Sentences with phrase «company changed its business»

To survive, and carry on paying salaries, the company changed its business model and went back to providing consultancy services.

Workers and communities affected by the move away from fossil fuels should receive transition assistance through worker training programs, economic diversification initiatives, and funding for retiree benefits that may be adversely affected as fossil companies change their business models.

Not exact matches

The change is a lesson in scaling the business and a precaution to other companies trying to make it in the on - demand space, said its CEO Sean Behr.

Although the name has changed, it's still the same industry once denoted as «leveraged buyouts» — that is, the business of buying companies with a thin slice of nonpublic equity and mountains of debt, in which fund managers grab richly generous (to themselves) fees.

His business supports what are described as «B Corporations,» which is a designation for companies that seek to drive positive social change through their operations.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

«Even though the leaders of those companies right now seem to be true believers, they're one management change away from the scummy business practices that Kaplan and Kapella have adopted.»

Beyond improving efficiency in various areas of the business, Nouri's focus on lean manufacturing has changed the company culture.

But don't expect any sweeping changes to the company's ad business yet.

Which brings me to the release today of Fortune's annual celebrated «Change the World» list, where we highlight companies that are tackling key societal problems with the same ambition — and, importantly, sustaining profit motive — that they're pursuing their core business operations.

Rather than ram onward, the Toronto - based company changed its tune and slowed its business down while working with regulators to come into compliance.

Being open minded, and embracing these innovative new business platforms and models, smaller companies adopt change quicker than large corporations.

Michael Reckmeyer, a portfolio manager of Hartford Equity Income, notes that that's a sticky business — big companies don't change their tech setups easily — and Microsoft's cloud and database businesses are dhelping mitigate the secular decline of desktop software.

With products and technology changing rapidly, you need to look long and hard at your business and consider if there might be other companies or technologies on the horizon that could ultimately supplant your business.

We're in the changing - the - phone - company business,» it started.

But for several years, companies in southern Louisiana, where his business is located, have suffered along with the oil industry, which is affected by changes in global oil supplies and technologies like fracking.

Digital currencies have surpassed some well - known companies in size, fundamentally changing commerce for all businesses.

«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.»

It may be the most far - reaching apology Apple has had to make, and it could change the way the company does business.

That looks to change over the next few weeks as Dyson — the company that upended the vacuum, fan and hand dryer businesses — globally launches its own robo - vac, the 360 Eye.

While not every company can literally change people's lives, your business can have a positive influence on your customers» lives.

Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.

I have worked with many people who have made the not - so - nice shift from «entrepreneur» to «small business owner» because they failed to accept the constant change that defines entrepreneurial companies.

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within the United States, the Company's businesses are heavily regulated by the states in which it conducts business, including licensing, market conduct and financial supervision, and changes in regulation may reduce the Company's profitability and limit its growth;

The retail business, however, is an ever - changing picture, so whether the company has hit on a long - term formula for success is far from certain.

I believe these companies have the technical skills, the financial scale, and the business savvy to successfully address climate change, if governments and investors step up as well.

That responsibility is just as present in business when companies take ownership of products, services, or process changes.

One small business is excited about the change in minimum wages — the company that makes employees - rights posters.

Silicon Valley, not content with changing how retailers, taxi companies and hotels do business, is taking its disruptive ways into outer space.

It wasn't until John Marchica set out to change his company's identity that he discovered what his business was really all about.

Companies such as HP and IBM have never changed their vision statements, even though their business models have gone through a number of evolutions.

But a company that only changes itself in tiny, incremental ways runs a different sort of risk: being put out of business altogether by a new idea that challenges the whole business.

Change is critical — even if it means losing top performers — because the world has changed and what happens in the culture of a company affects business metrics, said Huffington, who founded media website HuffPost.

That said, scaling a company isn't an easy thing to do, as the many changes needed can derail even previously successful businesses.

The change has angered some small business owners, who posted snarky comments on Square's Facebook page shortly after the San Francisco - based payments company announced the changes.

While Monsanto's culture has remained consistently nurturing, the business has changed so much he «feels as if he's worked at a wide range of different companies.»

«From the time we started till now we have seen significant changes taking place in the renewable energy space,» he said, citing the major changes in the Indian scenario like change in pricing of the energy, private companies taking ownership in renewable energy business and both, favourable and not - so favourable behaviour of the banks in lending funds to the energy businesses.

The idea that running a company could be a vehicle for social change has been part of Vermont's business culture at least since the 1940s, when a New Yorker named Lyman Wood moved to Burlington and founded Garden Way, a mail - order gardening supply business.

They're also evangelists of a sort, driving cultural change within the company to focus on the use of data for business decisions and strategy.

As I have written about before, the rate at which Americans start new companies has been on a downward trajectory since the late 1970s, driven by changing industry composition and the growth of multi-outlet businesses like Starbucks and Walmart.

During our capstone finance course for the degree, the class was broken into teams to start a company and launch a product in the midst of changing market conditions that the professor would introduce to our respective business models each week.

«My original vision with Digiday was always to have a business with a variety of different titles, each covering how digital was changing that industry or area,» the Digiday founder said, recalling how the company began in 2008, in the middle of the U.S. recession.

Houston didn't mention how the recent changes would help Dropbox get to profitability faster, but he did disclose for the first time that the company's now cash flow positive, meaning the core operating business is able to generate cash on its own without relying on external investments.

«For many organizations, having an internal incubator is like an insurance policy — if the market moves, the companies are ready to change directions or grow new business quickly.»

Christensen changed the way companies do business with his theory of disruptive innovation.

We can solve problems that companies have struggled with literally for years in a month or two and change the way the business runs.

So let's say you're the salesperson trying to change the status quo and win business for your company.

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.

«As industry lines blur and we enter the 5G era, consumers and businesses need a company with the disruptive culture and capabilities to force positive change on their behalf,» he added.