Sentences with phrase «business problems for some of»

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But the lack of privacy for Bitcoin and just about every other cryptocurrency is not only a problem for crooks, it's also a major barrier to adoption for regular people and businesses.

I have a pretty simple test for determining whether whatever you're doing has the makings of a real business — or whether it's just an expensive hobby or a solution in search of a problem.

That's a far cry from the monthly payments that most business owners are accustomed to making for other types of financing, and for some entrepreneurs the daily debits could pose a cash flow problem.

The act of simplification is great for leaders because it encourages new ways of looking at old problems, and sets a standard of continuous improvement that can (and will) become infectious in your business or organization.

A positive cash flow can make up for lots of little day - to - day problems in business.

«The problems we were having were too complex for the skills we had,» says Jeremy Coughlin, director of business intelligence.

While lots of entrepreneurs or small business owners have no problem charging what they're worth, some of them don't want to pay others well for their services.

For example, try designating an internal team to crack a business problem using a social solution and reward them with a share of the profits based on achieving clearly defined targets.

I've seen directors ignore credit control for months until their unpaid bills became a serious problem for the long - term survival of their business.

Though Eugene Melnyk made a lot of money in the pharmaceutical business, the industry has caused problems for him lately.

«The percentage of owners citing the difficulty of finding qualified workers as their most important business problem increased and is now third on the list, behind taxes and regulations,» Bill Dunkelberg, the chief economist for NFIB said in a press release.

Part of the problem, the study found, is that «existing tax rules effectively create a $ 19,399 reporting tax loophole impacting millions of taxpayers» because of the confusion surrounding the requirements for forms 1099 - K, which is supposed to be filed by companies when they earn more than $ 20,000 through 200 or more credit card transactions, and 1099 - MISC, which covers payments above $ 600 to independent contractors, freelancers and small businesses.

You might also meet with one of your business or entrepreneurship professors to discuss your business problems and ask for advice.

That's why smart business owners set up a formal mechanism for employees to report problems, whether the complaint happens to be with one of their managers or co-workers, or regarding a broader systemic issue.

Last month, I wrote about how wholesale MVNO carriers aren't a good long - term solution to the problem of high prices because they depend entirely on regulation for their business models.

While there's currently no solution for solving this problem, you can compensate for this deficiency in other areas of the business.

Each meet for a total of six hours to build partnerships and offer suggestions for solving the problems within their individual topic areas, which include high - growth entrepreneurship, small business, early childhood education and community investing.

It's not often that a breath of fresh air wafts out of Europe, but last night was a time for a few revolutionary comments about business, specifically that ride - sharing service Uber is «not a problem, just a new business model».

Search for the cause of the problem and chalk it up to a valuable business lesson.

«Once someone in marketing or sales has a much broader understanding of who this customer might be and what they're looking to do in their business, then the marketer or sales individual will have a much higher likelihood of providing something valuable in terms of solution and solving a problem for that customer or prospective customer.»

(See Making Student Debt Less Sticky) While the very uniqueness of each loan and each employee's situation makes it inefficient and uneconomical for any one business to take on the problem, in the aggregate this problem is a large source of growing concern for more than 40 million student and parent debtors (as well as their employers).

Now let's find an emerging problem of immense proportions for millions of businesses on a daily basis that is begging for a solution.

Facebook can be the most lucrative marketing activity you ever do for your business, but the problem is that most people spend $ 50 on a couple of ads, then get discouraged and quit when those ads fail to create a positive return on investment.

Jackson suggests «a progressive kind of approach» to the problem, proposing partial loan forgiveness for those who start a business.

Being able to identify the root cause of a business problem is immensely important for all leaders.

«Boeing's challenge is an authentic business decision, yet Ottawa seems untroubled about once again playing Sir Galahad, not only intervening on Bombardier's behalf, but also putting the problem - plagued effort to buy new fighter jets on the line, solely for the benefit of a privileged Quebec family and the people they employ,» Kelly McParland wrote in the National Post.

And for me as a business owner, I'm out there a little bit, but I'm not going to go to a TED Talk and tell people how to solve the problems of Detroit.

Due to the growing complexity of business and the rapid pace of change, coaching will become even more common as more SMBs seek help on working through complex problems quickly,» offers Emergent as their final prediction for 2017.

The only promises that Trump has not wavered on, like his insistence on deporting millions of illegal immigrants and banning immigration from parts of the world with a history of terrorism, would create more problems than solutions for American businesses.

«Her problem is to remind people of her strengths and how her strengths are what the country needs right now,» says Robert Shapiro, an economic adviser to former President Bill Clinton and to Hillary Clinton when she was in the Senate, and a senior policy scholar at Georgetown's Center for Business and Public Policy.

Increasingly, major social and business problems call for managers to integrate a toolbox of skills from finance to healthcare.

Shirley Rooker, president of Call for Action Inc., a nonprofit scam - busting organization in Bethesda, Maryland, thinks more businesses need to take the problem seriously.

It's a particularly acute problem for the founders of businesses that deal in physical products, like Leota and Washington D.C. - based coffee shop chain Peregrine Espresso, though service - based companies, like Mattermark, a San Francisco - based software startup, certainly aren't immune to cash - flow issues.

He's also a sought - after speaker and the founder and resident legal guru of The Law Firm For Businesses, a boutique law firm that helps business owners creatively solve their business and legal problems.

Customer and vendor financing also are viable options, though business owners are often uncomfortable asking customers and vendors for funding out of fear of highlighting capital problems.

Clearly, better problem solving abilities and boosted creativity will only be good for your business career, but if you're still not convinced of the benefits of international travel, a whole host of nomadic entrepreneurs, bloggers, and economics professors (and more economics professors) have expressed why they feel travel is valuable for reasons ranging from conquering fear to heading off future regrets and challenging our bias for the status quo.

This month, UC Hastings professor Joan C. Williams penned an in - depth article for the Harvard Business Review called «Hacking Tech's Diversity Problem,» where she identifies a number of the subtle systematic elements that lead to women opting - out of tech roles.

To be fair, many of Avon's problems can be traced back to Jung's mistakes: there was a federal bribery probe that cost Avon $ 500 million and distracted management for years, stemming from overseas expansion efforts and deprived Avon of any viable China business.

The inclusion of broader business lobbies is «an attempt to graduate to a new level of urgency» for policymakers to arrest the problem, said Jonathan Grella, a U.S. Travel vice president.

It's a rarely mentioned problem of entrepreneurship, and many new business owners aren't prepared for it until it happens.

If you as a business owner and solve a client's problem for free, you will have succeeded where 99.9 percent of others have failed.

Previously, while Alison was working in marketing at Google and Dan was studying at Stanford, the siblings had started a private tutoring business, but quickly realized two big problems: the high cost of tutoring and its dependence on the physical presence of tutors for instruction.

Asked to make a case for the work of short sellers like himself, Muddy Waters» Block said in an e-mail to Canadian Business: «We think the real estate crisis [in the U.S.] could have been less severe had short - sellers felt comfortable enough to speak publicly about the problems they found with subprime lenders.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

Environmental risks and poverty are fundamental problems for almost every part of business operations, from storing data to manufacturing laundry detergent to growing tea.

For decades, top - tier business schools like Wharton and Babson have offered courses in which students tackle the problems of local firms.

Most of us have heard the term, and most smart businesses have added checks and balances to their processes to try to overcome confirmation bias — for example, by making sure that their business is structured to allow the open flow of information between executives and those close to whatever problem is being addressed, or by including designated naysayers in the conversation around a decision.

There are new inventions out there to solve some of the oldest problems for business travelers.»

Diageo, which counts on vodka for 13 % of the company's total net sales, late last month said the flavored vodka category is «clearly challenged» — and that's a problem because it is 25 % of Smirnoff's business.

To minimize potential problems: (1) keep accurate, timely records of all income and business expenditures; (2) transmit that information to your accountant on a quarterly, not annual, basis; and (3) plan for heavy cash - flow demands when it comes time to make your final, January 15 QET payment.