Sentences with phrase «concerns of these business leaders»

For the first time since withdrawal negotiations began, the UK's uncertain trading status with the EU has fallen out of the top three concerns of business leaders.

To achieve the needed change, the openmindedness, flexibility, and environmental concern of business leaders has also been important.

Steve Elliott said «Government in the UK and the European Union needs to look carefully at the design of industrial policy to ensure the concerns of business leaders — who are making investment decisions — are considered.

Among the chief concerns of business leaders is de Blasio's plan to tax those earning more than $ 500,000 to pay for universal pre-K education.

Not exact matches

Small businesses can often adapt quickly to changing circumstances; they can bring a personal touch to customer service that big multinational concerns can't hope to match; and their managers and leaders can foster a real sense of community and commitment among employees.

«I am concerned about the actual use of the funds when it reaches those to whom it is intended,» says one business leader.

«Business leaders can not be bystanders,» he says, adding that he's concerned that the Occupy Wall Street movement is a harbinger of social unrest.

However, «a number of participants reported that about their conversations with business leaders around the country and reported that trade policy has come a concern going forward for that growth.»

According to the survey, the top concerns of small business owners over the next year are the effectiveness of government leaders, commodities prices, healthcare costs, recovery of consumer spending and the strength of the U.S. dollar.

When a business or organizational leader can address this concern of losing control by truly delegating to others what needs to be done, it can result in real growth.

Valeant CEO Michael Pearson and other company leaders will host an investor conference call to address business concerns amid a nearly 51 % drop in the value of its stock over the past month.

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.

Speaking at a party retreat, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor told his colleagues that the party had spent too much time talking about the concerns of business owners and entrepreneurs and not enough about the concerns of that majority who were not (and in many cases did not want to be) business....

Downing Street was concerned the Chinese would be affected by the size of the delegation travelling to the country from the UK after Mr Cameron went to India with a massive group of business leaders.

Democratic leaders were talking with rank - and - file lawmakers about how to revise the budget plan in the wake of the statements by officials of General Electric, Aetna and Travelers concerning the $ 700 million in proposed business tax increases.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by elected officials, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens as he delivered his 2013 State of the County address at the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.

Business leaders have expressed concern about the high level of public spending, the need for better vocational education, and most recently, how Britain is meeting its energy needs.

Capital Region elected officials and business leaders acknowledged concerns over the possibility of more casinos, but said it is a bet worth taking for the potential economic development return.

While frustrations are now growing among some elected officials and local leaders who say no progress has been made, Quinn said she hopes that Brookfield and the protesters will be able to come to together in the coming days to reach a compromise that strikes the right balance between the free speech rights of the protesters and mounting concerns from nearby businesses and residents that «are not insignificant,» she said.

But business leaders raised concerns about some aspects of the 228 - page report, which made scores of recommendations affecting government departments, agencies and industry groups.

As well as the business secretary's Cabinet colleagues, Labour leader Ed Miliband has also repeated the mantra of supporting the treaty without seemingly feeling a need to explain how it address concerns about the UK's own arms sales.

There were arguments at an Assembly roundtable yesterday both for and against ride - sharing, an airing of concerns about worker protections and insurance coverage as well as pleas from business leaders to do something about current taxi service in the state Capitol.

«Vince Cable said that the help - to - buy scheme unveiled in the Budget earlier this year could simply «inflate» the housing market as occurred in the last decade... The # 130 billion scheme has been heralded as a flagship measure... However, some economists and business leaders have voiced warnings about the scheme and Mr Cable — who previously warned about the dangerous levels of debt before the financial crisis - has now indicated he shares their concerns.

Many business leaders, however, contend the mandate is actually an unjustified subsidy to the company of a wealthy campaign contributor as well as out - of - state soybean growers that will do nothing to address climate concerns.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by elected officials, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens as he delivered his 2014 State of the County address at the Mason O. Damon Auditorium in the Central (Downtown) branch of the Buffalo & Erie County Library.

Lawyers for former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam today argued that the federal corruption charges against the pair — which allege that the elder Mr. Skelos obtained posh jobs for the younger from companies with business before the state — really tell a heartwarming tale of a «caring and concerned» father and his «rude,» «volatile» and «immature and emotional» 33 - year - old boy.

Several community members and business leaders have criticized and voiced concerns for the plan, with the Manufacturers Association of the Southern Tier (MAST) coming out and saying it will legally challenge the proposal.

Elected officials and business leaders will be gathering this morning to discuss legislative priorities and issues of concerns to the business community.

Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, since taking office in July, has heard the concerns of parents, teachers, students, school administrators, union leaders, and community and business leaders, spokesman Jonathan Burman said in a statement.

«And I look forward to connecting with many people, such as small business owners, farmers, and community leaders, regardless of party affiliation - to see how the Democrats can respond to their concerns for Southold.

28 - July 1 — Dropout prevention: Summer Leadership institute, sponsored by the National Dropout Prevention Center / Network, and the College of Health, Education, and Human Development at Clemson University, for teachers, administrators, counselors, educational policymakers, researchers, and business leaders concerned about at - risk youth, at the Madren Conference Center at Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. Contact: John Peters, NDPC / N, 205 Martin St., Clemson, SC 29634; [phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail: [email protected].

Local elites (for example, businesses, local foundations, and philanthropic leaders) are naturally concerned about their city's viability and are often the first to join the fight on the side of reformers.

Recruiting messengers such as teachers, parents, and business leaders who can speak to the importance of their local public schools and share their concerns about vouchers directly with policymakers and the media.

It means talking with parents and community activists worried about children with greater needs having access to fewer resources, local business leaders concerned about protecting the critical contributions of public schools to their local workforce and economy, and many others who have a stake in public education and our country's future.

Hearing these divergent voices helps us understand better what different groups mean when they talk about school reform: policymakers and business leaders want new skills and higher standards; parents in disadvantaged communities worry about their children's lack of hope and eroding values; teachers and principals want the central office to take their concerns seriously; students want schools to be more respectful and engaging.

There were a number of concerns that led state education leaders and the business and higher education communities to call for redesigned high schools.

The American Legislative Exchange Council is an organization of state legislators, business leaders and other concerned Americans dedicated to the principles of limited government, free markets and federalism.

Business leaders expressed concern that insufficient reading skills among the workforce were reducing America's international competitiveness; the public and policymakers lamented California's plunging reading scores on the NAEP; and scholars pointed to the dire personal, social, and economic consequences of reading failure.

While students, small businesses, and independent researchers are expected to be the major consumers of these mountains of content, this is a bold first move in helping civic leaders, publishers, and citizens see the value of open access, an often hotly contested topic especially where government funded and published research findings are concerned.

Despite OverDrive the industry leader, in spite of OverDrive's massive presence in the publishing industry and the library communities, even despite the fact that absolutely nothing has changed about OverDrive's business model and that no incidents have been reported of any security concerns — the very reason that Penguin cited for removing its new titles — the publisher has opted to not allow readers to borrow Penguin titles from their local libraries.

It would be great if every year there was a forum of business leaders (entrepreneurs, innovators, thought leaders) and political leaders coming together to think of new fresh ideas as to how to really positively impact areas of concern like poverty, education, etc..

But Obama's proposal has been met with concern and some opposition from U.S. business leaders, particularly in light of the poor economy, making unclear its likelihood of being passed into last this year, Reuters reported.

It took 13 years of bitter debate among governments, business leaders, scientists and concerned citizens before the world accepted his findings and moved to ban these chemicals through an international treaty, the Montreal Protocol, in 1987.

The findings — based on a research sample of 1,379 global leaders, including 126 UK CEO's — show UK leaders are significantly more concerned about cyber threats than many of their global peers (UK 76 %; global 61 %) who do not consider cyber security breaches to be a heightened threat to business.

251 business leaders from across the state were surveyed between December and January and identified the following areas of concerns:

A global study from Veritas Technologies, the leader in information management, has revealed that 86 % of organizations worldwide are concerned that a failure to adhere to the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could have a major negative impact on their business.

After listening to the needs and concerns of customers and business leaders, the document management experts at MacroAgility Systems developed Gmail Integration with iManage.

Rather, in - sourcing is cited as the most immediate competitive concern: 83 per cent of large firms report having business taken in - house by their client; another 15 per cent view it as a potential threat, leaving less than two per cent of large firm leaders who don't see it as a concern.

Needless to say, this change concerned Canadian business leaders and lawyers because of its potential use to regularly delay the merger review process.

The report, which surveyed 3,000 C - suite executives in 25 countries and took their temperature on a range of issues affecting innovation and competition, found that business leaders highlighted education as one of their top policy concerns.