Sentences with phrase «good sign the company»

If a hybrid publisher has a requirement that the author must pay for a specific number of books, it's a good sign the company is merely a dressed - up version of an old - school «vanity» press.

If we hear about Cortana as much at Build 2017 as we have today, it's a good sign the company is committed.

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This creates jobs — a sign of a functioning economy — and provides opportunities for others through paying a fair wage and bettering the surrounding communities in which the company operates.

Here's a better sign: in 2015 bitcoin companies raised $ 485 million.

It is also a good idea to have new employees sign confidentiality agreements that instruct them about the company's privacy guidelines.

Companies including Apple, Walmart, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Ikea, Nestle, Proctor & Gamble, Levi Strauss, and Best Buy all say they plan to stick to a 2015 environmental pledge they signed during the Obama administration, Bloomberg reports.

Irresistible people understand that making an effort to look your best is comparable to cleaning your house before company comes — it's a sign of respect for others.

You know it's good when the founder of the company, in this case Ken Austin, will personally sign the bottle for you.

PetSmart said BC Partners, as well as some of its fund investors, including La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and StepStone, signed an agreement to buy the company for $ 83 per share.

The decision stopped well short of full regulatory sign - off, but it was a promising enough omen that 23andMe was able to raise a reported $ 79 million funding round in July that pushed the company's valuation above $ 1 billion.

Signing onto a new company with a complete stranger isn't considered a «best practice.»

Once a company is signed up with Talkspace, the company sends over posters for advertisements, as well as user handbooks, content calendars, and email reminders.

One sign of a very well - run company is when employees can tell their boss they need to move on, without being shoved out the door.

During Q3, Netflix announced it signed showrunner Shonda Rhimes to an exclusive overall deal as well as completed its first acquisition, comic book company Millarworld.

As well, make sure your operating system is updated — companies often release security patches in updates — and consider signing up on an account - monitoring site, which can send you a notification for every transaction you make.

For investors, seeing insiders buy stock is usually a good sign, and so it is at Shaw Communications, whose 83 - year - old founder, JR Shaw, handed over $ 5.27 million in 2016 to increase his stake in the company to 4.1 %.

It's generally not a good sign when it takes that long to describe a company's value proposition, but Kinkaid tries gamly.

Meanwhile, the iPhone 6 is well - made, but the company's Apple Pay payment system, which works via a chip inside the phone, could see the same fate as Google Wallet if enough retailers don't sign - on.

The good news is that it's possible for user - centric Web companies to have rich and high - integrity data about signed - in users who have created rich profiles.

It's a good sign that the company is starting off with a solid revenue base, says Ainsworth, and he has faith it will find other money - making sources over time.

Being included in company culture, and getting your first independent project, are two major signs that an internship will serve you well.

The fact that so many small companies are willing to borrow and invest in their operations is a good sign for the economy.

As for Glickman's penchant for turning the company upside down to deliver on impossible promises, there are signs that, for better or worse, a certain pragmatism and even maturity may be setting in.

In a June 17 note, National Bank Financial analyst Cameron Doerkson pointed out that the company has recently signed several new deals, which is good news for investors.

Messick provides insight to the sign - up process, and his company's work to promote the best athletes.

On an otherwise bleak day when Bombardier announced plans to cut 7,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years, the company also issued a rare, long - awaited piece of good news: Air Canada has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to 75 CSeries aircraft.

«With the barter company, all I had to do was give them a current financial report on Nu - Way, as well as sign a commitment that we would provide $ 50,000 worth of moving services to members of the barter network.

There are also signs that many companies are looking at the risks and costs involved in outsourcing and deciding that it might just be better to stay home.

«We're weathering the storm pretty well,» says Burrows, noting that the company's assets are backstopped by signed contracts.

While it's a good sign — it means the company is interested, says founder William Vanderbloemen — it's also a test.

The Shiller price / earnings ratio, which compares companies» share prices with their inflation - adjusted 10 - year earnings average, is at 31, well above the historical median of 16 — a sign that future returns will be sluggish.

Many companies even hire independent firms to scrutinize a candidate's suitability, and have new CEOs sign contracts requiring them to maintain a good reputation or risk dismissal.

We plan on signing a 24/7 support agreement with the for - profit company that supports Drupal, partly as a marketing / confidence builder, partly so that we can focus on what we do best and let them deal with Drupal bug fixes / workarounds.

CHU: The sharp move lower today may be the latest sign that traders and investors need to see much better forecasts before pushing stocks back towards record highs and that the bar may be higher for the rest of the companies who have yet to report earnings this season.

When a company has the ability to pay out a portion of its earnings back to shareholders, that's usually a good sign.

Companies with steady month - over-month employee growth or incremental increase in employee count is a good sign that business is on the upswing.

Companies in South Korea are actively diversifying, which is a good sign.

Thus, even with an uninspiring near - term earnings outlook, signs that the company is executing well on its restructuring programs may be enough to help get this stock out of the doghouse in upcoming quarters.

For example, Mississauga's engineering firm Hatch signed a joint venture agreement with a subsidiary of the China Communications and Construction Company (which ranked No. 110 in the 2016 Fortune 500) in 2016, and is now well - positioned to bid for emerging projects.

It proves management's trust in the company's future and is also a good sign of a sound business model.

Be aware of the warning signs that a company may not have your best interest in mind.

Some investors argue that massive share - price increases in 2014 mean that even future successes won't produce strong returns for shareholders buying in at today's prices, but the demand among top pharmaceutical companies for promising drug candidates to add to their pipelines shows few signs of slowing anytime soon, and that could bode well for the sector in the coming year.

So if a company pays out dividends for several consecutive years it's a good sign as they likely value their investors, act in their best interest and also have a healthy business that generates profits.

«When the board of directors of a company decides to buy - back its stock in the open market, it may well be a sign that they believe the shares are undervalued and do not adequately reflect the prospect for growth.

And... if you see a pattern of multiple different visitors from the same company in a short period of time, it's a pretty good sign you made it to their «consideration» step.

In contrast, if you have thirty companies in your fund, and you've had them all for five years or so, you will have a pretty good feeling for any warning signs or improvements in their performance.

This means that they are much better suited to recognising any warning signs in the company performance, know the impact of any key personnel leaving, and are not worried if earnings over a cycle are «lumpy» rather than the perfect, consistent increases in earnings that managers with a more short - term outlook prefer.

The live action Beauty and the Beast has been the top - grossing movie of the year so far, which is a good sign for the company's other live - action remakes in development such as The Lion King and Mulan.

In a memorandum signed in the Oval Office on Tuesday, the President invited TransCanada to reapply to build Keystone and directed the U.S. Department of State to make a favourable decision on the application within 60 days, while seeking a «better deal» from the company.

Looking for signs of weakening momentum, ISI weekly Company Surveys provided good early warnings in each of the last 3 years.