Sentences with phrase «financial barriers in»

More importantly, Musk has proven uncannily adept at overcoming significant regulatory and financial barriers in markets with a high - cost of entry.

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What's more, the ubiquity of tech startups — and the decreased financial barrier to entry — has prompted Philadelphia and Detroit, among other cities, to begin offering venture capital in an effort to boost economic development, create jobs and attract young people, says Archna Sahay, Philadelphia's manager of entrepreneurial investment.

And while requiring people to spend months working for free does put a substantial barrier in the way of someone who can't get financial assistance from his parents, requiring someone to spend a year or two paying many thousands of dollars to a school creates a much larger barrier.

There are other boards where this isn't a requirement, often in nonprofits where it's thought that a financial commitment could be a barrier to securing a great board member.

Consul General Zhang Qiyue said barriers will be removed or eased for foreign investors in China's financial sector and that market entry standards will be unified for banks.

Investors around the world have been fixated on the 10 - year note, with concerns looming that hitting the 3 percent barrier could trigger a reaction from financial markets both in the U.S. and internationally.

China is slowly and fitfully lowering its financial barriers with the rest of the world, as Beijing tries to balance its desire for stability with its ambitions to have a much greater say in the global conversation about money.

The report outlines barriers to the growth and adoption of financial technology (FinTech) in Canada and provides a number of recommendations to help regulators and policymakers continue to promote FinTech innovation.

When immigrants first arrive in Canada, one of the most significant barriers they face is related to access to financial services.

In this case, it puts a financial barrier into place once Gannett would surpass 20 percent ownership of Tribune shares.

This fragmented management and trading environment is in sharp contrast to that of the modern financial world, and often presents a barrier for entry for a large percentage of the population.

«These are also assets that may satisfy the emotional needs and passions of investors who are no longer comfortable putting more money into financial assets at zero return, but who face barriers to entry in acquiring high - value luxury items like art, or a 1955 vintage Porsche speedster or a vineyard.»

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When asked, «What is the biggest barrier to innovation in Canada's financial sector?»

«Trust is obviously an important part, but unlike other professions like law, medicine, accountancy, etc., the barrier to entry in the financial planning profession is relatively low, so it's important to make sure the person you're working with really knows their stuff,» says David Blanchett, head of retirement research at Morningstar Investment Management.

In Part II of our series, we'll go into who the big institutional investors are, their policies and barriers, and our suggestions for how they can push this financial and innovation opportunity over the tipping point.

We urge the Department of Education and IRS to work together to restore secure access to the DRT as soon as possible, and to do so in a way that avoids creating barriers to access for low - income students, such as requiring complicated financial or personal information.

FC's online platform dramatically reduces the geographic and financial barriers to investing in «silicon valley esque» deal flow.

No matter how you learn about one of the organizations in this alliance, our goal is to help you assess your options, desires, interests, abilities, capabilities, and eliminate barriers (real or perceived) to help you in your journey to financial self - sufficiency.

When considering all of these issues, if we are unable to reach into the soul of the entrepreneur to motivate them, give them confidence and empower them to take on the numerous challenges, overcome the many regional barriers and fight the normal storms of entrepreneurship, specifically through mentoring, the investment made in all other areas of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, particularly financial capital, will not produce a favorable and / or optimized return.

But unlike what C. S. Song expected, the churches in the Third World argued that spiritual resources and financial resources need to be shared in a partnership that would overcome the barrier of power.

In his account, it has been internationalist idealism among politicians rather than business and financial interests that has led to the removal of trade barriers.

Having broken through the # 200 million sales barrier and lifted profits by 20 % while significantly outperforming the UK soft drinks market in its 2009 financial year, Glasgow - based AG Barr has now commenced a # 10 million expansion programme at its Cumbernauld site in Scotland.

A transitional product market can offer premiums to farmers in transition and assist in the financial barriers that transition poses.

Following the judgment of the Hockenjos v. Secretary of State for Work & Pensions (21 December 2004), where the lack of financial support for non-resident parents who share care for children was found to be sex discrimination, the Childcare Strategy must address the barriers to sharing caring responsibilities in low - income families, where child poverty is a high risk.

Many mothers who give birth in health facilities can not return for postnatal care because of financial, social or other barriers.

In order to solve these stubborn problems, we need to start by acknowledging that there are barriers, including financial barriers.

We also believe that lack of financial resources and language barriers should not stand in the way of obtaining this treatment and support.

According to the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and to experts, disability is the combination of: 1) the individual's impairment; 2) the barriers in the environment (lack of physical and communications accessibility, negative attitudes, absence of laws and specific policies); and 3) the individual's social role (sex, financial situation, access to political participation, etc).

These incentives and policy instruments could be financial, but they could also be lighter - touch regulatory and market mechanisms that help SMEs (unlike mechanisms such as auctions that are barriers to small players who do not have corporate back - up and who need to know the value of their product in advance if they are to raise funds).

My hope for the new forum is that it will bring Asian businesswomen together to not only share mutual experiences but also provide mentoring to budding Asian female entrepreneurs, in order to overcome the significant financial and cultural barriers that currently exist.

Personally, I have always considered financial barriers for participation in elections or electoral debates undemocratic.

Under the government's new system the vast majority of the two - and - a-half million disabled people currently on incapacity benefit will be reassessed and found officially «fit for work» with barely a nod to the social, financial and practical barriers they face in finding and keeping a job in the real world.

What arguments can be mode in favour of financial barriers for the participation of political candidates in elections or electoral debates?

«The EMA and maintenance grants were introduced to ensure young people from disadvantaged socio - economic households were able to overcome the financial barriers to staying in further and higher education.

UK financial services must steer away from the ever increasing tendency towards corporate monoculture and barriers to entry for new players, driven amongst other things by requirements for rapid capital - raising, and the anti-competitive constraints on some non-plc entities in this area.

Example: To remove barriers to girls» participation in science education or to international collaboration among scientists principally requires policy changes rather than financial resources.

Program promoters are also having to wrestle with financial barriers as well as a hostile environment that has developed for bikers in cities that used to have millions of them.

A U.S. Appeals Court ruling in a University of Chicago case has lowered the barrier for court review of claims by postdoctoral students and junior faculty that they have been denied financial rewards from discoveries in which they have participated.

«Screening for HCV is free in many parts of the state, but financial and other barriers exist for youth who test positive and are in need of additional resources and hepatitis C care,» Marshall said.

Educational inertia, conventional thinking, financial disincentives and adherence to time - based education schedules are barriers that must be breached before SBML can be adopted in medical education.

The researchers noted that unmet basic needs, like financial stability, a job, and a place to live showed up as a primary individual barrier (in 62.5 % of respondents).

And in Australia, the environment minister is investigating claims that members of a board responsible for protecting the Great Barrier Reef have financial ties to companies that could benefit from a major port expansion.

«Money a barrier to independence for young adults with autism: Researchers suggest parents, caregivers and financial institutions can play a role in helping young adults with autism improve financial literacy.»

Despite several years of research providing the medical and economic evidence that feeding a mother's own milk to very low birth weight infants improves clinical and financial outcomes, multiple barriers to mothers» providing their own breast milk for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit to persist.

«We know that financial hurdles can be a huge obstacle to underrepresented students in STEM fields, and those barriers are increasing» for graduate students.»

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Disparities in access to critical resources, including preventive or therapeutic drugs, can be due to financial, educational, sociocultural, geographical or environmental barriers.

But in the meantime, we're in the Wild West of scientific exploration: Financial barriers are dropping, but risks abound.

The project, which is funded in part by the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, was purposefully designed to remove all financial barriers to the use of IUDs and implants, which have a high upfront cost — $ 500 or more — and aren't always covered by insurance.