Sentences with phrase «business end of the group»

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So at the end of 2011, when he discovered The Barter Group, a trade exchange of 450 small businesses in Greater Phoenix, he leapt at the chance to join.

Meeting with leaders of various business interest groups at the White House, Trump said he wanted the House to pass a bill by Thanksgiving and final approval by the end of the year.

At the end of this step, you will have one factor or feature about your business that excites these different customer groups the most.

When I left school and embarked on my first real business adventure, Student magazine, it was at times a real struggle to keep our small group motivated and make ends meet, though we didn't want our readers to be aware of this.

Hooking up with Hotze's company, Patriot Group, which specialized in selling upper - end office printers to the region's largest corporations, offered Watts the chance to broaden the customer base of his business.

«As an independent consultant, I found myself missing «water cooler» conversations, professional development opportunities, a sounding board and someone to have a glass of wine with at the end of the day,» says Stephanie Goodell, founder of Samaya Consulting and Business Engagement Lead at IBIS Consulting Group.

The memorandum, and as yet undisclosed similar directives to various locales over which the NLRB has jurisdiction, have provoked a firestorm of outrage from businesses and business groups that say the memo spells the end of franchising, and represents an uneasy encroachment of greater federal regulation into business life.

International Business Machines Corp. agreed to sell its low - end server business for $ 2.3 billion to Lenovo Group Ltd., decreasing its reliance on computer hardware as sales of the productsBusiness Machines Corp. agreed to sell its low - end server business for $ 2.3 billion to Lenovo Group Ltd., decreasing its reliance on computer hardware as sales of the productsbusiness for $ 2.3 billion to Lenovo Group Ltd., decreasing its reliance on computer hardware as sales of the products plunge.

At the end of June in New York, a group of thinkers, doers, movers and shakers gathered to help turn global risks into business opportunities during the first Global Opportunity Lab, led by Sustainia, DNV GL and UN Global Compact.

Vocus Group said on Tuesday it ended discussions with interested parties for the sale of its New Zealand business, choosing instead to reta...

Instead, they ended up in the hands of a mysterious group calling itself the Shadow Brokers, which has since provided hackers with tools that infected millions of computers around the world, crippling hospitals, factories and businesses.

It did sell Motorola's cable television set - top box business to Arris Group Inc for $ 2.35 billion at the end of 2012.

Social Security represents a substantial share of income for the bottom quintile but is less important for higher - earners — reflecting the progressive nature of the benefit formula and the fact that higher - earners have many other sources of income — whereas private retirement income is less important at the low end but is more important for middle and upper - income groups (those at the very top mostly rely on investment or business income).

** Russia's En + Group, which manages businessman Oleg Deripaska's aluminium and hydropower businesses, plans to close a deal with Glencore to convert its stake in aluminium producer Rusal into En + by the end of the first quarter, En + Chief Executive Maxim Sokov told Reuters.

It envisions a barbell structure for most industries, with a few giant corporations on one end, a relatively small number of mid-sized firms in the middle, and a large group of small businesses balancing the other end.

We are a collective group of churches, businesses, communities and individuals from around the world, all dedicated to using our gifts, talents and resources to help end extreme poverty, care for orphans, rescue slaves, and see communities transformed by serving our international partners through Help One Now.

Advocates of the Fairness for All approach argue that evangelicals and other faith groups end up with greater protections when actively involved in crafting legislation; if left up to the courts to weigh the rights of either side, Christian - run institutions and businesses — from churches to bakers — risk more severe restrictions.

Despite a declining turnover as customers moved away from the premium products that had been its traditional area of strength, Finsbury Food Group managed to deliver growth in key areas, increase profitability and restructure the business to achieve operational efficiencies during the year ended July 3rd 2010.

Greencore, which is one of the UK's leading convenience food manufacturers and also has operations in the US, expects group operating profit, excluding exceptional items and amortisation, on continuing businesses for the twelve months ended September 24 2010 to be about 20 % ahead of the previous year.

The end of the mining boom has been painful for most contractors, but Spotless Group chief executive Bruce Dixon is winning business from cost - cutting miners.

Friel said that since the year - end the group had also concluded the sale of the Bailieboro milk processing business for $ 33m and that the sales of the Artigarvan milk processing business in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, was progressing as planned.

This means good prospects for the REWE Group who brought their «Weinfreunde.de» wine management business to market in Summer 2015 or for food retailer LIDL who has already been massively advertising its online wine shop since the end of 2014.

Allowing ride hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City and infrastructure spending were also pushed by business groups, but workers» compensation legislation was considered especially key for Senate Republicans this year, who agreed to an extension of the millionaires tax rate expiring at the end of the year as well as a college tuition plan backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

(This separate from another campaign finance reform group called NYLead, which is made up of business interests that usually are on the giving end of the fundraising wheel).

At the war's end, following the October Revolution, American authorities saw the threat of Communist revolution in the actions of organized labor, including such disparate cases as the Seattle General Strike and the Boston Police Strike and then in the bombing campaign directed by anarchist groups at political and business leaders.

The group's statement made available to the Business Desk of the Nigeria Politics Online indicate that the bank released its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2017, reporting a gross revenue ofN169.9 billion.

The former Rochester mayor and police chief is rumored to be the next head of the Rochester Business Alliance, a pro-business lobby group whose current leader, Sandy Parker, is expected to retire at the end of the year.

In a five - hour clean - up exercise, the group de-silted major drains and cleared emerging refuse dump sites in the town of Elmina while vehicular movement and business activities were restricted till the end of the exercise at 10:30 am.

A range of groups, from businesses, school leaders and progressive activists in New York also spoke out against the House vote, and the provision to end the state and local tax deduction, saying they will be harmful to state residents.

Good government groups see the pension forfeiture measure as a token reform and have pressed for the closing of the «LLC loophole» that allows businesses to create multiple limited liability companies to donate virtually unlimited amounts of campaign cash; public financing of candidate campaigns; the end of lump sum appropriations in the budget; limits on political contributions by companies with business before the state; limits on legislators» outside income; and a renovation of Albany's ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE).

David Burrowes, the Conservative MP for Enfield Southgate and chairman of the All - Party Parliamentary Group on Umbilical Cord Blood and Adult Stem Cells, was granted the adjournment debate at the end of business last Thursday.

«Science is still the key strength, but on the more commercial end of the business there is a need for people who can engage with the payers and are comfortable in dealings with regulators, health technology assessment bodies such as NICE [the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence], clinicians, and patient groups.»

An IAEA technical working group in Vienna created the loophole at the end of last month in response to pressure from Germany, Britain, France, Belgium and Japan, all of which play a part in the MOX fuel business.

New Areva was renamed Orano last month following the completion of the sale of Areva's reactor business to EDF Group (75.5 %), MHI (19.5 %) and Assystem (5 %) at the end of last year.

One group oversaw the creation of a commission, led by Anita Hill and announced in December, that is tasked with creating a blueprint for ending sexual harassment in show business.

Four black teenagers from Queens became a legitimate group near the end of their shared time at Lower Manhattan's Murray Bergtraum High School for Business Careers.

The Cinema Business Group comprises all parts of Dolby's businesses that support the entertainment industry, including Dolby Atmos ® products, Dolby Screen Server and Dolby Integrated Media Block (IMB) products, audio processors, the Dolby 3D cinema solution, the Dolby Professional Reference Monitor product line, and all Dolby TrueHD licensing and other high - end home theater offerings.

Howard Jackson, head of education and founder of HCSS Education, part of Access Group, is retiring at the end of December following decades of experience, with roles including internal audit, school business manager and finance director.

The coalition includes ConnCAN (the charter school advocacy group formed by Achievement First, the charter school management company that will end up the biggest winner under Malloy's bill), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, the Connecticut Association of Schools, the Connecticut Council for Education Reform, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education.

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But, after reading yet another article about a group of authors whining because the new program will put them out of business — and without them waiting around to see how the program pays out at the end of the month — I decided to see if the preliminary figures support my initial thoughts on the program.

-- Formatting HTML newsletters — Formatting books for Smashwords — Research about the business side of being an author (e.g., how Street Teams work, how to market a book in a foreign language, podcasts that might be a good fit to have you as a guest, etc.)-- Scouting for bloggers to send book review requests to — Pitching to those bloggers and tracking responses — Formatting (and perhaps light editing) of blog posts, or organizing content — Managing your Street Team Facebook group (posing questions to keep the group engaged, answering questions, sharing upcoming news, etc.)-- Creating box sets in Scrivener from individual novels — Moving works translated into a foreign language from Word into Scrivener — Scheduling tweets and Facebook posts (ones that don't require your direct input or engagement with your audience)-- Transcribing audio interviews or notes — For non-fiction authors, VAs can do an enormous number of tasks around webinars or other training you offer (e.g., planning and booking the event, scheduling guests, managing registration lists, dealing with the back - end technology, creating and proofing slide decks, sending out advance information packages to the trainees, and then sending out follow - up information to the trainees, etc..)

If you have a good story to tell and tell it long enough, you can end up like Vanguard Group founder John C. «Jack» Bogle, once a radical in his business, and now its 85 - year - old Establishment figure, one of the few true investment celebrities in America.

It's cheap (taking the midpoint of its guidance it's on less than 5.5 x earnings), it has got a strong balance sheet (net debt / EBITDA was 0.8 x at end - 2010), it has a stable business model (it is the biggest distributor of fruit and vegetables in Europe, with a reach that enables it to supply multiples across different countries), it has a decent dividend yield (circa 4.5 %) and it is spitting out cash (free cash flow for the twelve months ended 30 June 2011 amounted to $ 29.0 m — that's nearly a quarter of the group's market cap).

I respectfully request that you do not allow this «fast - tracked» bill initiated by special interest groups to circumvent the will of voters who overwhelmingly support pet stores like Mutts & Co. and Pet Valu who make an enduring commitment to end the «puppy mill to pet store» supply chain in their business operations.»

Of little surprise, the Kind Kravings business owners consider themselves simply a means to an end — they commended the animal rescue group which received the donation:

The group has also called for a boycott of businesses in Holmes County until the commissioners move to end the auctions; a similar but unaffiliated ban has been taken up by many in the rescue community who refuse to buy Amish products.

And thanks to local businesses Dirty Feet Pet Care, Pet Portraits by Mara, flex USA, Alcott, Perfections Salon, Pet Wants and Silpada Designs Rep Lindsey, who proactively donated raffle items allowing us to raise additional funds for the rescue groups so that at the end of the day, combined with Neon's donations to the groups, PhoDOGrapher was able to contribute $ 470 to the rescues, in addition to finding homes for animals and promoting rescue!

Families, groups and business guests in need of additional space and privacy will enjoy our suites, which feature walls adorned with high - end fabrics, plaster friezes, frescoed ceilings and Jacuzzi equipped bathrooms.

Caixin Online, a Chinese business news website, reported that the government's China Insurance Regulatory Commission could be on the verge of blocking Anbang's bid for Starwood and a separate Anbang offer for Strategic Hotels — a U.S. - based group that own several high - end hotels and resorts.