging that Perez made defamatory statements about Dietz on Yelp and Angie's List that harmed his reputation and
business to the tune
of $ 750,000.
Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward - looking statements include such factors as the
Company's ability to accomplish its
business initiatives, obtain regulatory approval and protect its intellectual property; significant fluctuations in marketing expenses and ability to achieve or grow revenue, or recognize net income, from the sale
of its products and services, as well as the introduction
of competing products, or management's ability to attract and maintain qualified personnel necessary for the
development and commercialization
of its planned products, and other information that may be detailed from time to time in the
Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
In 2005 two
of the four 8 (a)
business development specialists took early buyouts, leaving just Proffitt and the two remaining specialists to mentor about 260
companies, offering advice and referring them to procurement officers in the government.
«What we have is an aircraft that continues to win every single evaluation analysis that it's in,» said Steve O'Bryan, the
company's vice-president
of business development.
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn says the days where
companies do all
of their innovation, research and
development internally are over, while new creative and more nimble startups are proving that the scale
of a
business is no longer a competitive advantage.
Prior to that, she was head
of business development for gaming
company Xfire and was co-founder
of Geodelic Systems, which has since shut down.
He and a staff
of half a dozen people who work for his latest
company, the Downtown Project, have been corralling local
business owners, drafting
development plans, and giving tours to entrepreneurs to try to persuade them to relocate to Sin City.
This week, Rogers Real Estate
Development Ltd. — a private
company owned by the Rogers family and held separately from Rogers Communications (which owns Canadian
Business)-- announced its plan to develop a 15 acre patch
of land at the city's western edge.
The family hasn't just slapped their name on the front door, either — in 2005, Sobeys Inc., Empire
Company Limited and The Sobey Foundation contributed $ 2 million to fund undergraduate scholarships for students enrolled at the School
of Business and pay for infrastructure
developments.
Staples is setting an example by setting its own
company goal
of recruiting one million small
businesses to sign up for the Challenge, and they are working closely with the Association
of Small
Business Development Centers (ASBDC) to achieve their objective.
Michael Delage, General Fusion's vice-president
of business development, says there have been delays that have disrupted the
company's ideal timeline, but «that's science.»
«SBA loans have gone from being the lender
of last resort to the lender
of only resort for many small
businesses in this country,» says Beth Solomon, the president and CEO
of the National Association
of Development Companies, the trade association for organizations providing financing through the SBA's 504 loan program.
Leaders from nearly three dozen tech
companies, including Salesforce, Yelp, AT&T, Comcast, and Square, signed off on a letter to local officials last week, urging them to consider a
development proposal that would add seven million square feet
of commercial space and 4,400 housing units to the small city, according to the San Francisco
Business Times.
Including Gateway, Enbridge's North American oil pipeline program «is probably the biggest capital expansion in the history
of the
company,» says Vern Yu, vice-president for
business and market
development.
Additionally,
companies should look to banking partners that are the right size and complexity for the
business, says Gregory Gould of the Maine Small Business Development Center in Auburn
business, says Gregory Gould
of the Maine Small
Business Development Center in Auburn
Business Development Center in Auburn, Maine.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the
development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired
businesses into United Technologies» existing
businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and
development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8)
company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new
business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined
company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their
businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined
company, to retain and hire key personnel.
The revamped Pivotal, while still part
of EMC and its federation
of business units, then changed focus to selling tools for app developers and also providing consulting services for agile
development, a trendy way for
companies to build software in multiple quick, short iterations.
Based on this, the
company aims to expand its R&D investment to 10 %
of the sales for core auto components and future
business, focusing on
development of future advanced technologies.
«The next wave
of opportunities in
businesses will be
companies that look at how we support
development of the sharing economy,» says Sundararajan, who specializes in the digital economy and the economics
of sharing (among other subjects).
«We're looking to provide services through our membership that add value to their [
companies»] experience while they're at WeWork,» said the
company's global head
of business development, Eric Gross, in a recent interview with Inc.com.
But city officials met behind closed doors Tuesday with
company CEO David Tran and representatives
of Gov. Jerry Brown's
Business and Economic
Development Office.
Out
of all the books I have read around entrepreneurship,
business, and leadership success, this has hands down had the most impact on the growth
of myself, our
business, and the
development my own leadership skills as our team has grown from a startup to a global
company with offices in London, Singapore, and New York.»
But Lesko's lists pertain mostly to small
business: you'll find information on agencies that give
development assistance to expanding
companies, economic reports that regional Federal Reserve banks will send you, government surplus - property auctions, whom to ask about overseas selling, how to find financial data on a
company or franchisor, where to apply for research grants — in sum, information on the offerings
of nearly every federal, state, and local bureaucracy in the country.
After a three - year stint there, she moved to one
of the hottest
companies in Silicon Valley: Google, first as a «pre-sales engineer» and finally in a
business development role, working with Google product and engineering teams.
The
company recently hired Liz Reifsnyder, former director
of strategy and
business development for Dollar Shave Club.
In her current role as head
of new ventures at Sultan Ventures, a startup catalyst and boutique venture firm, James leads a team tasked with identifying and recruiting potential portfolio
companies; provides mentoring and support to make portfolio
companies investor - ready; and works with local
companies to provide
business -
development and deal - structuring strategies.
The four - year - old Mountain View, Calif.,
company also has deals with Internet service providers and e-mail service providers that account for about 65 percent
of all e-mail traffic in the United States and is negotiating others, says Charles Stiles, vice president
of business development.
Nora Leary, co-founder and head
of marketing and
business development at marketing firm Launchway Media, says that — due to her work with an international internship
company — she's always looking into the economic impacts
of spoken language skills.
«At each stage
of this
company, people said we weren't going to get to the next stage,» says Diarmuid O'Connell, Tesla's vice president
of business development.
South Korean
companies dominated 2012, asserting their superiority in the automotive and tech sectors, and reaping the rewards
of decades
of meticulous
business development.