These are issues for
businesses in all industry sectors, including the legal sector with clients seeking an increasingly flexible range of fee structures.
Not exact matches
After all, if the only reason people started their own
businesses was solely to make money, then entrepreneurs would only launch
businesses in proven profit
sectors, rather than creative
industries or even restaurants.
Still, his comments mark the latest sign that the marijuana
industry is increasingly seen as a legitimate way for
businesses to make money
in a hyper - competitive retail
sector.
Since 1995, New York - based management consulting firm ghSMART has been advising the globe's top
business minds
in every major
industry and across private, public and social
sectors.
With commercial applications that can improve
business performance and enhance lifestyles, intelligent machines are making waves
in an array of
industry sectors — and startups are leading the charge...
VistaVu's decision to move closer to the decision - makers located
in the Texas oil capital offers some valuable insights on how to establish a profile and grow your presence
in a dense
business hub like Houston, which is for the oil
industry what Manhattan is for the investment banking
sector.
Business owners
in this
sector have made exemplary use of the software products designed explicitly for their
industry.
The mining
sector has reached a new five - year low, with confidence levels likely to take years to recover, according to
industry leaders surveyed
in the latest Mining
Business Outlook report.
President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban could affect the U.S. tourism
sector, and related
industries,
in coming months as visitors reassess their holiday plans and
business trips stateside, according to various reports.
As a result, the concentration of women
business owners
in the retail and service
sectors — and
in traditional
industries such as cosmetics, food, fashion, and personal care — is slowly changing.
And it doesn't matter if our
business is
in the film
industry, manufacturing, or the automobile
industry - creative thinking is the fuel for a successful
business in any
sector.
Globalization might be causing upheaval
in some
industries and
sectors, but it also is opening up gigantic new opportunities for small and medium
businesses.
How
businesses with revenue under $ 10 million pay their bills — for all
industries and
in the
sectors where Leota, Mattermark, and Peregrine Espresso compete, according to data provider Sageworks.
A BRI study published last February by two German
business associations — Germany Trade & Invest and Association of German Chambers of
Industry and Commerce — highlights «cooperation opportunities between German and Chinese
businesses in sectors of infrastructure, energy and consulting.»
In its latest Winter
Business Outlook Survey conducted by the Bank of Canada, the adverse effects of the oil crash continue to spread beyond the resource
sector to other regions and
industries.
The
industry also faces a lingering, low - level panic about Airbnb and what the home - rental
business will mean for the
sector — particularly
in the battle for millennial loyalties.
«Mergers
in the seed and crop protection
industry will likely further complicate
business in the farm supply
sector,» said Will Secor, CoBank economist.
«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.
The 49 - year old Clement has a prominent place
in Stephen Harper's government; he is arguably the most ambitious
industry minister
in a decade, pursuing new copyright legislation, anti-spam legislation, strategies to improve Canada's online
business acumen and exploring more foreign investment
in the wireless
sector.
«While we are pleased the
industry continues growing at faster rates than other
sectors of the economy, we could be growing much faster, creating more new jobs and
businesses, if Washington addressed the tax, spending and regulatory uncertainty plaguing the small
business community
in a meaningful way,» said IFA President & CEO Steve Caldeira.
We want to contribute to a national conversation, involving the public and private
sector,
industry stakeholders, and small
business owners, about how to better support small
businesses in every community.»
In the past six years, it has morphed into a business juggernaut that now holds stakes in nearly every sector of Iranian industry, including finance, oil, telecommunications, the production of birth - control pills and even ostrich farmin
In the past six years, it has morphed into a
business juggernaut that now holds stakes
in nearly every sector of Iranian industry, including finance, oil, telecommunications, the production of birth - control pills and even ostrich farmin
in nearly every
sector of Iranian
industry, including finance, oil, telecommunications, the production of birth - control pills and even ostrich farming.
«We're making progress, but the pace of change
in the private
sector is so great and the pace of change
in government is so slow, even to get a budget passed, let alone get a turnaround
in the fiscal situation,» said Joe Brennan, president of the Connecticut
Business &
Industry Association, a lobbying group.
Don Blandin, president and CEO of the Investor Protection Trust (IPT) and the Investor Protection Institute (IPI), has worked
in and with a wide variety of
sectors, including
business and
industry; nonprofit; academia and philanthropic foundations; and federal, state and local government, both
in the U.S. and globally.
Patricia invests
in early - stage consumer and
business service technology startups across a wide range of
industries including the sharing economy, real estate and food tech
sectors.
We focus on healthcare and technology - enabled
business that are leading the paradigm shifts occurring within their
industry sectors and have demonstrated strong product fit
in growing markets.
Despite high - profile deals
in the
sector, the industrial meat
industry faces a rising tide of challenges,
in the form of interrelated
business, ethical, and environmental concerns.
Jenni has more than 30 years» experience
in the Western Australian energy
industry, holds Masters Degrees
in both
Business and Commercial Law, and is the owner of Future Effect, an energy
sector consulting firm.
This trend likely stems from a reaction to challenging economic times when investors prefer
businesses that require lower levels of total capital (this is a key characteristic of the software
industry compared to others
in the IT
sector).
While traditionally
in lower - profit and lower - value
industries such as food, retail, and other services, worker cooperatives are now on the upswing
in high - tech and other
business sectors (http://www.isthmuseng.com/inWisconsin) and are converting existing small
businesses to this model (http://institute.coop/workers-owners and http://institute.coop/resources/successful-cooperative-ownership-transitions-case-studies-conversion-privately-held).
He'd spent the last eight years building up his
business in the energy
sector, where it's not uncommon to earn $ 250,000 a year or more (though the
industry can be volatile and earnings can swing widely).
• The character and integrity of those with whom you are doing
business • Changing technology as it impacts
industries (including the banking
industry) • Future changes
in the law or even how the law might be interpreted differently 10 years from now • Deteriorating international competiveness (as what happened to our tax code) • Emerging competitive threats • Changes
in industrial structure; e.g., new sources of competition • Political influence and unexpected litigation • Public
sector fiscal challenges, demographic changes and challenges managing the nation's healthcare resources
While many companies
in less economically sensitive
industries, particularly those
in the consumer staples
sector, meet our criteria for potential investment, we believe that investors are currently assigning excessively high valuations to companies that offer non-cyclical
business models.
Other economic policies include reducing the regulatory burden for small
businesses and northern development; a new $ 75 million venture capital fund to help
businesses commercialize new technology developments; a $ 900 million Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and a $ 250 million Automotive Innovation Fund to support these industrial
sectors; a $ 1 billion Community Development Trust to support communities and workers
in struggling
industries; a commitment to reduce inter-provincial trade barriers by 2010; pursuing new trade agreements with emerging markets; as well as a reorganization of federal regional development strategies.
Consequently these awards present your
business with a unique opportunity to be involved
in industry sector sponsorship giving your company the following:
The broader service
industry, with the exclusion of a few
sectors, reported modest increases
in business activity and maintained a positive outlook
in the near - term.
If you have an ownership stake
in a fantastic
business with great returns on capital, a strong competitive position that makes it difficult to unseat
in its given
sector or
industry, and a board of directors that is shareholder - friendly, it shouldn't cause you any particular distress to watch your holdings decline by 50 percent or more on paper.
With nearly 25 years
in investment banking, Adam has successfully led the execution of middle - market M&A, restructuring, and debt and equity financing transactions across a myriad of
industry sectors including
business services, consumer products, retail, general industrials, telecommunications, and technology.
They search for these opportunities globally, across
industry sectors, and among public companies of all sizes, traveling extensively to observe consumers, meet management, assess suppliers and competitors, and survey these
businesses in action.
«This partnership will provide opportunities for Canadian small
businesses in these fast - growing
sectors to accelerate their growth and facilitate introductions to key players
in their
industries.»
Property
Industry Ireland, which represents
businesses working
in the property
sector, says the country needs a national policy to help balance supply and demand.
RBC is the only Canadian financial institution with a national team of
industry specialists serving clients
in the manufacturing, wholesaling, and logistics
sectors, helping to meet the challenges of an increasingly global and competitive
business environment.
With nearly 10 years
in buy - side investment banking and private equity, Jason has successfully originated and led middle - market M&A transactions across several
industry sectors including
business services, general industrials, flexible packaging, medical equipment manufacturing, branded consumer products, and information technology.
Most
industry sectors host
business awards, and
in many cases you can enter yourself for consideration.
Large contributions to employment growth over the past year were also made by the public
sector and the property and
business services
industry, which has benefited from robust sales activity
in housing markets.
The terms
industry and
sector are often used interchangeably to describe a group of companies that operate
in the same segment of the economy or share a similar
business type.
«When the company they were working for announced they were closing North American operations, Michelle Stroo and Sara Hamilton noticed a need for their experience and expertise
in the safety
sector of the geophysical
industry so they decided to start their own
business.
The Ellis Martin Report is a radio news magazine broadcasted on 100 terrestrial stations
in the United States and worldwide via the VoiceAmerica
Business Channel.featuring potentially undervalued small - cap or microcap companies from a variety of
industry sectors trading on a number of North American and foreign exchanges.
The savvy Canadian is the co-founder and chairman of Toronto based Franco - Nevada (FNV 94.06 1.61 %) and pioneered the royalty
business model
in the gold mining
sector based on the model used
in the oil - and - gas
industry.
The volatility of the construction
industry creates risks for plumbing contractors and plumbing companies that are uncommon
in other
business sectors.