Sentences with phrase «fair business in»

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ALMOST exactly 12 months ago I wrote in Business News about a Ministry of Fair Trading warning regarding the activities of SkyBiz.

The Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production standard (WRAP) both grew out of U.S. market reactions to labour abuses in Central America during the 1990s, while the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) and Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) worked to address early European concerns with the fair treatment of workers across North Africa, India and BangladFair Labor Association (FLA) and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production standard (WRAP) both grew out of U.S. market reactions to labour abuses in Central America during the 1990s, while the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) and Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) worked to address early European concerns with the fair treatment of workers across North Africa, India and Bangladfair treatment of workers across North Africa, India and Bangladesh.

So, the brother - sister duo developed their business concept for Colgate's mock Shark Tank competition in 2015 and pitched Fair Harbor to a panel of celebrity entrepreneurs, including Jessica Alba, MC Hammer, Neil Blumenthal, Jennifer Hyman, and more.

«We are pleased the federal court in San Diego decided Qualcomm must establish the fair value of its technology and defend its business practices in court before forcing Apple and others to pay exorbitant and unfair rates, which amount to a tax on our own inventions,» Apple spokesman Josh Rosenstock said in a statement.

I experienced this from the other side during the two years I spent at Conde Nast Portfolio, when the great Graydon Carter made it his mission to render Vanity Fair's new sister title irrelevant by publishing the best longform business journalism in town, even if that meant hiring away Portfolio's writers, like Michael Lewis.

But in today's business environment, small companies have embraced sponsorship of everything from local softball and volleyball teams to festivals, fairs, and park cleanups as an effective means of increasing their visibility in their home community.

But some are fortunate.They do business directly with Equal Exchange, a fair - trade company in Canton, Mass..

At this point in Curry's business career, it's certainly fair to call him an entrepreneur, based on his co-founder status at Slyce and his leadership status at CoachUp.

He described a combination of pro-growth, fair trade and low tax policies as beneficial to business in a world economy that was performing strongly across all regions.

Don't let the sunny skies and sandy beaches fool you: Building a business in Los Angeles does come with its fair share of challenges.

While the term «mompreneur» has earned its fair share of eyerolls in the business world, there's no denying the entrepreneurial savvy of women who launch their own companies on the back of unique answers to common parental problems.

Once you understand what the market is paying, you need to build an argument for why you offer create more value for the business than they expect in an entry - level hire, said behavioral scientist Matt Wallaert, co-founder of fair - pay site GetRaised.

«The economy's growth depends on how well these businesses fair in the next 10 years,» Eurobank Deputy CEO Stavros Ioannou said.

In other words, not being able to take a fair market wage out of the business.

There is strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis (or SWOT thinking) and more than a fair share of theoretical or academic quadrants within which you can plug your business challenge and find a solution — in theory anyway.

Business organizations like the Chamber of Commerce have called for immigration reform, saying immigrants are good for the economy while advocating a tough but «fair process for undocumented people who are living in our country today to earn a legal status.»

As if that weren't enough, he goes on to say that the win - win approach is «partially responsible» for the «fair amount of mediocrity in American business» today (see «Can a Negotiating Coach Help Me?»

Senator Max Baucus and Representative David Camp, who lead their respective congressional committees on taxation issues, have been working on a bill that they say would be fairer to small businesses, but both men will be leaving those posts in early 2015, so it's unclear how much success they will have.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

This footwear company strives to develop a thriving middle class in Africa by creating fair - wage, sustainable jobs in the heart of Ethiopia — and business is good.

The rebounding economy, low interest rates, less expensive technology and the state of regulation are all fair winds blowing in favor of new small - business owners.

In an Asset & Wealth Management report released on Monday, PwC said the public was increasingly hostile towards those perceived to be not paying their «fair share» of tax, and that businesses would need to put more effort into tax transparency in futurIn an Asset & Wealth Management report released on Monday, PwC said the public was increasingly hostile towards those perceived to be not paying their «fair share» of tax, and that businesses would need to put more effort into tax transparency in futurin future.

Westfield Valley Fair Mall is just a case study in what hard decisions businesses across the country will soon be forced to make as new minimum wage laws take effect.

«CMHC is making an absolute fortune right now, and I don't think it is fair,» says James Sears, co-owner of Toronto - based mortgage broker Trillium Mortgage, which has been in business since 1989.

Furthermore, our longtime leadership in corporate law and our Court of Chancery's unmatched expertise in this area have repeatedly earned our state acclaim as the most fair and reasonable legal system for U.S. businesses.

«It sounds to me like they are intentionally avoiding doing business with people of color,» said Allison Bethel, director of the fair housing clinic at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

The items we were blind to: our initially incorrect positioning in the market, the time it would take to actually establish operational efficiency and how our metrics would fair in the changing venture capital landscape, were anticipated from our mentors after they took an unbiased look at the business from the outside.

They strongly defend the tactics as hard but fair (and some fellow businesspeople might agree), but the paper notes that they «stood out as particularly aggressive in the industry and in the broader business world.»

Tina Brown, Tina Brown Live Media CEO and former Vanity Fair editor - in - chief, discusses the growing movement against sexual harassment, particularly in media and business.

People visiting pc technologies stands at SMAU, international fair of business intelligence and information technology October 20, 2010 in Milan, Italy.

Though it has come with its fair share of difficulties, running a business which has operations in more than one country gives you a unique perspective.

Katrina has been named to Forbes Wealthiest Self - Made Women List in 2016, Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business List, Fortune's 40 Under 40 List in 2016 and 2017, Vanity Fair's New Establishment List in 2017, and Marie Claire's New Guard List in 2017.

WBENC presented the awards during its 2014 National Conference & Business Fair in Philadelphia.

The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) is proud to announce the 20 student entrepreneurs selected for the prestigious 2017 WBENC Student Entrepreneur Program (SEP) at WBENC's National Conference & Business Fair in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 18th to 23rd.

WBENC presented the awards during its 2012 National Conference & Business Fair in Orlando.

Start - up founders have rock star status, with their exploits covered in places like Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone in addition to the business press.

In light of the strength we were beginning to experience in our business, we performed a contemporaneous valuation of our common stock as of September 15, 2009 and determined the fair value of our common stock to be $ 3.50 per share as of such datIn light of the strength we were beginning to experience in our business, we performed a contemporaneous valuation of our common stock as of September 15, 2009 and determined the fair value of our common stock to be $ 3.50 per share as of such datin our business, we performed a contemporaneous valuation of our common stock as of September 15, 2009 and determined the fair value of our common stock to be $ 3.50 per share as of such date.

WBENC presented the awards during its 2015 National Conference & Business Fair in Austin.

As a founding member of the Fair Tax Coalition, The Vancouver Board of Trade played a lead role in achieving a one - per - cent reduction in business property taxes, bringing the total tax reduction to 10.2 per cent.

Winners of the Applause Awards are announced during WBENC's National Conference & Business Fair held annually in June.

Other Revenue was $ 3.5 million, up from $ 3.4 million in the prior quarter, primarily reflecting increased revenues from the company's OnDeck - as - a-Service (ODaaS) business, offset by a $ 0.7 millionreduction in the fair value of the Company's loan servicing asset.

I was kind of like I said interested in gambling or at least speculating or figuring things out and then taking a calculated gamble and what they were telling me was don't try, there were saying that no one can beat the market and the stock prices are efficient and just through simple observation looking at the newspaper and they used to have the 52 - week high low prices in the newspaper, it seemed unreasonable that you know the fair price was 51 day and eight months later, it was 120, and that was pretty much every stock had that kind of range every year and it didn't make sense to me that the fundamentals of the underlying businesses were actually changing that much.

We've built one of the fairest and most efficient payments businesses in the world.

Contingent consideration obligations that are elements of consideration transferred are recognized as of the acquisition date as part of the fair value transferred in exchange for the acquired business.

CAFTA - DR requirements for rule of law and transparent and fair procedures in government actions create a better climate for investment and business.

The National Conference & Business Fair is the largest conference of its kind for women business owners in tBusiness Fair is the largest conference of its kind for women business owners in tbusiness owners in the U.S..

The government perceives that these people are avoiding paying their fair share of taxes as opposed to investing in their business and maintaining their competitive advantage.

For her work in the Internet industry, Ms. Singh Cassidy has been profiled in numerous publications globally, including Fortune, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, the New York Times, Bloomberg, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Techcrunch, AllthingsD, Ad Age and several leadership books, including: «How Good Leaders Learn», «Innovation Nation» and «Geek Girl Rising».

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The basic account type requires that businesses have fair to average credit, been in operation for at least nine months and have at least $ 4,000 in monthly credit card sales volume.