Sentences with phrase «business industry groups»

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Seek advice from the experts at SCORE, the SBA's Small Business Development Centers, or any number of business, industry or tradeBusiness Development Centers, or any number of business, industry or tradebusiness, industry or trade groups.

How have you benefited from the resources of a cluster or business support group in your region or industry?

The group, which includes numerous other top business leaders, aims to give industry input on the private sector to Trump.

Everyone in the program completes afour - month internship with an area business — important local experience for thethree - quarters of the student body thatcome from abroad — and most complete anapplied business project, a group businessanalysis assignment based on the real - worldexperience gleaned through the internship.Those with an interest in finance can forgothe independent project and instead bolton an optional fifth semester that givesadditional weight to securities, derivativesand investing, covering topics like the mutualfund industry and real estate investing.

While business investors would normally trust Gov. Bruce Rauner, a former private - equity executive, to veto the legislation, the industry's trade group fears the unpopular Republican may cave in an election cycle that pits him against Biss and a pack of other Democratic contenders.

A core group of business courses developsskills in management, accounting, leadershipand sustainability, providing a base forthe more specialized, industry - focused content.New changes are afoot at Guelph, too.An MBA in sustainable commerce will soonjoin the other three streams.

We've assembled a group of fantastically successful companies in incredibly humdrum industries to show that being boring is a desirable business strategy.

A recent report from industry group Cable Nation drew a direct link between the offline advertising spending and web traffic of pure - play Internet brands — businesses that rely on traffic to generate revenue, in the form of e-commerce or advertising.

«Being in the insurance and financial services industry, I'm always looking for ways to set myself apart, build my business and add value for my clients,» says Randy Rosler, a financial advisor with MetLife's Strategic Planning Group.

Halfway through last year, Jason Kint of the advertising trade group Digital Content Next looked at the total ad revenue booked by those two companies as a proportion of the overall industry, and found that they accounted for about 90 % of all the growth in the business.

The five - day conference — the industry's biggest annual event — features keynotes from Symantec CEO Michael Brown, VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger, Palo Alto Networks CEO Mark McLaughlin, Intel senior vice president and general manager Chris Young and Cisco Security Business Group vice president and chief architect Martin Roesch, among others.

The founder and chairman of Fortescue Metals Group has reaffirmed his commitment to the iron ore industry by increasing his stake in the business, buying $ 6.9 million worth of shares in an on - market trade.

The best way to extend your current skill set is by finding mentors, advisors or a business coach — and a close group of colleagues in the office and in your industry — to share notes with and learn from.

Lobbying groups such as the Telecommunications Industry Association say prioritization is critical to doing business.

Before she was sworn in as head of the SBA in 2009, Mills was president of the private - equity firm MMP Group, which invested in businesses in the consumer products, food, textiles and industrial components industries.

The Association of Enterprise Opportunity, the industry's trade group, says members help 300,000 businesses each year and have lent more than $ 2 billion in the U.S. over the past 10 years.

With the vast majority of private investment capital tied up in just three states (California, New York and Massachusetts) and a fairly narrow group of industries, SBIC helped spread the wealth to a much broader portfolio of promising businesses.

Millennials are now the biggest group of business travelers, and the industry is having to shift to their different vacation tastes.

It is important to build a network of mentors and advisers so that you have someone to turn to for advice in bad times — try local business groups and industry associations for information about finding a mentor.

A team of researchers from the Harvard Business School and Northwestern University tracked a group of project managers in six different companies across three industries.

The initiative is the brainchild of Next 15, a digital communications group that owns seventeen marketing businesses that span across various industries and services, from digital content to market research to public affairs.

This is a whole new business, says Doug Parker, American Airlines Group CEO, talking about Berkshire Hathaway's investment in American Airlines, and sharing his outlook on the industry.

«The enlarged group would be geographically diversified with a large portfolio of businesses across both regulated and developing markets, with the scale and resources to address the dynamics of a rapidly changing global industry.»

«To break new ground in today's hyper - competitive smartphone and tablet industries, we must take innovation risks — it's the only way to truly change the way people use mobile technology,» Chen Xudong, senior vice president and president of Lenovo's mobile business group, said in a statement.

Depending on the industry and size of the company, a business can spend more than 40 % of its annual freight budget on inbound shipping, according to the Aberdeen Group, a research firm in Boston.

«I recommend routinely tracking what the industry analyst firms like Gartner are reporting about your industry, as well as trade associations and advocacy groups,» says Becky Sheetz - Runkle, author of Sun Tzu for Women: The Art of War for Winning in Business.

Hartfield is involved with the privately held Ghost Group, and he and his business partner Doug Francis just announced the launch of Emerald Ocean Capital, a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in marijuana businesses in the newly - legal industry.

On LinkedIn, businesses can search a directory to find industry - specific career search groups on the site.

Mainly because industry consolidation has worsened banks» customer service on small accounts, small businesses left their banks in record numbers last year, according to PSI Global, a financial - services - marketing group in Tampa.

The International Franchise Association, the industry group that advocates for franchise businesses in the U.S. also voiced criticism of the proposal, saying that a one - sided approach to tax reform misses the boat.

As more international travelers decide to skip the United States, 10 business associations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Restaurant Association, have created a travel industry group aimed at reversing the growing unpopularity of the U.S. as a vacation destination.

He said he's seen a bit of an uptick in Kraft Group's global business, and believes a price increase — driven by stronger demand — is about to come through in the industry.

Driving the other camp are the tech companies and industry groups for whom the partisan deadlock on net neutrality risks stalling business plans and distracts from other policy debates they'd prefer to be having.

A business - communication industry group that named Blazek its Communicator of the Year in 2013 said an ethics committee is currently evaluating how to address her venomous leaked messages.

While business groups in Indiana, such as the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, have come out decisively against the law, Indianapolis, the center of business conference activity in the state, is now fighting to make sure that businesses don't abandon the city's vital convention industry.

Several small - business groups, particularly those representing service - oriented industries, believe the 30 - hour requirement unfairly punishes companies that rely on shift workers.

«Show me a company with more than 10 percent of its business with one customer or more than half of its business in one industry and I'll show you a company at risk of being impacted by one company or one industry,» says Paul Weber, CEO of Entrepreneur Advertising Group in Kansas City, Missouri.

To benchmark his own business practices against the best ones in his industry, David Luse of $ 8.2 - million Minneapolis - based Arteka, a landscaping company, created his own small networking group.

«Many in the business and financial sector have taken a «wait and see» approach to the legal cannabis industry,» says Troy Dayton, CEO of The ArcView Group.

His group provides small business banking products and services across a variety of industries, including the healthcare and restaurant franchise industries.

One piece of good news: Business travel tends to slow down in the days before Christmas, and some travelers flying for work are likely to have called off trips booked for early in the week because of the chaos in Atlanta, said Henry Harteveldt, travel industry analyst and founder of consulting firm Atmosphere Research Group.

«Marcelo has done a remarkable job of turning around the Sprint brand and business, driving enhanced network performance, strong subscriber growth and significant cost reductions leading to the best financial results in Sprint's history,» said Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. «Marcelo has also positioned Sprint as a leader in the race to 5G, which promises to revolutionize the communications industry.

As executive director of the Free Speech Coalition, a Los Angeles - based lobby group for the porn business, Duke, who previously worked for Planned Parenthood, leads many of the industry's anti-piracy efforts.

The U.S. mining industry has not experienced the same boon in business, but construction workers could be helping to raise this group's overall engagement numbers.

Like many in the industry, Russell doesn't know when the program will get regulatory approval, but in the meantime he'd like the government to give business owners a tax deduction on EI and CPP for contributions they make to a group RSP.

«LinkedIn Groups provide a place for professionals in the same industry or with similar interests to share content, find answers, post and view jobs, make business contacts, and establish themselves as industry experts.»

A growing movement of more than 70 business, industry and community groups, representing hundreds of thousands of British Columbians and Canadians, have come together over the last two days to sign a joint letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premiers John Horgan and Rachel Notley to resolve the impasse on the Trans Mountain Pipeline project.

Business groups say companies feel increasingly unwelcome in China's state - dominated economy and are being squeezed out of promising industries.

Nine plaintiffs including the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Financial Services Institute, the Financial Services Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Insured Retirement Institute and four Texas groups, including the Texas Association of Business, filed a similar lawsuit on June 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

The plaintiffs include the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the Financial Services Institute, the Financial Services Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Insured Retirement Institute and four Texas groups, including the Texas Association of Business.