Not exact matches
Despite not
doing traditional
business development
in the form of cold calling, Mark,
in fact, monetizes his
business through what he refers to as «authority,» or being viewed as an
industry expert through his own blog and social media content which he says creates an emotional connection with potential clients.
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.
This can be
done in any
industry, with any
business.
Small
businesses generally participate
in the nuclear
industry by supplying parts to the giant multinationals that
do the actual construction and processing.
If you don't work directly
in this
industry, you're probably not going to start running your
business along on the blockchain anytime soon.
This gap between the immense curiosity about leadership and the few hard and fast rules about how to
do it well has spawned an entire
industry dedicated to pedaling dubious leadership «truths,» Stanford
business school professor and author Jeffrey Pfeffer warns
in a recent McKinsey Quarterly article.
In Detroit, many
businesses funded by Chase - backed EOCFs have been focused on contracting and construction —
industries that generate middle - wage jobs that don't require a college education.
«When you walk into the room, if you don't know more about your
business, your
industry, your company, and your customers than everybody else
in the world, you're lying to yourself.»
«If
in fact the Canadian government were to decide not to select the F - 35 we will certainly honour the contracts that we have here with the Canadian
industry but our approach
in the future would be to try to
do business with the
industries that are
in the countries that are buying the airplane,» he said
in an interview after officially opening its new engine overhaul facility
in Montreal.
Wishing to assist the Indian government
in sustaining the
industry and to
do her part to improve the poverty - stricken living conditions for the artisans, Smita set out to bring
business to the small villages and keep the ancient handlooms running.
The energy that's taken up by looking at what other
businesses are
doing and worrying about why your
business isn't further along could be better spent innovating and exploring the issues not being addressed
in your
industry and how you could provide solutions for them.
Canadian
Business: As the
industry began to crumble
in 2008, when
did you realize that Ford faced more than just a downturn, that this was an existential crisis?
(The Ogden and Cole memos assure the
industry that federal law enforcement agents will not step
in as long as
businesses follow the rules and
do not act as fronts for organized crime,
do not sell to kids, and avoid other federal enforcement priorities.)
What to include:
Business plans vary in length — anywhere from 20 to 50 pages — but typically cover the same topics, such as: Cover Page (essential contact information); Executive Summary (what your business does and what market need it solves); Company Overview (profile of company and successes); Industry Analysis (details about the market); Customer Analysis (who are the customers); Competitive Analysis (identify key competitors); Marketing Plan (your brand and how do you plan on getting it in front of customers); Operations Plan (daily and yearly operational processes for success); Management Team (identify key company personnel); and Financial Plans (revenue projections for three to five
Business plans vary
in length — anywhere from 20 to 50 pages — but typically cover the same topics, such as: Cover Page (essential contact information); Executive Summary (what your
business does and what market need it solves); Company Overview (profile of company and successes); Industry Analysis (details about the market); Customer Analysis (who are the customers); Competitive Analysis (identify key competitors); Marketing Plan (your brand and how do you plan on getting it in front of customers); Operations Plan (daily and yearly operational processes for success); Management Team (identify key company personnel); and Financial Plans (revenue projections for three to five
business does and what market need it solves); Company Overview (profile of company and successes);
Industry Analysis (details about the market); Customer Analysis (who are the customers); Competitive Analysis (identify key competitors); Marketing Plan (your brand and how
do you plan on getting it
in front of customers); Operations Plan (daily and yearly operational processes for success); Management Team (identify key company personnel); and Financial Plans (revenue projections for three to five years).
While Australian companies
in some of these
industries are restricted to setting up shop
in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, others, such as hotel chains and operators of care homes, can
do business anywhere
in China.
Just because a
business plan book tells you to buy a certain kind of service or product doesn't mean there aren't new and inventive players
in the
industry bringing down the costs.
Unlike many
in the
business of live - action filmmaking, Armes
does not fear for the B.C.
industry's future amid competition from Ontario and Quebec with ever more generous tax credits.
In my
industry,
business really starts heating up right after Thanksgiving and doesn't cool down until the end of Q1.
To test your idea, look at other
businesses in your
industry to see if your side hustle is better than or different from what's already being
done.
While there are many reasons why some
businesses succeed and others
do not, one of the most important factors is choosing the right
industry at the right point
in time.
If you hope to take your company public someday, your
business plan should point to examples of other companies
in your
industry that have
done so successfully.
In this woman - centric podcast (which
does feature male guests from time to time), host and
business consultant Natalie Eckdahl highlights inspiring stories of entrepreneurs from a range of
industries.
Another small
business that will be affected that many don't even consider small
business is NFL agents, typically individuals who have established themselves
in the
industry and who sometimes are affiliated with larger organizations.
For example, I was recently working with an executive recruiter who
did 90 % of his
business in a single
industry, where despite some success he was struggling to get a foothold against larger competitors.
The competition section is extremely important since not only
does it demonstrate and give assurance that you have
done your homework, it also alerts you to other
business models and solutions
in your chosen
industry that you need to read and consider.»
Technology columnist Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times recently argued that the UBER model doesn't translate very well and can't be reliably applied to the thousands of
businesses that have rapidly appeared
in virtually every
industry claiming to be the «UBER» of whatever.
According to FBN's co-founder, VP of Product Charles Baron: «The ways
in which farmers
do business had not been touched by e-commerce and social networks like other consumer
industries before.
Women
business owners still face greater difficulties
in gaining access to commercial credit and bidding on government contracts than
do their male colleagues, and pockets of resistance to women entrepreneurs remain strong
in some
industries and geographic regions.
Without such a deal, key
industries from finance and airlines to automakers and food and drink producers could find themselves exposed to «cliff - edge» effects
in April 2019, unable to
do business with their biggest trading partner.
The majority of
businesses in crowded
industries fail to stand out because they don't
do anything to differentiate their brands.
And it doesn't matter if our
business is
in the film
industry, manufacturing, or the automobile
industry - creative thinking is the fuel for a successful
business in any sector.
Then on again:
in October the IPO window appeared to open for Internet companies and those
doing business in the medical
industry.
In no other
industry do small -
business owners sense the same degree of competition with Amazon.
With new
business models springing up
in the health - care
industry, it is getting increasingly difficult to label what companies
do.
Those and four dozen more sordid facts of 9 - to - 5 life have been collected
in 50 Simple Things Your
Business Can
Do to Save the Earth (EarthWorks Press, Berkeley, Calif., 1991), a slender paperback enumerating the number of trees, gallons of oil, cubic yards of ozone, and so on, that
industry squanders.
«I don't understand how Apple could ruin the record
business in one year on Mac,» said Doug Morris, the head of Universal Music, according to Appetite for Self - Destruction, a new book about the record
industry's ills by Rolling Stone writer Steve Knopper.
A 2009 BBC article says the ArcelorMittal CEO and chairman, who was born
in 1950 to a poor family
in the Indian state of Rajasthan, «established the foundations of his fortune over two decades by
doing much of his
business in the steel -
industry equivalent of a discount warehouse.»
If you're able to make content on a platform around interests
in your specific
industry, you've put yourself
in a position to
do B2B
business.
It states that
in sharp contrast to how Boomers made tech - buying decisions, «Millennials prioritize ease of
doing business first and
industry expertise last.»
The Jacobin story pooh - poohs the idea of indies being the answer to the
industry's labour woes, but that's an attitude that doesn't acknowledge how
business works
in today's world.
Whether you want to target people who are interested
in technology, fitness and wellness, entertainment, or a certain
business /
industry, this Facebook ad feature will help you
do it.
The Calgary - based company, which specializes
in analytical instrumentation and process control equipment for
industries including oil and gas, pipeline, wastewater and petrochemical,
did $ 11 million worth of
business that year.
For example, you can make the case that recessions don't usually last 10 to 12 years and your
business won't need capital
in such large amounts that you will need to rely on the venture capital
industry's recovery.
While
business groups
in Indiana, such as the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, have come out decisively against the law, Indianapolis, the center of
business conference activity
in the state, is now fighting to make sure that
businesses don't abandon the city's vital convention
industry.
Blockchain technology will fundamentally change the way
business is
done in industries all over the world.
This may seem a little easier to
do in a game that tracks at - bats and hits and runs than
in your
industry, but every
business needs to develop effective and relatively frictionless ways to keep score for everyone's benefit and also to establish and implement these criteria at every level and for everyone
in the
business.
The software giant has entered
in a partnership with a California company specializing
in regulatory compliance for an
industry that isn't entirely legal and can't use banks to
do business.
I've
done that
in several
industries: The paper
business, snack food... huge
industries where everyone was following the status quo and there was no real innovation.
To allow for a freer flow of ideas through media,
in a way that
does not degrade quality and that elevates conversation and has impact, requires a new mindset:
Business people need to be out there talking about what's happening
in their
industry without making it about themselves, their companies and their product.
Over the last few days, leading CEOs, academics and designers spanning all
industries engaged
in an array of panels to grapple with hefty questions about
business and design: What
does it mean to be a designer
in the 21st century?