Using environmentally - friendly materials, and creating an office that reflects Madison Avenue's «
future of doing business» - with the idea that open spaces lead to a collaboration between account services and designers.
This column, Future Fridays, features guest blog posts from WBENC's America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises as they share insights on
the future of doing business with them and their industry.
Five years ago, outsourcing work overseas looked like
the future of doing business.
Not exact matches
A
business plan is a written description
of your
business's
future, a document that tells what you plan to
do and how you plan to
do it.
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.
I've said before that I'm not even sure that most CEOs should be
doing any hiring for their
businesses, but he says that there's nothing more important to the
future of Morningstar than attracting and retaining top talent.
Very similar to the
businesses who started early with Yelp and more, the
businesses that start using Context Cards early could reap huge benefits
of reaching new customers in the
future by utilizing the feature before their competitors
do.
Because
of your extra effort, the people with whom you work will feel appreciated and will be more apt to recommend you and
do business with you in the
future.
«So we're setting them up, not just to stay active in cookie sales, but we're setting them up for their
future business of whatever they choose to
do online.»
However the
future of Kit and Ace is to unfold, you can bet they'll sort it out the way family
businesses usually
do — quietly and respectfully (if not always democratically), and with a common end goal in mind.
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.
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.
It continues: «Such material misrepresentations and / or omissions were
done knowingly or recklessly and for the purpose and effect
of concealing Zynga's operating condition and
future business prospects from the investing public and supporting the artificially inflated price
of its securities.»
If in the
future we want to avoid the type
of ugly confrontations we've seen this summer, then mining companies need to think seriously about where they
do business.
Public companies can get concerned about
doing business with startups because
of uncertain
futures.
In an email to Fortune, she pointed out that the state had asked in its original lawsuit that «the court to prohibit the company from
doing future business with the state
of Oregon.»
In Song's opinion, there are two kinds
of entrepreneurs: people who build a startup because they're passionate about a specific
business — a desire to create the world's largest cold - pressed juice empire, say, or a sudden insight that betting on video games is the
future of fantasy sports — and people who are entrepreneurs because that's just the only thing they can imagine
doing.
Whitman
did not rule out «smaller»
future acquisitions, pointing to HP's acquisitions
of 3Com, 3Par, and Aruba as examples
of purchases that have paid off big in terms
of expanding HP's networking and storage
businesses.
Released by Massolution, a Los - Angeles based
business that
does crowd - sourcing for enterprises, the research was quite bullish about the
future of the crowdfunding model: «This indicates a maturing
of the market, especially as the crowdfunding models are picking up traction among start - ups.»
You don't have to be a wizard to get some solid hints about the
future beyond tomorrow, especially when it comes to the operations
of your own
business.
That will damage your chances
of doing business with the prospect in the
future, when there is a real need.
But Charles Green, small
business consultant and author
of The SBA Loan Book, says that the months
of uncertainty and last few weeks
of political grandstanding may have already
done damage to the immediate
future of small
businesses.
The beauty
of Robert's story is that he is now dedicating his life to coaching others to crush debt, save, invest for the
future and build
businesses just like he
did.
Dear Mark, i
do believe in entrepreneurs as i am one
of them.I curently operate a dental laboratory in California, that needs funding.I am in the procces
of attracting
business from dentists i work with through direct mail and telemarketing.I'm setting up a small offshore office to
do the marketing part since the overhead is to expensive here.But the manufacturing
of the finished products will be
done in the USA creating jobs through production.A lot
of manufacturing work is
done offshore but through line production i'd like to keep the most in here.As an immigrant to this country i'd like to suport it to get back in shape financialy for the
future of my childrens.I am also copying an idea i have seen at a large company i used to work.I'm in the process
of setting up 2 other companies that will compete with my existing one but since they will be providing same products at different prices will atract different type
of clients (dentists).
When
did others start catching on so that this become a serious
business for the
future than a «fun challenge»
of a robot delivering pizza?
If you don't yet have a bank account set up for your
business, and if you are not yet building
business credit, it will be wise to start if you suspect a
future need for a line
of credit.
The concept
of «post-click» engineering and marketing — building the experience visitors or
future customers will have when they finally
do reach you online — is a serious
business opportunity with growth potential.
Representatives from Google Canada, Salesforce, and SurveyMonkey will participate in an Internet Association panel at the Economic Club
of Canada on October 7th to discuss the importance
of the digital economy to Canada's
future growth and what Canada can
do to maximize the benefits for
businesses of all sizes and types.
This is different than a loan because your
business doesn't acquire additional debt, there are no periodic payments, and the investor is willing to wait until a
future date to capture some kind
of return on their investment.
Keep
business cards
of prospects who don't convert immediately but may in the
future.»
«One
of the reasons to wait is to find out
do we get uncertainty in the market about
future economic policy and
does that create a correction in the equity market and slow down
business engagement?»
It's what you
do AFTER you fail that will separate you, a
future small
business success, from the other 80 %
of businesses that will crash and burn — for good.
Ideally, many or all states will, in the
future, adopt the Act's uniform set
of rules, which provide consumers with the necessary protections regardless
of where they and the virtual currency companies with which they
do business are located.
If this article saves you some time or energy during the startup phase
of your new
business or some
future grief because you were forewarned and
did what you needed to
do, it's served its purpose.
How you measure the effectiveness
of your digital strategy will be different for each
business and dependent on your goal (s), but it's vital to ensure you're able to
do so, as it's these metrics which will help you adjust your strategy in the
future.
Recognized as a «SBA Lender
of the Year» in 2015 by the Small
Business Administration, BBVA Compass is proud to
do our part to help small
businesses overcome their current economic challenges and position themselves for
future growth.
«We are planning a meeting... sitting down with some
business leaders here in the city, just discussing the
future of the site and what may be
done with it, from a technical standpoint,» Soglin said.
We
do, however, anticipate entering into foreign currency exchange contracts for purposes
of hedging foreign exchange rate fluctuations on our
business operations in
future operating periods as our exposures are deemed to be material.
This milestone event will showcase senior executives discussing the
future of their industries, anticipated changes and innovations in their supply chain, and the impact these will have on the WBEs who
do business with them.
Research
done at the Bank
of Canada and elsewhere, including conversations with
business leaders, suggests that the main cause
of weak investment is the high level
of uncertainty that companies are facing, particularly about
future demand prospects.
Whatever financial tools you end up applying for in the
future as an owner in a
business entity, it's always a good idea to
do your own due diligence beforehand, gathering all the important information about your
business, including the legal name, tax ID, address, revenues, number
of employees, etc..
We intend to retain
future earnings, if any, to finance the operation and expansion
of our
business and we
do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future.
• The character and integrity
of those with whom you are
doing business • Changing technology as it impacts industries (including the banking industry) •
Future changes in the law or even how the law might be interpreted differently 10 years from now • Deteriorating international competiveness (as what happened to our tax code) • Emerging competitive threats • Changes in industrial structure; e.g., new sources
of competition • Political influence and unexpected litigation • Public sector fiscal challenges, demographic changes and challenges managing the nation's healthcare resources
It will help you prepare a realistic vision for the
future of your
business and in
doing so can maximise your
business» potential for growth.
In the wake
of an open letter in January from Larry Fink, CEO
of BlackRock, exhorting
businesses everywhere to focus on their social impact rather than simply maximizing profits, they wondered whether Moynihan might feel under more pressure to
do so now that tax reforms would be lightening the burden in the
future.
Not technically a
business loan, split funding is a purchase
of your
future credit card sales
done at a discount.
Does Berkshire's investment gives Coke's management cover to not address the
future of the beverage
business?
How
did you kind
of map between which
of the global opportunities, with which
of the right
businesses of the
future to focus on within the family portfolio?
The operative word here is only, I have seen far too many causalities where the projected numbers have looked fantastic and people invested without bothering to understand
business and the story have had miserable returns What to
do when you are really optimistic about
future of the company want your customers to buy?
«I
did it to see if there was anything I would miss, and there was nothing
of value,» the ad director says, speaking on condition
of anonymity because he works in the
business and doesn't want to jeopardize
future job prospects with brands that buy on Facebook.