Sentences with phrase «hurdle for companies»

Having C - suite and executives buy - in is essential and educating its stakeholders is the first hurdle for companies moving toward sustainable business practices.

Title III is the game changer which dramatically reduces this hurdle for companies that can prove themselves to the market.»

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The hurdles were not small: He'd need to get licensed in every state, and somehow account for the fact that most insurance companies won't pay for a new prescription until the old one is just a few days from running out.

Once seen as an attractive capital source for Australian companies, regulatory hurdles in Canada combined with depressed global markets have dampened enthusiasm for dual listings.

For years, Canadian UAV companies have had an edge over their American rivals because our regulators have been more permissive in allowing drone flights, and don't require operators to have a pilot's licence — an expensive hurdle.

For Directors» equity to vest (the portion they did not purchase), hurdles would need to be achieved that reflect personal performance and long - term value creation of the company.

Asking if the company is looking for government support, Kailas said, «We are not asking for subsidy, but just a right policy framework to work without hurdles.»

And while it's difficult for U.S. companies that are new to the scene to jump in on the game, international businesses have an even higher hurdle to overcome.

But the first three months of the year could be the biggest hurdle for the small companies to clear, Abhishek Deshpande, an oil markets analyst at Natixis, explained.

But companies want to list where they can be assured of reaching investors and liquidity, and that's a difficult hurdle for upstarts to overcome.

Administrative Law Judge Ann O'Reilly, of the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings for the Public Utilities Commission ruled late on Monday that Enbridge should be issued permission for the replacement, but said the company should use its existing right of way, adding hurdles to the project's construction.

The company is still struggling to meet demand, a common hurdle for any popular new console.

Pfizer may face regulatory hurdles with its proposed merger, amid news on Wednesday that the Treasury Department is looking to stem the tide of companies exiting the U.S. through tax inversions, which is one of Pfizer's motivations for doing a deal with Dublin - based Allergan.

Regulatory hurdles are the top concern for Jason Martin, CEO of iotum, a Toronto - based company that provides web collaboration and conference calling service.

The ride - hailing company first introduced its plan for «on - demand aviation» in October last year, but still has some hurdles to face, including inventing the aircrafts.

CEOs are responsible for doing everything in their power to identify and remove all hurdles in the way of their company's success.

Restivo said getting the federal government to approve a deal would be a high hurdle for any foreign company and perhaps in particular a Chinese company.

In Canada, even if it is found that companies have worked with the NSA to exploit or create vulnerabilities in software, the higher standard for bringing legal action could prove a significant hurdle (although he says Quebec has slightly different laws that make such action more likely to succeed).

Naturally, the stakes are great for French companies that could be looking at higher trade costs, along with additional bureaucratic hurdles.

«If companies are maintaining traditional hurdle rates, they are unlikely to invest any time soon, and we will not see the kind of growth, productivity and job creation we are looking for,» Poloz said.

The California Medical Association, which represents doctors in California, opposes the measure because of that claim, and also because the group said the cancellation of drug purchasing contracts the state already has with pharma companies «would remove many drugs from the Medi - Cal list of pre-approved medicines — creating a new prior authorization hurdle for patients and their physicians.»

I have had some business leaders tell me that they have been surprised to see, for example, companies in Asia pursuing investments with implicit returns of around 3 to 4 per cent, well below most companies» hurdle rates.

But if companies are maintaining traditional hurdle rates, they are unlikely to invest any time soon, and we will not see the kind of growth, productivity and job creation we are looking for.

New legislation will lower the regulatory hurdles for foreign companies entering the Chinese market, but it is restricted to particular industries.

But you can probably expect additional paperwork hurdles, when compared to a person who works for a company.

Sensing potential political hurdles, companies like Apple, Facebook, Google and IBM chartered a new organization, the Partnership for Artificial Intelligence, last year.

The sale of nearly $ 2 million in corporate stock by high - level Equifax executives shortly after the company learned of a major data breach has sparked public outrage that could turn into another hurdle for the credit rating agency.

Another reason for the more bullish outlook on Tesla could be due to the fact that the company has proven that any previous Model X hurdles have been addressed, and vehicles are being purchased and delivered.

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Investors may be on to something: It will be more difficult for companies to achieve the same EPS growth in the second half, as the earnings recovery in the second half of 2016 is a higher hurdle.

Kraken was one of the companies that decided to leave New York after the creation of the state's infamous BitLicense, a regulatory move touted by New York as providing a credible framework in which Bitcoin and cryptocurrency businesses could continue to operate within the state, but which was denounced by cryptocurrency enthusiasts as an insurmountable hurdle for startups to navigate.

The new rules, which include hundreds of pages of regulations, would exclude recent acquisitions from helping a company meet the foreign ownership hurdle for an inversion.

One of the biggest hurdles for this or any other payment system is the need for scale: Using paper bills or coins or even credit cards works, because they are accepted virtually everywhere, and they are a known quantity and have well - established companies (and government regulations) behind them.

Once this regulatory hurdle is overcome and approval for the EU market secure, the company said it will be «on the front line» in Europe's fight against obesity and sugar - related health problems such as type 2 diabetes.

See further Emma Koehn, «Scott Morrison to amend effects test legislation to remove hurdles for proving misuse of market power» (Smart Company, 23 March 2017) and Jacob Greber, «Morrison to kill off «lawyer's picnic» in competition effects test» (Australian Financial Review, 22 March 2017) and John Durie, «Business to lament competition law changes» (The Australian, 23 March 2017).

Increasing use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Once regulatory hurdles for the use of autonomous air vehicles are cleared, UAS developments could give logistics companies the opportunity to move freight away from central hubs to dispersed regional airfields and change how we transport goods by air.

The organizers of the 43North business plan competition said they have narrowed their pool of 502 applicants down to 134 semifinalists that have cleared the first hurdle for a shot at winning a portion of the $ 5 million in prizes that will be handed out to eight winning companies in early October.

Kevin McCloud, presenter of Channel 4's Grand Designs programme, calls for a concerted effort by local authority planning departments, developers, housing associations and mortgage companies to help people over the self - build hurdles.

But I think it's a disservice to gloss over the topic, because in reality it can be a fairly large hurdle for a successful industry transition,» said Andrew Spencer, a research scientist at Alvine Pharmaceuticals who has experience at biotech companies and small start - ups.

You can minimise these first three hurdles by actually starting your search for vacancies in the United Kingdom, looking for international or foreign companies with a particular interest in British graduates.

About the Anna - Maria Kellen Clinical Accelerator The Anna - Maria Kellen Clinical Accelerator, the clinical research program of the Cancer Research Institute, leverages CRI's partnerships with nonprofit organizations, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and academic research and treatment centers worldwide, to provide scientists and clinicians with expertise in cancer immunotherapy access to resources they need to advance ambitious clinical and translational research ideas, while simulataneous solving for competitive and regulatory hurdles that would otherwise impede innovation.

Whether you have a vision for starting a company or an idea of what role you want to play within one, advancing in a male - dominated world is a worthwhile hurdle to jump.

Snap's first year as a public company has been marked by hurdles, including the loss of its heads of product and engineering, while Facebook copied some of its most popular features for bigger audiences.

As the Founder of the matchmaking service Three Day Rule, Talia said one of the biggest hurdles her company faces is helping clients see past the laundry list of little things they're looking for in a mate.

Takata was hit with the largest civil penalty for a safety violation ever last year, and the company faces serious financial hurdles going forward.

What the company believes is that there's a big unsaturated market for e-readers and price is the biggest hurdle in making a dent in this sector, something that can be redressed to a large extent with the advent of the new chip.

Amazon's decision to go it alone on the content side, with a customized version of Android, may still bring the firm long - term success in growing its sales base for the wider array of Amazon offerings, but some short - term hurdles could be present in the company's global expansion of its tablet sales.

If we think the internals for a company and its securities are good enough to meet our hurdle rates — a pre-tax return of 30 % or better without meaningful investment risk; we ignore market risk completely.

The security paper division was sold off last year to improve liquidity as the company will face some refinancing hurdles for its current debt over the next two years.

Those can become a hurdle when we consider operating FFXIV for an extended period of time, and so when I talk to those first - party companies, I ask them, «Do you have the capability to prepare for that, do you have the resolve that you're going to make sure to take responsibility and take care of those, do you have that willingness?»