Sentences with phrase «by lack of business»

He met with several of them, and while he recognized the passion these designers had for their products, he was disturbed by their lack of business acumen.

Overhead on these businesses is low, but any savings can be whittled away quickly by lack of business.

Not exact matches

And then (perhaps more commonly) there are more complex cases, in which lack of business skill (say, at providing high - quality service) results in a desire by some employees to engage in compensatory wrongdoing, and that wrongdoing is made easier by ongoing incompetent accounting.

They typically react (slowly at best) to three outside drivers: (a) their competition brings a new offering to market, and they need a quick competitive response; (b) their customers see and begin to adopt new processes and solutions, and the customers demand that their products and services conform to the new ways of doing business; or (c) they see a new tool, product, or service in the market offered by a new player and they quickly determine that this is a game - changer which they need to own (rather than try to build themselves) because they lack the internal capacity to do otherwise.

Today's appointment by Independence Group of its first female board member has taken it off the list of ASX200 companies lacking female representation on their boards, although four other Western Australian businesses remain among those still to adopt gender diversity at board level.

I went from a person totally okay with curling up in my leggings and sweatshirt into a tiny ball entertained by pre-loaded podcasts for an entire flight to a traveler constantly comparing the lack of amenities, professionalism, and comfort of any seat on any airline to the two roundtrip business class flights I took on Emirates.

What is important is that you don't neglect this extremely important aspect of business operations, but also not to be discouraged and disheartened by the lack of funds.

Those owners are now being forced to market by health concerns or a lack of successors within their businesses.

Medline's lack of experience in the grocery business was highlighted by some analysts.

By contrast, alternative lenders who cater to small business owners may encounter difficulties because of lack of regulatory clarity.

As an international speaker and business coach, I was inspired to write this book when I saw that there was a lack of books written for millennials by a millennial on goal achievement and entrepreneurship.

By telling companies that they can not deny employment to someone because of union membership, or because of a lack thereof, we are sending a strong message to businesses that we want to create an atmosphere in which they can be successful.

The systematic gutting of publicly funded education — be it in elementary schools or in colleges — was done by officials we've elected, many of whom have received strong support from members of the business community who regularly complain about the lack of a prepared workforce.

The most common barrier to expansion faced by today's small businesses is lack of access to capital.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

There were many challenges, led by a lack of resources, but which included dearth of experience in some key aspects of running a business.

Quite apart from the fact that Silvercorp is a Canadian - based corporation with Canadian senior management (not to mention mineral assets in Canada) and is already audited annually by Ernst & Young, Feng disputes the characterization of China's business culture as lacking transparency.

His business dealings also make him prone to manipulation by foreign governments, the Post added, noting that officials in at least four countries had privately discussed how to benefit from Kushner's lack of government experience.

The rule of law and apolitical law enforcement are under attack by a president who is a walking conflict of interest, with his un-divested businesses, nepotistic hiring, and unprecedented lack of transparency about personal finances.

By following the conventional wisdom about the importance of personal connections (guangxi) in doing business in China, these American CEOs may believe that their principal obstacle to entering the Chinese market or becoming successful there is the lack of direct exchange with the right Chinese officials.

A previous survey released by the company found that small businesses are particularly vulnerable to fraud due to a lack of internal reviews.

Because half of private - sector employment and gross domestic product are accounted for by small businesses, lack of activity among small businesses will keep GDP and employment from growing much.

In all of those cases, as with Axel Springer's investment in Business Insider, these deals have been driven by the desire of traditional or mainstream media entities to diversify into digital, mainly to tap into the growth that is lacking in their existing print and broadcasting businesses.

The FCA also expressed concerns about the lack of disclosure by ICO businesses.

Even so, it would seem a reasonable assumption that the lack of business nous displayed by the late President Ford is more typical of the celebrity in the boardroom.

To make this an even bigger challenge, popular media would have us believe that capital is the answer to every problem business owners face; and many business owners who aren't, or lack, a «profit expert» make decisions that seemingly make a lot of sense, but in reality makes it more difficult to be profitable by further burdening their business» cash flow with debt they can't support.

As first reported by CNBC, the complex nature of the business and the lack of interests among hospitals and changing who they purchase their drugs from is what prompted that decision.

But macroeconomists lacked the statistics needed to follow how land prices — that is, the «non-building» aspect of real estate value — were affected by the business cycle.

When asked their biggest challenge in managing cash flow, small business owners cited: 26 % low profits and lack of business, 45 % not getting paid on time by clients and customers, 9 % not getting out invoices in a timely fashion.

«The discussion on the referendum so far has been defined by a lack of clarity and a lot of confusion,» continued Elizabeth Model, CEO of the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association.

But macro economists lacked the statistics needed to follow how land prices — that is, the «non-building» aspect of real estate value — were affected by the business cycle.

Financial services firms would still be able to adopt a variety of business models and make a reasonable profit, but not by preying on the lack of sophistication of the average worker or retiree who relies on them for best - interest recommendations.»

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Lack of demand may also present a challenge to many rural business owners, according to an article by William Shuffstall, senior extension educator, Economic and Community Development, at PennState Extension (@agsciences).

The sentiment seemed widespread on tech and media Twitter: there was a lack of specificity in terms of questions about privacy (this allowed Zuckerberg to turn nearly every question about the ownership of data to a discussion about user interface controls that limit where data is shown to other Facebook users), plenty of dodged questions (every time there was a question about the data Facebook generates about users beyond what they themselves enter into the system Zuckerberg needed to «check with his team»), and bad questions that presumed Facebook sells data, letting Zuckerberg run out the clock at least three times by explaining the basics of Facebook's business model (this is precisely why I have been so outspoken about the problem of perpetrating this falsehood: it lets Facebook off the hook).

Britain's SMEs have recorded the worst business health reading since 2014, as rising business costs, a dip in confidence, lower net business creation and a lack of borrowing are taking their toll, according to the latest research by CYBG in partnership with the Centre for Business and Economics Researchbusiness health reading since 2014, as rising business costs, a dip in confidence, lower net business creation and a lack of borrowing are taking their toll, according to the latest research by CYBG in partnership with the Centre for Business and Economics Researchbusiness costs, a dip in confidence, lower net business creation and a lack of borrowing are taking their toll, according to the latest research by CYBG in partnership with the Centre for Business and Economics Researchbusiness creation and a lack of borrowing are taking their toll, according to the latest research by CYBG in partnership with the Centre for Business and Economics ResearchBusiness and Economics Research (Cebr).

While business credit growth has fallen in recent months, this weakness has been partly offset by growth in alternative sources of business funding, and surveys do not report businesses being constrained by a lack of funds.

CEOs on President Trump's business councils were pressured by both customers of their firms and shareholders to back out of the council following Trump's comments — or lack thereof — following events that rocked Charlottesville, Virginia, last month, said Blackstone Group (BX - Get Report) CEO Stephen Schwarzman.

Due to lack of traditional financial services available and also constant need for bitcoins in order to run business, many operators lower sell fees, which is supposed to attract users to sell bitcoins to the machine, so that later bitcoins can be purchased from machine by someone else.

Equity financing is normally used by non-established businesses that are unable to secure business loans from financial institutions (debt financing) due to insufficient cash flow, lack of collateral, or a high risk profile.

Access to finance and business finance advice for SMEs in the UK Successful businesses may sometimes find further growth hampered by a lack of funding.

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Global demand for Bitcoins is influenced by such factors as the growth of retail merchants» and commercial businesses» acceptance of Bitcoins as payment, the security of online Bitcoin Exchanges and digital wallets that hold Bitcoins, the perception that the use of Bitcoins is safe and secure, and the lack of regulatory restrictions on their use.

This economic debacle began over a decade ago and was made worse by the lack of regulation of the banks and lenders and by our involvement in wars we had no business fighting.

In summary, there are four major reasons for the high amount of sexual violence and overall violence in TV produced in the U.S.: (1) monopoly control of program production and distribution by a handful of powerful companies (2) the drive for profits far in excess of those enjoyed by the vast majority of U.S. businesses (3) a lack of accountability on the part of sponsors and

I wonder how Romney reconciles his complete lack of regard for his fellow man (as evidenced by the fact that his only business strategy is to buy struggling companies, fire everyone, and sell whatever is left for a marginal profit) to Christ's teachings.

Being surrounded by the inner workings of the potato chip business, the brothers noticed a lack of heartier chips.

Common reasons provided by industry included overly complicated intellectual property arrangements, priority misalignment (publications and grants of research vs commercial outcomes of industry) and a lack of quality translators who can understand both business needs and scientific solutions.

As quoted by the Evening Standard, the former Arsenal keeper said: «I don't think it [lack of Champions League] will [affect transfer business] because it's just a one off.

There are many other examples of the clubs lack of ambition and ineptitude over the last ten years and I don't have either the patience or the time to go through the whole catalogue, its clear to anyone who is clear headed and able to for a reasonably intelligent opinion that our beloved club is being run by a bunch of silver spooned business men who car nothing for the clubs status within the areana that it operates only for the share prices and profit and loss margins and they are aided by a stubborn and deluded manager who has failed to deliver the EPL to his clubs fans for over ten years and who has failed to move with the times simply because he can retain his role in the club and deliver the minimum of results but maximum profit to the shareholders and board.