Sentences with phrase «businesses in our changing economy»

Global Risks: A Roadmap for Business in a Changing Economy What risks are lurking on the global horizon, failing to draw our full attention but capable of inflicting great disruption and damage?

The review intends to «consider how the Labour Relations Act, 1995 («LRA») and Employment Standards Act, 2000 («ESA») could be amended to best protect workers while supporting businesses in our changing economy.»

Not exact matches

«Neural Machine Translation is going to change the economy by giving more businesses a language capability they can use to communicate and understand in real time,» says Gachot.

At the same time, in our rapidly changing economy, you would almost be doing yourself a disservice not to start a business.

Whether it's tough times in a struggling economy, a lack of resources, or changes in demand, healthy business relationships can help you weather the rough patches.

More than five years ago, Bentham says, he and his team began to flag to Shell executives changes afoot in the economy that, they believed, might dramatically affect the oil business.

The reasons are four-fold: structural changes in the American economy have triggered a long term downward trend in entrepreneurial activity; changes in the banking system have made small business credit more difficult to get; a post-recession shift in attitudes has made Americans less interested in striking out on their own; and a shift in government policies has made entrepreneurship more challenging to undertake.

In business, change sometimes happens more quickly than you want it to — transformative technologies arrive suddenly on the market, tastes adjust, economies shift.

With few exceptions, every business now grapples with how the digital economy changes how things were done in the past.

This will further entrench the on - demand economy in society, as large companies change the ways in which they conduct business, looking to on - demand providers for services that traditionally took place in - house.

Traditionally, optimism among small business owners is much higher — this is why they became entrepreneurs in the first place — so if we stay at about 50/50, we're not likely going to see significant change in the small business economy.

Time will tell whether Baro is successful, but the shift in the sharing economy to revenue - generating business models is a trend that is not soon going to change.

Absent these bigger - picture policy changes for now, however, business owners like Fisher of TripShock expect the economy to motor on, at least in the short term.

«The U.S. economy has changed dramatically from 2008 to the present, and there has been no immigration reform to accommodate new start - ups and businesses,» says Zach Haller, founder and chief executive of Seattle - based Found in Town.

But unless you've fallen into some sort of new - economy role in which your chief duty is to daydream, too much blue - sky thinking isn't all that great — not for you as a leader, nor for your business as an entity that actually makes change.

Without the economy accelerating, or policy makers changing their mind about the need for stricter oversight of the banking industry, chances are high that small - business credit will remain well below where it was in 2007.

What Canadian businesses and policy makers must do in the days ahead is take a clear look at the deep - rooted changes taking place in the energy economy.

In the short run, we can not wipe out the pain that the change in the oil economy has inflicted on many Canadian businesses and householdIn the short run, we can not wipe out the pain that the change in the oil economy has inflicted on many Canadian businesses and householdin the oil economy has inflicted on many Canadian businesses and households.

Bubbles form in economies, securities, stock markets and business sectors because of a change in investor behavior.

The Thomson Reuters / PayNet small business lending index is correlated to developments in the overall economy, with changes in the index preceding changes in the overall U.S. economy by two to five months.

Hear from three experts steeped in the space to gain perspective and insights into trends, challenges and future visions as the shared economy evolves and how it is affecting and will continue to change current business models.

The environment for small businesses has changed in many ways in the last five years, but what hasn't changed is the central role small businesses play in the health and stability of the U.S. economy.

The group also wants to emphasize trucking as an essential cog in the wheel of the U.S. economy, which the new administration is focused on growing, and see that any changes to trade agreements like NAFTA — which also clearly would affect the U.S. trucking industry and many other businesses — are made with all due consideration.

The strong dollar, changes in the economy creating mismatches between workers» skills and the needs of business, and well - intentioned government programs that aid the jobless but also create disincentives to seek training and employment have slowed annual GDP growth to 1.8 percent since 2000 from 3.4 percent the prior two decades.

In his address, Barton will share his perspectives on forces at work in the global economy and how they are changing the business landscape here in B.C. — creating not just challenges, but also opportunitieIn his address, Barton will share his perspectives on forces at work in the global economy and how they are changing the business landscape here in B.C. — creating not just challenges, but also opportunitiein the global economy and how they are changing the business landscape here in B.C. — creating not just challenges, but also opportunitiein B.C. — creating not just challenges, but also opportunities.

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

The 2018 Business Council of Canada Skills Survey clearly points to the importance of a diverse workforce that's well - equipped with the human skills required to succeed in this rapidly changing economy.

The ministry delivers a range of programs, services and tools to help businesses innovate and compete in today's fast - changing global economy, including business support and youth entrepreneurship programs, strategic investments and international trade and export expertise.

In the markets of the United Kingdom and the United States, we are constantly seeing «flexibility» and «change» to our economies; this evidence is continuing with the «Gig Economy,» the millennials and a new operating business eEconomy,» the millennials and a new operating business economyeconomy.

The changing capital intensity of the economy explains some of the differences in labour productivity growth between business cycles.

Changes in monetary policy might not do much to raise the economy's «long - term» growth potential, but they certainly affect output and employment over the course of the business cycle.

With the changes in the economy Heather realized there were things about her business that she wanted to change to meet the needs of the moms she was selling her items to.

Economists distinguish a number of types of unemployment, however: cyclical unemployment is brought about by the vagaries of the business cycle; structural unemployment is brought about by changes in the economy or the labour market, when the jobs available do not fit the workforce's skills; frictional unemployment is the phenomenon of people being «between jobs»; and seasonal unemployment is linked to certain types of seasonal jobs, such as farm work and construction.

So finally a grudging mention that this decline in business investment might just have something to do with the huge, unprecedented change to our economy that we're about to make.

The strategic marketing conference organized by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana, this year took place on the 25th and 26th October 2017 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra, to deepen the interest of marketers and corporate bodies as well as encourage them to influence positive change in their various businesses to improve the economy of Ghana.

Together, we can change Washington by improving the economy, helping small business and reversing course from the failed policies of President Obama's tenure in office.»

A group of senior figures from the business world have called on politicians to seek «transformational change» in delivering a low - carbon economy.

DeFrancisco said he hopes to change the economy in New York by implementing policies that create a friendlier business environment and help hardworking residents achieve financial security and upward mobility.

Lifelong Learning: Adapting to a flexible labor force and to structural changes in the economy as well as greater investment by job seekers, workers, and businesses in lifelong learning needs to become a part of the business culture.

Ashade stated further that at the announcement of the company's change of name from Africa Prudential Plc to Africa Prudential Registrars Plc in 2017, it was emphasized that the name change does not imply its exit from registrar business but was rather to enable it extend service offerings to other sectors of the economy by leveraging technology, one of which is the just launched USSD code * 4018 #.

In other changes, another former NEC chair and former general secretary of the Fabian Society, Baroness Hayter, joins the Cabinet Office team and, with Lord Tunnicliffe, the team covering business, innovation and skills, where Labour said it would focus work on its concerns about jobs and growth in the economIn other changes, another former NEC chair and former general secretary of the Fabian Society, Baroness Hayter, joins the Cabinet Office team and, with Lord Tunnicliffe, the team covering business, innovation and skills, where Labour said it would focus work on its concerns about jobs and growth in the economin the economy.

I think those are all things we have to work on, especially in this economy, but it can be done because MWBE businesses are going to be the backbone of change in this state.»

Seeking a creative fusion between computer science, management and design, it aims to produce a new breed of innovative people who understand and are able to advance the state of the art in technical, design and business innovation: innovative people prepared to work in challenging roles in organisations and ready to drive radical change in the digital economy.

Lesson 1 - Measuring Development Lesson 2 - Demographic Transition Model Lesson 3 - The Causes and Consequences of Uneven Development Lesson 4 - Reducing the Gap Lesson 5 - Tourism in LEDC Lesson 6 - Nigeria Context Lesson 7 - Newly Emerging Nigeria Lesson 8 - Changes in UK Economy Lesson 9 - Post Industrial Economy and Business Parks Lesson 10 - Environmental Impact of Industry Lesson 11 - Changing Rural Landscapes Lesson 12 - Changing Transport Infrastructure Lesson 13 - The North South Divide Lesson 14 - The UK in the Wider World

The year 2016 is a time of accelerating change in technology, the global economy, and the business environment.

The pace of change in our economy means that re-training and up - skilling existing employees is more crucial than ever if businesses are to «future - proof» their employees and maximise their own productivity.»

Whether it be through AP / IB, dual enrollment, work - based learning, internships, or innovation challenges — preparing students for the business of tomorrow must be rooted in building skills for a changing economy.»

Changes in the money supply can influence overall levels of spending, employment, and prices in the economy by inducing changes in interest rates charged for credit, and by affecting the levels of personal and business investment spChanges in the money supply can influence overall levels of spending, employment, and prices in the economy by inducing changes in interest rates charged for credit, and by affecting the levels of personal and business investment spchanges in interest rates charged for credit, and by affecting the levels of personal and business investment spending.

Educators, Businesses Need to Collaborate on Job Skills San Francisco Chronicle, 2/21/14 «Beyond the arguments typically dominating the education reform debate is the simple fact that students are not being set up to participate in today's changing economy.

Part of what will make any business owner or author find success in today's new economy, is understanding the changing world we're living in, how people are adapting and how we can use this to our advantage to...