That says more about why new companies don't
grow than about why they don't start — unless that talent is a fence - sitting entrepreneur.
Not exact matches
According to ESI Media, the Independent website
grew its online audience by more
than 30 % last year and now has
about 70 million monthly unique visitors.
But Chinese exports of automobile parts to North America are
growing about a percentage point slower
than they are to the rest of the world, suggesting NAFTA actually makes U.S. automobile companies more competitive.
The euro, which has been knocked by weaker -
than - expected economic data and
growing doubts
about when the European Central Bank will normalize its monetary policy, fell 0.67 percent against the greenback to $ 1.998.
The Independent was created in 1986 as an alternative to the existing British daily press, and for a time it was a successful business, but as the pressure of a declining print market continued to
grow it faded rapidly from a readership of
about 400,000 to less
than 50,000.
The service — which also allows just
about anyone to release a game — has
grown to more
than 50 million users since, with Valve now looking to expand into the living room with an upcoming PlayStation - like console, the Steam Box.
She responded to criticism by doggedly sticking to Liberal talking points
about growing the middle class rather
than addressing the issue head - on.
United Airlines» plan to
grow aggressively over the next several years was aimed at getting investors even more jazzed
about its stock, which was already rallying more
than its peers» this year.
The survey revealed that, surprisingly, most minority executives are positive
about the direction of the U.S. economy, believing it will maintain its current expansion (38.3 percent) or
grow faster
than before (21.9 percent).
It is slightly more expensive on a price - to - earnings basis
than the rest of the banks — it's trading at
about 16 times earnings — but that's because it's
growing faster.
Asked
about the
growing DC - SV connection, Mabus said, «the energy, the intellectual capital that is there, the intensity of these founders and companies that GV is invested in, it's very appealing to me, much more appealing
than maintaining something that's already gotten there.»
Despite having the most users (reportedly
about 30 million), the music streaming service has faced
growing competition from others, most notably Apple's (AAPL) own service which debuted that summer and already has more
than 11 million paying subscribers.
«This is really
about helping large media companies
grow even bigger,» said Democratic FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, adding that Republicans were «more intent on granting the industrys holiday wish list early rather
than looking out for the public interest.»
Darren Rowse: If you are looking for a Twitter account to follow that is constantly pumping out great resources
about growing your blog,
than look no further, as the founder of ProBlogger, Rowse is an internationally - recognized expert on blogging.
As investigators wrap their case against more
than a dozen traders involved in the recent LIBOR scandal — which involves executives at Barclays and a
growing list of international banks attempting to manipulate the benchmark figure for trillions of pounds» worth of financial contracts — they're revealing a curious fact
about how some of the details were leaked in the first place.
He compared Twitter to several other social media networks, including Instagram — which has
grown more
than 50 percent — compared to Twitter, which has
grown about 3 percent in the last fiscal year.
Since launching
about five months ago, Vine's popularity has
grown quickly, amassing more
than 13 million users.
It's the sort of rapid gearshift that few companies ever experience, much less master: over the course of
about five years, FouFou Dog (FFD), a Markham, Ont. - based dog apparel firm, has seen its revenue
grow by more
than 800 % — a steep growth trajectory matched by the company's shift from providing very specialized boutique goods, like jewelry and booties for small dogs, and to a far wider range of products suitable for mass merchandisers and large offshore customers.
Podcasting will continue to
grow because people love listening to topics they are passionate
about, and they can more easily find and consume that content
than ever before.»
Even after Alphabet's more
than $ 100 billion market gain this year alone, the company trades at just 23 times expected 2017 earnings, compared with
about 18.5 times for the S&P 500, and is
growing much faster.
In the intervening years since TransCanada originally proposed Keystone XL, U.S. oil production has
grown by more
than 80 percent, from just over 5 million barrels per day to
about 9.6 mb / d today.
The complaint added fuel to the fire of some on Capitol Hill, who have
grown increasingly uneasy
about the confusing ownership structure of the Chinese conglomerate since a July announcement revealed that a charitable foundation owned more
than half of the firm and company executives and board members owned most of the rest.
When you talk
about it from a share standpoint, we've
grown our coffee share more
than everybody else put together over the last five years, even though our experience has not expanded significantly at all.
About five years later, Rosenberg started the International Franchise Association, which has now
grown to include more
than 800 franchisors and over 30,000 franchisees.
It's got all this stuff in the news, with ghost cities and real estate markets crashing, but when we think
about it, if the U.S. economy is forecast to
grow somewhere between 2.75 % and 3 % for 2015, and China is
growing at 6.5 % or 7 %, we're still looking at essentially twice the U.S. [growth rate] on a much bigger base
than 10 years ago,» she says.
As Priceline.com cofounder Jeff Hoffman, co-author of, SCALE: 7 Proven Principles to
Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back, likes to say, «Your business plan is more
about the questions you ask and get yourself to struggle with
than it is
about finding the «right» answer.»
«I realized that I would have to
grow up someday and learn
about something other
than the SEAL Teams,» says UCLA's Dunbar.
This CEO knows all
about hiring the right staff: His previous venture
grew to 100 employees in less
than a year and a half.
Mind you, more small business owners are optimistic
about the economy
than pessimistic, most saying the reason being that they're
growing or that they simply choose to be positive.
Since then, housing prices have
grown by 4 % annually, or
about 1.2 percentage points more
than inflation every year.
Born of a conversation among women engineers
about how to
grow their numbers, the toy went from Kickstarter crowdfunding project to the shelves of Toys «R» Us in less
than nine months.
According to research firm Nielsen, rosé table wine sales are now valued at more
than $ 207 million annually,
growing about 50 % from a year ago and outpacing the overall market's more modest 4 % increase.
«I think the next [e-commerce] wave [which is predicted to
grow to a $ 300 billion market] is going to care more
about price
than service,» Lore told Inc.'s Christine Lagorio - Chafkin.
Revenue has
grown to
about $ 120 million, and it processes
about $ 500 million a year in payment transactions, working with more
than 15,000 retailers across the country and some of the largest retail brands in the world like Visa, MasterCard and Amazon.
It's enormous news for a startup that has
grown from
about 150 employees a year ago to more
than 400 today.
Revenue from Family Dollar — which has more stores
than Dollar Tree — accounted for
about 90 % of that gain; without that, Dollar Tree
grew revenue by less
than 9 %.
If augmented reality games continue to
grow in popularity as a category, there may be more pressure
than ever for governments to step in and do something
about the dumbest behavior this side of drinking and driving.
For example, if Canadians considered more closely the environmental and social consequences of harvesting the oilsands, they might go
about it differently
than if they simply considered how much Alberta's economy will
grow by exporting oil to the U.S..
BlackBerry still owns more
than 40 % of the North American smartphone market, and though it continues to show healthy growth in emerging markets, investors worry
about the declining average sale price for its products,
about RIM's failure to make a dent in the consumer marketplace, and
about the
growing sense that it no longer offers an enterprise user anything that one of its sexier rivals doesn't do as well or better.
I
grew up knowing that hard work and smart work has a greater impact on results
than being passionate
about something.
Solar and wind - industry jobs are
growing at a rate of
about 20 percent per year — 12 times faster
than the general economy.
Siegel thinks that earnings per share can
grow about half a point faster
than nominal GDP — in the 5 % range including inflation — chiefly because of big gains in the technology sector.
Fort McMurray wildfire is
about 204,000 hectares — more
than 787 square miles, an area larger
than Oklahoma City — and was anticipated to
grow by Tuesday.
Digital ad spending
grew by 20 % in 2015 to
about $ 60 billion, faster growth
than in either 2013 and 2014, the report says, «but journalism organizations have not been the primary beneficiaries.»
Dean points out that the grocery sector is
about 50 % more expensive on a price - to - earnings basis here
than it is in America, and earnings are
growing about 2 % slower.
One Googler said that the company is a great place to see, listen to, and meet with people who he
grew up reading
about («Never in my life have I met so many people with a Wikipedia page
than in the last year!»
The number of business partnerships in the U.S. has been
growing steadily by an annual rate of
about 5.6 percent a year to more
than 3 million in 2007, according to the most recent records reported by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Bennett Jones» Toronto office has
grown from
about 40 lawyers in 1999 to more
than 180 today, while maintaining top rankings in employee engagement and suffering «very little» turnover, says Walsh.
The SEC may cast an even wider net on the crypto space
than thought just a week ago, but many remain optimistic
about regulators»
growing...
The BLS projects overall STEM employment to
grow about 13 percent 2012 - 2022, somewhat faster
than the 11 percent projected for all occupations.