Sentences with phrase «even small raises»

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While previous presidents, including President Obama, have raised the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to a Cabinet - level position, Trump should continue his out - of - the - box thinking and make a small business Cabinet position even more front and center in his own administraSmall Business Administration to a Cabinet - level position, Trump should continue his out - of - the - box thinking and make a small business Cabinet position even more front and center in his own administrasmall business Cabinet position even more front and center in his own administration.

«A bigger move, say outside of a 20 percent band, might destroy confidence and make it harder for small business to raise money, or even to sell to larger companies who might be more worried about their viability, or ability to deliver on orders placed.»

Title IV, or «Regulation A +,» holds even more excitement for some, given that it will allow a small or emerging business to raise up to $ 50,000,000 in capital from «the crowd» through a relatively inexpensive form of a public offering.

Many small - and medium - size banks are increasingly raising money for loans, bond purchases and other investments by issuing wealth management products, and even some largely unregulated companies have begun issuing wealth management products.

That even our legislators can see through the barrage of well - intended criticism and understand that making it easier for small business owners to raise investment capital is a clear win for logic — and for long - term change.

Ironically, the trend of companies raising less capital actually enhances the importance of the initial round buy - in (both because that initial buy - in becomes less diluted meaning the first round price was that much more important and because even if an angel wants to buy up more in later rounds they'll have less of a chance to do so; I also believe that along with the trend of companies raising less capital we're also seeing earlier and somewhat smaller average exits — also enhancing the value of initial round buy - ins as fewer investors are truly swinging for the proverbial fence).

Even as the Fed has sought to give much clearer signals about its intentions to raise base rates, the performance of US risk assets has continued to improve, suggesting that markets are comfortable with the prospect of a small rise in base rates in December.

Meanwhile, fascinated by the spread of smart phones and digital payment systems in Africa, Flannery knew that if he could raise serious capital, he could make even more loans to small business owners without needing to meet and interview them first.

Indeed, as reported by the New York Times, states have promoted these tax credit programs to raise funds for private schools, even though the number of AMT filers is relatively small, approximately five percent of all filers.

One need only recall the dramatic treatment even of mechanical questions by Aristotle, as, for example, his explanation of the power of the lever to make a small weight raise a larger one.

But to everyone reading this, rest assured that I'm raising a glass to you tonight — thank you for taking part in my life, even if it's only in this small way.

Purchase eggs from pastured hens raised locally - from small farms or even a friend's backyard flock.

Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...

For instance, of the $ 32 million that his campaign raised last month, $ 28 million came in online, and though the vast majority of donations were small, this also tells us that the Obama people must have pushed almost ALL of their fundraising online, even for the people who would normally send a large check.

Even for a Republican presidential candidate, the paltry amount raised from small donors is striking.

Farmers say efforts to open a slaughterhouse in Suffolk County could be a game changer for a small but growing group of Long Islanders raising cattle, sheep, pigs and even bison.

Even if it's quietly, though, the headlines from the Skelos saga will overshadow a smaller, intriguing story that also emerged this morning, shedding light on another mystery raised by the Moreland Commission.

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ibas has raised an alarm that one of the sources of small and dangerous arms smuggling into the country, which exacerbates criminality and even insurgency, was an island located close...

Officers who work the first shift (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) and the third shift (3 to 11 p.m.) will receive small additional raises for working the evening and overnight shifts.

Even as newly released financial disclosures reveal that Clinton enjoys a substantial fund - raising advantage over Trump, she is struggling to replicate the sort of small - dollar juggernaut that President Obama enjoyed in his campaigns and Sen. Bernie Sanders relied on in this year's Democratic primaries.

Yet research and clinical observations over the past 40 years have raised concerns that these drugs produce suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts and possibly even suicide in a small subset of depressed patients.

However, he added, «anything that raises the blood pressure of an entire population, even a small amount, can have large public health consequences.»

A separate study by the Bloomberg School released Wednesday showed that even small amounts of air pollution appear to raise the risk of a condition in pregnant women linked to premature births.

But Deer's investigation - nominated in February 2011 for two British Press Awards - discovered that, while Wakefield held himself out to be a dispassionate scientist, two years before the Lancet paper was published - and before any of the 12 children were even referred to the hospital - he had been hired to attack MMR by a lawyer, Richard Barr: a jobbing solicitor in the small eastern English town of King's Lynn, who hoped to raise a speculative class action lawsuit against drug companies which manufactured the triple shot.

Even though it sounds gross, the actual amount of DNA would likely be very small and isn't necessarily harmful, but this raises a whole lot of questions around what exactly is in our food.

However a main point of my argument is that BG levels are only a small part of the story; What higher carb intake does to insulin and leptin is even more important; it raises them promoting insulin and leptin resistance.

I love black beans but I have to be careful not to eat more than 1/4 cup at a time because they will most certainly raise my blood sugar; others might not have that problem or might not be able to eat even a small amount.

My client Allie * is the editor of a magazine for a small community, and last week her Match.com date said a few things throughout the evening that raised red flags for her.

down to earth can be very laid back, but can and will tell like it is to the point just very honest (too honest sometimes), no games (too old), very caring and loving was raised in small town farm town in east central illinois so do have morals, respect, Love my kids and grandkids even if there are...

Even the first creatures Rose encounters — small, childlike things shrieking like infants — have an obvious connection to her immediate, personal fears, which raises the emotional stakes considerably.

It's really a case of a director finding his perfect muse, and both young men raising their game as a result — Pilon had a small part in Dolan's «Laurence Anyways» but takes center stage as the troubled, manic, potentially violent but equally ferociously loving teenaged son of Anne Dorval's Diane (Dorval incidentally matches him beat for beat, and is even more impressive than we've come to expect from her).

These studies showing the direct positive effects of raising household income — even by small amounts — on student achievement make it plain that reducing poverty through stable, living wage jobs for all working families would also help improve educational outcomes.

Throughout Washington, D.C., and around the country, parents are raising hundreds of thousands — even millions — of dollars to provide additional programs, services, and staff to some of their districts» least needy schools.7 They are investing more money than ever before: A recent study showed that, nationally, PTAs» revenues have almost tripled since the mid-1990s, reaching over $ 425 million in 2010.8 PTAs provide a small but growing slice of the funding for the nation's public education system.

One Michigan school district has even found these small, incremental raises have a «negative» effect on teachers.

«Rio makes significant improvements over its predecessor in design, technology, and passenger comfort, resulting in an even better value proposition, while raising the bar in the small car segment.»

While it looks a bit shocking to Americans raised within the confines of the typical, homogeneous residential suburb, the i3 seems perfectly at home in a European city like Amsterdam, where there are dramatic expressions of hyper - intensive design everywhere you look — the colorful, plastic - y forms of the modernist housing along the shores of the inland lakes and canals, the small, city - friendly cars, and even the street signs.

Dick Turpin, I understand what you are saying but numerous reports, tests and surveys show your «facts» to be totally incorrect, if the speed linit is increased the average goes up by a small amount and most keep well below that limit even more so if they feel it is a fair speed limit, lets face it the same people who speed through a built up area at 90 + will still speed if the limit was raised but a massive percentage of the population will still stay below the safe limit, especially if the education (ie at 30 the kid would be hurt at 40 probably dead) but then I wouldn't want the lower speed limits altered they are fine as they are but the motorway....

Daimler is open to supplying Volvo with engines and could even take a small stake in the Swedish automaker, a German business magazine reported, raising the possibility of increased ties between Mercedes and Volvo's Chinese owner, Geely.

Audi's turbocharged 2.0 - litre TFSI four (and its 1.8 L predecessor) has been feted with all manner of accolades, but this latest high - performance version simply raises Audi's superiority in the small turbocharged engine segment even further.

«This fourth - generation Rio makes significant improvements over its predecessor in design, technology and passenger comfort, resulting in an even better value proposition, while raising the bar in the small - car segment,» said Orth Hedrick, vice president of product planning, KMA.

The latest Mercedes - Benz C - class and BMW 3 Series are quite sizable cars, and even if the A4 is now longer than either of them — which it is, by nearly half a foot — the simple, almost expected, fact that Audi's «small sedan» is bigger than it used to be doesn't do much to raise anyone's eyebrows.

«This fourth - generation Rio makes significant improvements over its predecessor in design, technology and passenger comfort, resulting in an even better value proposition for our customers, while raising the bar in the small - car segment.»

«This fourth - generation Rio makes significant improvements over its predecessor in design, technology and passenger comfort, resulting in an even better value proposition, while raising the bar in the small - car segment.»

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

But there was a California surfer dude accent (apparently this narrator's version of how teenagers sound - even from small - town Maine), southern oil barons (this is what evil guys sounded like - again, even if born and raised in Maine)- and the WORST was the idea that apparently all children under teenage had stuffed noses - always.

Like not only is the company raising the bar with regard to the technological aspects of the tablet, apart from trying to stretch its hold across different segments by developing iPads of different smaller sizes, Apple is also making sure the iPad is available to an even wider section of the people.

we really do care about the Kindle, want to help raise the quality of Kindle editions, and are good at making even the least well - known books look completely professional — something it's usually very hard for small publishers and authors to afford and nearly impossible for them to figure out on their own.

The latest - generation Kindle raises the bar even higher than the vaunted Kindle2 — it is smaller and lighter, has a brighter screen, and comes with double the memory and significantly better battery life.

Now Bank of American, the largest bank in the nation by assets, has raised the bar even higher for small customers.

Maybe that initial joy is caused by a pay raise or the purchase of a big - ticket item like a luxury car, or even a smaller - ticket item like a leather jacket or the cookware you were convinced would change your life.