Sentences with phrase «higher cost of doing business»

First, the Federal Reserve finds investors prefer to do business with too - big - to - fails, in favor of smaller financial institutions, leaving a higher cost of doing business for the little guys.

The rules of the game are uncertain — Dodd Frank, the Volker Rule, and national medical insurance are just three profound regulatory changes that, at the very least, portend more regulation and a higher cost of doing business.

If the type of systemic abuse exists as you describe and can be demonstrated on the record, Canadian courts can choose to make this a much higher cost of doing business.

You exchange a higher cost of doing business (higher interest fees) and a higher risk of total failure, for a larger number of rents and thus higher potential earnings.

Part of the differential is due to the higher cost of doing business in Canada because of the fee and charges that U.S. airlines don't face operating out of its airports.

Alleviate the high cost of doing business with this cost - containment guide for entrepreneurs in expensive cities like Honolulu, Anchorage and New York.

Both Forbes and CNBC recently ranked Honolulu as having the highest cost of doing business in the country!

Labor costs are the main factor driving the high cost of doing business in Bean Town.

While the myriad benefits of locating to hubs like Silicon Valley or New York have historically outweighed the high cost of doing business there, the capping of state income tax deductions should motivate founders to revisit this assumption.

Connecticut, which comes in 46th, has the fourth - highest cost of doing business, the third - highest cost of living and the nation's second - worst economy; only Alaska's is worse.

Those in the financial planning business will face increased scrutiny along with higher costs of doing business as a result, they say.

The dwindling Australian dollar has given the nation's farmers a reason for optimism in 2014, but the ongoing dry weather in the north and high costs of doing business are undermining the confidence of some primary producers.

Western New York's largest business group, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, once again plans to focus its lobbying efforts on core issues familiar to its members: the high cost of doing business in the state, the need for more trained workers and the importance of encouraging investment in the region.

What caught our attention from Vanessa's's questionnaire / interview:»... effective transportation strategies are at the heart of addressing everything from the high incidence of asthma in the Bronx to the high cost of doing business in Manhattan.»

Company representatives said the subsidies were needed to offset the high cost of doing business in New York.

The state's trial lawyers have spent a whopping $ 20 million lobbying and donating to the campaigns of state pols since 2006 to block reforms that could cut the high cost of doing business in New York, according to an anti-trial lawyer group.

They have the capacity to make your book glow above the sky for readers to discover yet they are gradually losing relevancy based on their high cost of doing business and poor royalty payout.

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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.

Partners that are experts in a specific area can work at a high level of efficiency, help eliminate redundancy and lower the cost of doing business.

In London, the cost of doing business was extremely high: salaries, rents, and other outlays.

Venture capitalists are already avoiding startups that will require big bandwidth, which would necessarily bring them into conflict with ISPs, or into a position where their costs of doing business would be too high.

But Virginia still faces some of the same issues it did in the first year of our study — namely, high business costs and a high cost of living.

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.

The state has the fifth - highest tax burden in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation, contributing to Wisconsin's 26th place ranking in our Cost of Doing Business category compared to 24th four years ago.

As operations become more complex for companies doing business both online and in store, out - of - stocks, overstocks and returns are costing retailers $ 1.75 trillion a year — a number that's only moving higher.

There are a lot of reasons an entrepreneur might like Buenos Aires: A low cost of living, a high quality of life, accessible transportation and a relatively low cost of doing business.

On the one side is an American technology company with a history of questionable business practices, and on the other is an outdated bureaucracy that does much to keep transportation costs high in the city.

But the cost of living and doing business in all of them (both factors Amazon is considering) are substantially higher than they are here.

Investors who avoid high and unnecessary costs and simply sit for an extended period with a collection of large, conservatively - financed American businesses will almost certainly do well.»

Small businesses don't have large accounting departments yet must fill in the same set of tax forms that large businesses do — meaning their proportional compliance costs are higher.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Kraken Cryptocurrency Exchange announced that it will no longer be providing services to residents of Japan, citing high costs in doing business in the region.

The main disadvantage of doing business with a local shop is that the premiums you'll pay are typically higher (even when you include shipping and insurance costs) because the business owner has overhead costs to recoup.

Every B2B lead generation effort that produces great business leads is also going to produce a certain percentage of «unqualified» sales leads, and as long as your «unqualified» sales leads are less than 10 % of total sales leads (this percentage may be higher, depending on your industry), you should accept this as a cost of doing business and move on to the next thing on your schedule.

Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.

This limited what the organisation could do in terms of communications and «the choice of vendors was getting smaller and the cost was getting higher, so that's a compelling business case to move,» she said.

«I would ask that they do not steal from small family businesses, but from large national businesses, knowing that the costs are ultimately passed on to the rest of us in the form of higher prices.

Did you add up all the expenditures needed to start your donut business, and find yourself facing a list of unexpectedly high costs?

In many F&A industries, maintaining high standards of environmental sustainability (e.g. reduced water, energy, waste and land footprint) and animal welfare have already transitioned from being potential differentiators to accepted costs of doing business.

Other times, the high cost of the bar reflects a new way of doing business (which is good news for the farmers growing the cacao.)

Here in HISD, veritable «food courts» are set up at lunch at various high schools to sell junk food as fundraisers, and principals not only turn a blind eye, they're enthusiastic about them due to the revenue that is brought in — so much revenue that hefty fine from the TX Dept. of Agriculture is just the cost of doing business.

In a community that has done so much to rebuild and grow, the barricades had a high quality of life cost for residents and businesses.

They drive the cost of doing business in New York higher and create obstacles to private sector growth.

They also cite the high - cost of doing business in the state for small businesses in particular and the need to reform medical liability and the Scaffold Law.

However, the budget will also add to the cost of doing business by extending assessments on electric, natural gas and steam energy, for a total cost of nearly $ 1.5 billion, half of which will be paid by business, and by increasing the minimum wage — a measure whose impact will be felt by many business, with total cost estimates as high as $ 2 billion per year once fully implemented.

If you talk to the business community, they are talking about the cost of doing business now being very high, importers are complaining that duties are going through the roof» he said.

The current fines are seen as «the cost of doing business» and are not high enough to deter apartment and building owners from renting rooms illegally to tourists, said Councilwoman Gale Brewer, one of the bill's chief sponsors.

The business officials agreed that enrollment is down overall, but «high need» districts with lots of kids in poverty or those who don't speak English are seeing an increase, which also helps push up overall costs.

In this context, switching from high - cost diesel to a low - carbon alternative fuel isn't just the green thing to do; it's key to ensuring consumer products stay at affordable prices, Elizabeth Fretheim, director of business strategy and sustainability logistics at Wal - Mart Stores Inc., explained at a symposium last week hosted by the nonprofit group Business for Social Responsibilitbusiness strategy and sustainability logistics at Wal - Mart Stores Inc., explained at a symposium last week hosted by the nonprofit group Business for Social ResponsibilitBusiness for Social Responsibility (BSR).

India is still cited as a difficult place for overseas investors to do business, with a lack of transparency in several parts of the economy and a high start - up cost.