Sentences with phrase «company business initiatives»

Not exact matches

Four more big businesses have joined RE100, a global initiative of companies committed to renewables.

«In our 14 years in business we have never launched a program that changed the face and direction of the company more significantly than our free POS initiative.»

Creative live streaming video initiatives and campaigns are a way for companies to cut through the digital clutter and have emerged as the medium of choice not only for person - to - person sharing, but also for business - to - consumer (B2C) and business - to - business (B2B) communication.

Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward - looking statements include such factors as the Company's ability to accomplish its business initiatives, obtain regulatory approval and protect its intellectual property; significant fluctuations in marketing expenses and ability to achieve or grow revenue, or recognize net income, from the sale of its products and services, as well as the introduction of competing products, or management's ability to attract and maintain qualified personnel necessary for the development and commercialization of its planned products, and other information that may be detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

When I work with companies, I often hear things like «takes initiative», «works well on a team», «great problem solver», «knows the business», «brings experience», or «fits with our culture.»

If Humana fails to effectively implement its operational and strategic initiatives, particularly its Medicare initiatives and state - based contract strategy, the company's business may be materially adversely affected, which is of particular importance given the concentration of the company's revenues in these products.

Entrepreneurs and smaller companies can apply the agile technique to managing any project or business initiative.

Lauren Bush, founder of FEED, the initiative to fight world hunger on behalf of the UN World Food Program, was only a student when she started her company, but through her determination and willingness to adapt she was able to build a multi-million dollar business.

And while the bank grew through mergers and by adding new business lines throughout the 2000s — acquiring Canadian Direct Insurance and Valiant Trust Company in 2004, Adroit Investment Management in 2008 and National Leasing Group Inc. in 2010 — «these initiatives are still in early stages,» Chan notes.

OPEN Forum explains how a new initiative by large companies to offer training to employees can affect your small business's hiring prospects.

One major Fortune 500 automotive company cited in the report uses Sharepoint for document repository, Lync for collaboration, two separate document management systems and email for collaborating on critical business processes, such as managing supplies for a new product development initiative.

As part of the initiative, we asked the many businesses that applied to be on the list what a high - performance company culture means to them.

In its 16 years of existence, the UN Global Compact (UNGC), an initiative within the UN which began as a simple list of 10 principles businesses could sign onto, has mobilized a vast network of companies.

A more recent report by Aberdeen Group also concludes: «Companies deploying formal sales training initiatives lead non-adopters in overall team attainment of sales quota (78 % vs. 63 %), customer retention (71 % vs. 66 %), the percentage of sales reps achieving quota (64 % vs. 42 %), and additional key business metrics.»

As a small business moving upmarket, you should find allies with like - minded companies in your industry on ambitious initiatives.

The initiative, which Sage calls the 100/100 program, provides interesting insights into why entrepreneurs delay recruiting salespeople — sometimes until their companies falter — and what mistakes businesses make in the hiring process.

Airbnb found this out recently after dueling in the run - up to a San Francisco election over a ballot initiative that would have cut the supply of short - term rentals, affecting the company's business in its hometown.

Taking the helm of the company in late 2011 when it filed for Chapter 11, CEO Tom Horton has overseen several initiatives impacting the corporate market, from a sales force realignment that helped return growth in corporate business to the launch of new fare bundles and reinvestment in products.

Through various initiatives and a keen focus on managing the business through a Lean / Six Sigma lens, Checkpoint experienced a significant rise in profitability in 2 years which ultimately led to the successful sale of the company.

Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.

Award recipients are selected based on their impact on the growth of WBEs; creation of policies, procedures or initiatives that increase opportunities for WBEs; and innovative and inspirational leadership on behalf of women business owners and their companies.

Because, like their larger siblings, many small businesses rely on borrowed capital to fund growth and other initiatives, they should follow the example of larger companies that make funding business initiatives part of their annual strategic plan.

Under this initiative, senior Company human resources, compliance, credit, and legal personnel compiled and analyzed extensive information about the Company's incentive plans, including plan documents, eligibility criteria, payout formulas and payment history, and held extensive interviews with business line managers to understand how evaluation of business risk affects incentive plan performance measures and compensation decisions.

My contracting business makes money by me consulting with other companies mainly on their content marketing initiatives.

Many of the Chinese companies that are taking their business abroad branded themselves as part of the one belt, one road, in order to receive support and preferential access from the Chinese government, but whether they are actually contributing to the one belt, one road initiative is questionable.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

The Florida High Tech Corridor Council's numerous entrepreneurial initiatives support small businesses and growing companies alike.

She serves on the advisory committees of several corporations, including the Ernst & Young Winning Women program, the Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network, Walmart's Women Owned Business Advisory Council, Shell Diversity & Inclusion Collaboration Partners, MGM Resorts International Diversity Advisory Board, as well as the Coca - Cola Company's 5by20 initiative.

That's why the initiative helps both current and prospective entrepreneurs validate ideas, develop business models, connect with investors, raise capital and more — all with the intention of growing companies and helping them reach critical mass.

Thousands of companies, from one - person home - based businesses on up to major corporations employing thousands of people, are creating reliable and profitable new revenue streams and slashing costs with green initiatives in every facet of their operations and marketing.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.

We work with C - Suites at multibillion - dollar companies who want to take the initiative to create a platform business.

Investors could become more constructive on the stock with higher visibility on the company's growth initiatives and core business segments, Kim said.

These e-commerce initiatives are helping extend the useful life of each title that the company releases, and so future sales and profitability records are likely for this high - performing business.

IBM has been embroiled in an ongoing transition from many of its legacy businesses to newer, high - growth initiatives that the company calls strategic imperatives, which include cognitive computing, analytics, cloud computing, security, and mobile.

The company is planning IT initiatives that will support the implementation of a business analysis & reporting solution as part of the company's ongoing finance transformation efforts.

The company's multiple initiatives to improve its business will either take too much time to generate sufficient scale or be dilutive to margins.

Woods, whose background is in downstream activities, wants to emphasize this aspect of the company's business in part for the political benefits: The Trump Administration's focus on expanding U.S. exports and building American infrastructure in order to produce new jobs clearly factored into Woods» address, which emphasized the «thousands and thousands» of new manufacturing and highly - skilled jobs the initiative would produce.

Complex business phone systems can keep resource - constrained IT departments from being able to focus on key business initiatives and limit your company's ability to compete.

This heavy debt makes it tough for the company to invest in new strategic initiatives to offset the declines in its legacy businesses.

This new investment and initiative will help the company to expand on its current work, bringing its resources to new areas of the business marketplace and creating more transparency to the business solutions buying process.

Hertz said Monday that it is still committed to the planned separation of its equipment rental business into a separate, publicly traded company and expanding its off - airport rental business, among other initiatives.

The ten companies officially joined the Southeast Asia Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil (SASPO), a business initiative led by the World Wide Fund for Nature Singapore aiming to lower barriers to sustainable sourcing policies.

Additionally, the company has developed a live - responsibly initiative, a business model focused on efficiency and input reduction designed to enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole.

German company Müller introduced a new initiative to support UK dairy farmers build businesses for the future.

German company Müller has introduced a new initiative to support UK dairy farmers build businesses for the future.

Incorporating triple bottom - line sustainability principles across all aspects of their business, the company deployed solar arrays at eight wineries and collaborated with Tesla to reduce energy demand and increase grid reliability, utilized industry - first water conservation technologies, introduced human resource initiatives to improve employees» well - being, paid a price premium for certified sustainable winegrapes and led voluntary drought initiatives.

He said the company's focus in the second half of the financial year was to continue to make revenue and margin gains in its existing operational businesses while expanding its revenue base with a number of initiatives.

January 17 — Premier League Arsenal, via its newly launched «Innovation Lab» initiative, has linked with six new technology companies to work with the club's senior management team to identify business opportunities and develop new fan experiences.