Having recognizable branding will set you apart
from other businesses on Facebook and ensure your audience remembers who you are.
Not exact matches
-- Critics have accused
Business Insider of basing much of its growth
on unfair «aggregation» of content
from other media outlets, but both Blodget and Springer CEO Matthias Dopfner said smart aggregation and curation is part of the new - media model.
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.
With the exception of North Carolina's legislation, the laws and proposed legislation are loosely termed Religious Freedom Reformation Act (RFRA) bills, and in their current form they give
businesses and
other organizations the right to withhold services
from clientele based
on religious objections.
On Wednesday, NBC confirmed that Matt Lauer had been fired
from NBC News, adding another yet another public figure to a long list of
business and media elites who have been ousted over reports of sexual harassment and
other inappropriate conduct.
«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain
on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no
other reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash
from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.
This data was taken
from loan applications, so it's possible that the workers in the study aren't making as much as
other people — notably, those who don't need loans — doing
business on these platforms.
Here are some additional tips
from Denisoff and
other business owners
on how to build stronger
business relationships that will last.
This is thanks to the web and thanks to new
business models that allow companies to make money
from advertising and
other means rather than having to rely
on direct sales.
I impressed
on him that value in a
business depends
on things like recurring income
from customers who come back year after year — in
other words, exactly what he has at the music school, and what nurseries almost never have.
That traction results
from a concerted effort Amazon management over the past four or five years to convince
businesses in the financial services, healthcare, and government that running
on shared public cloud infrastructure meets their security and
other requirements.
According to a study by Michael Norton of Harvard
Business School and two colleagues
from the University of British Columbia, the amount of money people earn has less influence
on their happiness than how they spend it, and those who spend at least some of their money
on others are happier than those who do not.
Further information
on these factors and
other risks that may affect the company's
business is included in filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission
from time to time, including its Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, Form 10 - Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, and in its
other SEC filings.
Besides its main line of
business, which continues to be its HUD hardware that «snap fits» to existing ski goggles, RI also has
other revenue streams including: app sales (for custom software running
on MOD Live), consulting fees
from prototyping and R&D work for its partners, and royalties
from its partners.
There's nothing wrong with this idea, but there's an obvious tension between it and Facebook's
other imperatives,
from the high - flown mission of connecting the world to the grubby
business of maximizing the eyeballs
on viral pieces of content.
With an early success
on its hands, Econet is staking much of its future growth in Zimbabwe — and
other African countries in which it does
business including Nigeria, South Africa, and Botswana —
on non-voice revenues that come
from programs like EcoCash.
On the
other hand, Lucas and Lee Brown, 22 - year - old twin brothers and students at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, made the decision to close down a fashion
business they'd been running
from February to October 2005 when it became clear that their inventory wasn't selling.
It's also a great way to gain hard intel
on how
other cultures do
business, what's different about overseas markets, and how to sell to those
from a different background than your own.
A peer group gives you insider access to insights learned
from other business leaders that you can go to school
on and use for your own benefit.
After Trump's announcement in the White House Rose Garden
on Thursday, Elon Musk followed through
on his threat to withdraw
from President Trump's advisory councils, saying «climate change is real» — a sentiment shared by many
other CEOs and
businesses on social media.
They typically generate consternation
from employees, especially if they are not clear, well - written, and specific to the
business and if they focus mostly
on negativity — in
other words list, only what not to do.
In the late 2000s, it suffered
from such mind - boggling hyperinflation — at its height in 2008, a can of Coca - Cola that cost ZIM$ 50 billion in the morning would cost ZIM$ 150 billion at the close of
business on the same day — that it abandoned its own currency in 2009 in favor of currency
from other, more stable countries.
Businesspeople
from the U.S. spend more
on work - related travel than corporate travelers
from any
other country in the world, but Chinese
business - travel spending is expected to overtake the U.S. in the near future, according to a new report from the Global Business Travel Asso
business - travel spending is expected to overtake the U.S. in the near future, according to a new report
from the Global
Business Travel Asso
Business Travel Association.
Businesses need to be built first
on revenues
from real people and then they can expand their models to incorporate advertising and
other income streams.
She jumped immediately into the task of restructuring Google under a new corporate umbrella, Alphabet — and showing investors how much the company was earning
from and spending
on its core search and ads
business on the one hand and its «moonshot» projects
on the
other.
Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially
from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties as well as
other factors, which include, without limitation: the uncertain timing of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability of data at the expected times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial value of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing
on the intellectual property rights of
others; the uncertain timing and level of expenses associated with Alder's development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency of Alder's capital and
other resources; market competition; changes in economic and
business conditions; and
other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report
on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
on February 26, 2018, and is available
on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
«It can be just the tagline of your
business repeated 50 times
on your website or an About Us section that's copied
from one website to another site to 50
others,» Rampton says.
Annette Tonti says that apart
from it being easier for customers to find your
business on the mobile web, there are two
other key reasons why
businesses choose mobile websites over apps: it's more cost effective and it's easier to maintain.
Such risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among
other things integration of acquired
businesses into United Technologies» existing
businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of
other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services
from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and
other consequences thereof; (9) new
business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and
other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and
other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal
from the EU,
on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted
on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among
other things import / export) and
other laws and regulations in the U.S. and
other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the
other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition
on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger
on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or
on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their
businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or
other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Now, as a big - fish investor
on ABC's Shark Tank, John uses everything he's learned
from more than two decades of
business building to size up
other companies as potential investment opportunities.
Uber, Waymo, Tesla, General Motors, and a host of
others pushed the envelope and made real progress
on various
business models,
from autonomous ride - hailing fleets to consumer - facing highway autonomous systems.
That can involve making personal visits to those
businesses, asking for copies of their financial statements, purchasing credit reports
on them
from Dun & Bradstreet or some
other reliable credit agency, and contacting their
other customers for real - world feedback
on their performance.
To hear tell
from the «right now» industry mavens, no old - line
business today is safe
from aggressive and disruptive innovators planning to mobilize the masses to do the biddings of
others on demand and — albeit over time — they'll be working for a relative pittance.
In 1983, he and 12
other employees bought the
business from Harvester and struck out
on their own.
Dotz Nano has appointed John Bullwinkel and Uzi Breier as non-executive directors, replacing Menashe Baruch and Antony Sormann who have both resigned
from the board to focus
on other business interests.
You can create a schedule so that every single day, a certain number of times per day, your social media content that you've saved before will go out through buffer, and that way you can build your audience by curating great content, either
from others, or, when you have good news about your own
business, share through buffer
on an ongoing basis.
It gives Canadian
businesses that are already there — or investments, minority stakes and so
on — comfort that they're not going to be treated worse than investors
from any
other country.»
He says what sets him apart
from other influencers is that his
businesses don't depend
on his reputation as an influencer.
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.
I have often seen cases in which entrepreneurs are unable to repay relatives because they subsequently raise money
from professional investors who do not look kindly
on business owners who try to repay one class of equity investors before
others.
Merchants can save time, because everything is managed
from a central location, making it easier to manage the backend of ecommerce, so you can focus
on other aspects of running your
business.
Increases and decreases in receivables and payables are accounted for
on your cash flow statement, as are
other activities
from operating your
business and selling your products and services.
Other businesses have also benefited
from new regulations that prevent insurers
from denying coverage based
on preexisting conditions.
Driving the
other camp are the tech companies and industry groups for whom the partisan deadlock
on net neutrality risks stalling
business plans and distracts
from other policy debates they'd prefer to be having.
The channel is relegated to the higher - end of the dial with
other distributors, and Rogers Communications (owner of Canadian
Business) moved Sun News
from channel 15 to a higher slot
on its cable system, replacing the network with its own news station.
(
On the
other hand, Indianapolis» largest conference, Gen Con has decided to stay, following reassurances
from the city's
business community.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and
other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and
other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and
other disasters and
other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and
other unusual events resulting
from portfolio management actions and
other evolving
business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and
other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports
on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
The firm's 2017 edition of its annual cybersecurity report entitled «Cybersecurity Report: Chief Security Officers Reveal True Cost of Breaches And The Actions That Organizations Are Taking,» provides insights based
on threat intelligence gathered by Cisco's security experts, combined with input
from nearly 3,000 Chief Security Officers (CSOs) and
other security operations leaders
from businesses in 13 countries.
Should you differentiate your product
from the old way of doing things, or should you focus
on the handful of
other businesses working to establish the new market?
Tools like Google Adwords, Facebook ads and just about any
other serious advertising platform offer robust geo - targeting services that help
businesses find the perfect consumer — either around the corner or across the globe — based
on exactly where your buying power is coming
from.