Sentences with phrase «business going at this point»

Seeing as Barnes & Noble is reliant on the success of the Nook line to keep their business going at this point, though, they can't really afford to let the Kindle competition to get too far ahead in either price or power.

Not exact matches

Billionaire pet - food entrepreneur Clay Mathile says to really grow your business, you've got to learn how to let go at some point.

At some point or another, most people building a business will go through a period of round - the - clock work.

«The company, at some point, will reach a crisis where it's really going to be a make or break for the business, and if they handle it well, it becomes a star,» Meeks said.

At one point, I went into business with a company that did demolitions — salvaging lumber from all the warehouses and marine buildings that were coming down.

At this point, more than $ 1.5 billion in venture capital has gone to support blockchain startups, and many have business models that would be affected by how the block - size problem is solved.

«Content marketing leaves off at a certain point, but business goals go a little beyond that,» Joe says.

Another string of tweets pointed the finger at Amazon claiming it was the reason thousands of retailers were going out of business, and millions of US workers had been laid off.

In my opinion, at that point the repurchases are a part of their normal operating business as they basically go hand in hand with how they're paying their executives.

if you get to a point where you look at it and you say look, we are continuing invest a lot of money in this, and it's not working and we have a bunch of other good businesses, and this is a hypothetical scenario, and we are going to give up on this.

Without casting stones at churches that are just trying to see their businesses make it through the recession, I want to point something out here — going on mission trips should not...

Without casting stones at churches that are just trying to see their businesses make it through the recession, I want to point something out here — going on mission trips should not be optional.

It is inevitable in the import / export business that at some point something will fail to go as planned.

«Several years ago we did some research among various parts of the industry and we learned there is a general consensus that at one point during the year, the food and consumer product industry needs to come together to learn together, meet together, talk about what's going on in the business and enhance their business together,» President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin says.

why was Sanchez truly playing... no one believes he was too injured to play to start the season, and some like myself would go as far to suggest he wasn't injured at all... so why play him... they can't say it was to appease the fans because when was that ever a factor at this club except when «panic buys» were in the offing... I believe that this was to give Arsenal a little leverage when it comes to negotiating his transfer... just imagine their horrible bargaining position if Sanchez never saw the field before the deadline then heading back to South America and played for Chile... regardless of the facts, this was sadly again another example of a team putting business ahead of fielding a team with the greatest chance to secure 3 points... of course, some will say that Sanchez is, or was, our best player, so obviously he's a no - brainer to start, but those who really watch the game know that his heart hasn't been truly in it for quite some time... even at the end of last season you could see a definitive difference between the Sanchez who played for Chile and the one that played for Arsenal... that being said, 70 % of Sanchez is still better than a 100 % of the vast majority of our remaining roster... shame on you Arsene and shame on you too Sanchez for that telling smirk... I've supported your attempt to push this squad to the next level but don't pretend for a second that you didn't know you were being watched... don't lower your standards or you'll end up like this club, on the outside looking in

if the Ox was played to either showcase his skills or to increase any potential bids because of his perceived importance to our starting 11, this was an incredibly risky move that could have cost us dearly... imagine if he was injured or played poorly, like he did, and this negatively impacted our ability to get the best available deal... more importantly, why was Wenger willing to play someone who obviously wants out in such an important game under false pretenses... this kind of behaviour might be less offensive in April, when things are done and dusted, but to do this following a loss against a supposed main rival that pipped us for fourth by a point last year, could be considered at best inappropriate and at worst treasonous... we can't afford to let this coach make business decisions on game day, which has gone on for far too long

At this point, it's better to roll with Ullmark knowing he'll take some lumps but isn't as consistent a «cough up one easy one that had no business going in» kind of guy.

Therefore the Gunners should not distract their thoughts & attentions from the business at hand by wayward thinking, but concentrate fully on wrestling Chelsea down to a 3 counts call to collect all the 3 points price and go home with them to Emirates Stadium.

But if you were to tell me that we would be one point ahead of City going into a derby at the business end of the table, then i would have snapped your hand off, especially knowing we can mantain consistency and focus on what i think a definite top 2 finish can produce for next season and beyond Title 20?

At the risk of labouring a point I can't go along with satisfied self back slapping that has been going on regarding our transfer business.

I have my doubts that a conversation with a bunch of bloggers at this point in time is going to bring about any real changes with with a company like Nestle that has been conducting business unscrupulously for more than 30 years.

At that point, I can't go back to sleep because I'm too uncomfortable, so I get up and take care of business.

Speaking of New York exporting its unique flavor, at one point we were at a business luncheon waiting for Cuomo's formal press conference to begin and we overheard a conversation that went, «No, no, no, I smeared the hummus ON my pastrami sandwich!»

«We can't just be looking for an immediate answer... at some point somebody's got ta say «OK, we have to derail our whole way of thinking, our whole way of doing business and actually get on a track that is going to produce a more sustainable society.

... which calls for several reductions in expenditures, changing the way business is being done at city hall, which the state comptroller and the mayor made prior to getting into office warned us that we were going to be facing these tough financial times, and so seeing that, the council unanimously, both Democrats and Republicans, passed the 16 - point plan, raising revenues, decreasing expenditures - the mayor refused to implement, the council's unanimous plan, even though it went into law.»

If you look out to there and say, «Economics is going to win over some long period»; I don't care how much; at some point, somebody will tip and start investing in the stuff that's cheaper, and they'll have a business advantage for doing so.

«I must admit there's a question about whether business as usual is even plausible, because many cities are going to run into infrastructure constraints and space constraints at some point,» he said of rapidly growing vehicle adoption.

I am a hard worker who is a country boy at heart love to hunt, fish, horseback riding.I am also a hopeless romantic who cooks cleans does my own laundry lol.I enjoy bbq's quiet evenings also enjoy going out once in a while.I enjoy my work and would like to start my own business at some point.

And what should be no surprise at this point is that XxxConnect.com is actually in the business of employing people to chat with you, send you emails, and basically keep you going.

At this point, she's beaten and tortured while smug looking characters go about their routine business.

At this point it's more notable when the Coen Brothers make a film that's disappointing than when they make an excellent one: the filmmakers have one of the highest hit rates in the business, and aside from a spotty period in the mid» 00s, they've generally gone from great film to great film.

And at some point, disruptive innovations become good enough to handle more complicated problems and take over, and the once - leading companies with old - line products go out of business.

With X models sales going strong in the U.S. and a potential high price point for the Active Tourer, the business case doesn't seem to make sense, at least for now.

While Weinstein doesn't see corporate publishing going away, ever, he does think the business is at «an enormous transition point» and that the outsourcing major publishers have been doing for years — forcing agents to do more editing, going with outside PR, telling authors they need to take hold of their own marketing — will mean that more agencies, and others, will jump into the publishing fray.

At the point when RWA's behavior crosses over from the mere setting of standards for individual authors» benefit, into trying to force Harlequin to adopt a business model that pays all its authors a minimum advance of $ 1000, you cross from rule - of - reason antitrust territory (translation: plaintiff loses) into per - se illegality (translation: plaintiff wins), at which point all questions about market effect go out the windoAt the point when RWA's behavior crosses over from the mere setting of standards for individual authors» benefit, into trying to force Harlequin to adopt a business model that pays all its authors a minimum advance of $ 1000, you cross from rule - of - reason antitrust territory (translation: plaintiff loses) into per - se illegality (translation: plaintiff wins), at which point all questions about market effect go out the windoat which point all questions about market effect go out the window.

The main reason for taking this step at all — to have a publishing company name even if that «company» goes no further than you and your own email inbox or phone number — is to provide a consistent and professional point of contact for orders, returns, and other business communication that surrounds the sales and distribution of your titles.

Unfortunately, she also has all of the baggage that goes with it, including stalker paparazzi, a manager who insists that Grace and Jack not take their relationship public for business reasons, sleazy egotistical fellow actors, and a producer who's at his breaking point that she hasn't lost another twenty pounds.

«Audiobooks have been at a higher price point typically, but I don't know if that's going to continue as the business expands further and further, but right now I feel that's where the most revenue is made in terms of book sales versus an ebook.

I was a highly paid business consultant at the time, and I was like, «I can do this myself,» so I looked into self publishing at that point and went through... all of this was before Kindle and so I did a print run, made all the mistakes you make and later on discovered the Kindle.

Like it, hate it, curse at it, deny it, but at some point, you're going to have to face it: If you're an independent author selling your work, you are running a business.

Earlier this week, Amazon launched its flagship Marketplace business in India, after the site quietly went live in the country, although it is only selling books and DVDs at this point.

Smaller distributors sometimes go out of business, at which point the publisher's stock may end up at a remainder house, regardless of legal agreements to the contrary.

If I were to guess, I'd say that at some point, when big publishers start filing for bankruptcy, Barnes and Noble is gone, and nobody can afford to get into the book retailing business, we might find the DoJ moving in a different direction than they have now and regretting they stepped into this whole mess in the first place.

Mancini may surprise himself at some point and decide to come back to Canada and go back to work for a few years — maybe at another small business, maybe at a salaried job.

Sure things might be going well at this point, but what happens when you hit a wall — or your business income declines?

Your reward points will go the furthest when redeemed for international travel in business and first class, where they could be valued at around $ 0.02 each!

The big question I have is do they, at some point, open up their reviews, and go with their alternate business model, which is only to charge companies, similar to HomeStars, Yelp, Trip Advisor and others in the space.

Even if they are ready and willing to put in the effort required to build a successful multi-store operation, at some point business owners are also going to have to come to terms with the fact that they simply can not do everything themselves.

I spend an inordinate amount of time with them and I take them everywhere I go: when I am on a date, they will be there too; they are with me all day when I go from house to house to give lessons; they are my «business card» when I give a seminar or need to show a customer how to do a certain exercise; they are my advertising when I want to show people my skills and knowledge; they often will sleep on my bed; they will climb in my lap when I am typing away at my computer; they will go on every vacation I take (at 2 years of age, Dillon, my Doberman, had over 50,000 miles on him, going everywhere, from Seattle to Mt Rushmore, Yellowstone, British Columbia, Banff and Jasper, Los Angeles, and all points in between... and about 200,000 miles on him when he passed away at 6 years of age).

If you normally spend $ 50 per month at Starbucks and pick up a $ 50 Starbucks gift card at an office supply store with a rewards card such as the Ink Plus business card (no longer available to new cardholders) that earns 5x points per dollar at office supply stores, then that is an easy 250 points earned on an expense you were going to have anyway.