Since 1986, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small,
homegrown company as an industry giant.
Not exact matches
Both of those
homegrown companies built a formidable strategic advantage by being first in the Latin American market, says Alan Colmenares, who worked for Intel's venture capital arm in Mexico and Brazil and now serves
as a facilitator in his native Colombia for the Founder Institute, an incubator focused on tech start - ups across the globe.
Other reasons the
company could be faltering in China include the government's «official bias toward bolstering
homegrown competition,» according to the Times,
as well
as scalpers, who tend to buy new cars early on and resell them, thus deflating actual sales figures.
The
company boasts large gross margins - 60 percent last year - from internet services, including gaming and advertising linked to its
homegrown user interface, MIUI, which had 190 million monthly active users
as of March 2018.
Large
companies are increasing organic offerings,
as well
as snapping up small and medium organic brands, such
as General Mills did in 2014, with Annie's
Homegrown Inc., for a reported sum of $ 820 million.
Skoobe launched in 2012 in Germany and has been a critical success,
as a
homegrown company, appealing to local readers.
Homegrown companies such
as Hamilton - based Biox and Enerkem of Montreal could be ideal producers of the fuel down the road.
In addition to the China issues, the
company's chip business suffered a huge loss
as Samsung used
homegrown chips to power this year's flagship models.
But Fitbit did cite Pebble's
homegrown software and enthusiastic community of app developers
as one of its motives for buying the smaller smartwatch
company.
Employers using
homegrown ATS's include major tech
companies such
as Apple, Google, Netflix and Facebook.
Like others questioning the project, he points out that Montreal isn't growing
as fast
as other parts of Canada, and that Quebec's retail base generally comprises
homegrown companies.
Most of Hilton's online business is arriving through the
company's own proprietary Web sites — such
as Hilton.com and Embassysuites.com — and the
homegrown sites are enjoying explosive growth.