Sentences with phrase «by at least the end»

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Having an exit strategy (in place or at least sketched out) gives owners a leg up so they can be prepared, educated about the process and able to recognize a valid offer and achieve success in the end by finding a good suitor and a good sales price.

Yum shares fell 5 percent in premarket trading on Wednesday after results showed sales at restaurants open at least a year rose 1 percent in the three months ended March 31, compared with the 2 percent expected by analysts, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.

Sales at Yum restaurants open at least a year rose 1 percent in the three months ended March 31, compared with the 2 percent expected by analysts, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.

It had already been conducting clearance sales at 42 of its least successful stores, which are expected to close by the end of the month, according to USA Today.

It did submit data from its herpes blood test to the FDA (which approved it), but a former Theranos employee cited by the Journal said that, at the end of 2014, the company only used its technology for 15 blood tests out of at least 225.

The plan is to launch 20 to 30 items per week by the end of 2013, with at least half designed through crowdsourcing and collaborations with outside designers.

The goal is to raise that percentage to at least 40 % by the end of 2016.

He said that, by the end of the 2017 financial year, BHP was targeting at least $ US3.5 billion ($ A3.79 billion) of additional annualised productivity gains beyond those already reported.

In 2013, Starbucks took on the commitment to hire at least 10,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2018.

In May, McDonald's announced plans to sell at least 1,500 company - owned restaurants to franchisees by the end of 2016, mostly outside the U.S..

Prodan said a survey of some members showed at least $ 1 million in lost revenue in the fan's first week and another $ 4 million in losses are projected by month's end.

Carlyle said it expected the fundraising to bring management fee revenues to at least $ 75 million by the end of 2018.

''... the chances of TPP passing this year are not high, and if it is not passed by the end of the lame duck session of Congress, then it probably will not be passed at all — at least, as presently constituted,» wrote analysts at BMI Research.

Apple Pay will launch in just a few markets by the end of 2017, so we assume that the US will account for at least 50 % of Apple Pay volume by that year.

While Musk is clearly smart enough to have considered all this already (or at least to pay someone else to consider it), Maynard ends with a word of caution for the SpaceX team: «If enough people feel SpaceX is threatening what they value (such as the environment — here or there), or disadvantaging them in some way (for example, by allowing rich people to move to another planet and abandoning the rest of us here), they'll make life difficult for the company.»

Maybe you have an Excel sheet or Google doc template that lists out your expenses and keeps track of your income, so that you can at least have a general idea of where you're at by the end of each month.

To gain approval under the International Entrepreneur Rule, which could go into effect by the end of the year if approved, entrepreneurs would need to show that their startup was founded in the last three years, as well as maintain at least a 15 percent ownership stake in the company.

If you've been skeptical of all the crowdfunding buzz, consider this: By the end of 2014, crowdfunding is estimated to add at least 270,000 jobs and inject more than $ 65 billion into the global economy, according to estimates from crowdfunding platform Fundable.

«When I joined the company in 1992, we used to talk about our mission as putting a PC in every home, and by the end of the decade we have done that, at least in the developed world,» said Nadella.

The price discipline relied on by the global duopoly of BPC and Canpotex (Saskatchewan's potash international shipping agency) has — at least for the time being — ended, but according to analysts it's the big players who are really going to be able to weather the industry's current troubles.

By the end of Monday, with the S&P 500 itself down, more than one - fifth of the stocks in the index were down at least 20 percent from their 52 - week highs, while two - thirds were off more than 10 percent.

By ending calls on a positive note, your sales reps will feel they at least have some control over the prospecting process.

While by no means are we at the end of the housing bust, today's number serves as confirmation that we are at least at the beginning of the end.

Though the U.K. remains a full member of the European Union until, at least, March of 2019, transitional talks need to end by October of this year to allow enough time for parliamentary approval across the EU — giving U.K. and EU negotiators less than 10 months to decide how both sides will cooperate in the future.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know neither victory nor defeat.

As Businessweek writes, «Tech giants and other corporations that have grown by serial acquisition fear the Actelion precedent could expose them — at least in California — to open - ended liability over licensing disputes involving the smaller new - technology companies they are wont to gobble up like so many cocktail nuts.»

The U.S. - based discount retailer says it plans on completing at least 37 additional supercentre projects by the end of next January, bringing the total number of Canadian locations to 388.

The Fed members also predicted they would raise interest rates three more times to at least 1.25 % by the end of 2017.

According to analysts, demand is being driven by end users in the power generation market, which is urgently trying to secure supply into the future with demand forecast to outstrip supply for at least the next 10 years.

Starbucks is committed to hiring at least 10,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2018.

Meet a few of the military spouses who have joined Starbucks since the company announced its commitment to hire at least 10,000 veterans, reservists and military spouses by the end of 2018.

Starbucks plans to accelerate the development of these stores over the next two years with the goal of opening in at least 15 cities by the end of 2018.

Starbucks plans to hire at least 10,000 veterans, reservists and military spouses by the end of 2018.

Nobody with this kind of exposure to blackmail or manipulation by special interests or foreign intelligence agencies would be able to get a high - end security clearance, and, traditionally, at least, that would have made someone ineligible for a high - level White House position.

Also, if a majority of the Board is comprised of persons other than (i) persons for whose election proxies were solicited by the Board; or (ii) persons who were appointed by the Board to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation or to fill newly - created directorships («Board Change»), unless the Committee or Board determines otherwise prior to such Board Change, then participants immediately prior to the Board Change who cease to be employees or non-employee directors within six months after such Board Change for any reason other than death or permanent disability generally have their (i) options and stock appreciation rights become immediately exercisable and to the extent not canceled or cashed out, generally have at least six months to exercise such awards; (ii) restrictions with respect to restricted stock and RSRs lapse and generally shares are delivered; and (iii) performance shares and performance units pay out pro rata based on performance through the end of the last calendar quarter before the time the participant ceased to be an employee.

Set new, higher rates for new clients and come up with a plan to increase your rates for existing clients at least by the end of the year.

By the first or second week of November, we should have a pretty good idea as to whether or not persistent bullish momentum will at least carry itself through the end of the year.

Rising rate periods are calculated by sorting through the daily 10 - year treasury rates from 12/21/2010 and counting any period shorter than 60 days with at least a 40bp increase in the 10 - year treasury from the start of the period to the end of the period.

Following the separation, we will be roughly 93 % franchised with a clear path to reach our stated goal of becoming, at least, 96 % of franchised by the end of 2017.

Altogether, under the package proposed by the institutions to the Greek authorities, these needs are projected to reach about $ 50bn from October 2015 to the end of 2018, requiring new European money of at least $ 36bn over the three - year period.»

Richard Crone, chief executive officer of researcher Crone Consulting LLC, estimates Walmart will pass Apple Pay in active U.S. users — those making at least two transactions a month — by the end of 2018.

Pursuant to the policy, as revised in February 2009, at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director has served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the lesser of (i) the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant or (ii) such number of RSUs as the Board may determine based on additional criteria such as business conditions and / or company performance, outside director compensation practices at peer companies and advice from outside compensation consultants.

Campbell is one of 3,700 partners (employees) with a military affiliation who have joined Starbucks since the company announced its commitment to hire at least 10,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2018.

More recently, Tesla had aimed to produce at least 2,500 Model 3s per week by the end of the first quarter.

Prior to February 2009, the policy provided that at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director had served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant.

Gap said its five brands — Athleta, Banana Republic, Gap, Intermix and Old Navy — had agreed to stop on - call scheduling by the end of next month and have committed to providing employees with at least 10 to 14 days» notice, according to Wednesday's announcement.

According to energy news outlet E&E, about 70 percent of America's 90,000 dams will be at least 50 years old by 2025, putting them near the end of their engineering lifespans.

Moody's forecasts at least a $ 50 billion tally of deals by the end of this year and possibly as much as $ 70 billion, from $ 42 billion in 20153.

Tech giants and other corporations that have grown by serial acquisition fear the Actelion precedent could expose them — at least in California — to open - ended liability over licensing disputes involving the smaller new - technology companies they are wont to gobble up like so many cocktail nuts.

But when NDP members decided by a narrow margin to show Thomas Mulcair the door, they ended up trading a leader who was considered prime ministerial by a significant number of voters for one who is not — or at least who may not be in time for next year's federal vote.