Sentences with phrase «hurt businesses»

Those subsidies started going away around 2013 and ended altogether earlier this year as pricing wars between the carriers hurt their businesses.

Consequently, after paying lots of money over a long period of time, this online marketing approach will actually hurt businesses rather than help them.

They argue that the FCC's net neutrality rules go far beyond its authority and consequently hurt their businesses.

The truth will be out this September, when the Bloor Street «pilot project» is evaluated, when the drivers complain about their trip being slowed down, when the retailers complain that the removal of parking spaces hurt their businesses, when the police and fire services complain about longer response times.

This is the «Yelp Factor,» which basically says that bad online reviews hurt businesses directly.

The government shutdown will hurt businesses due to halted government transactions, delayed new campaigns, and limited access to capital.

These shippers depend on us, and service failures can badly hurt their businesses.

And it's hurt the businesses behind the gadgets: The electronics industry's revenue has dropped steadily over the past five years, from $ 84.08 billion to $ 76 billion.

Instead, the debate is about whether and how much environmental regulations hurt businesses.

As a small business owner, he believes too many new stores along the canal could hurt businesses that already exist on Court Street.

Without a comprehensive plan or a schedule of completion, this runaway repair has not only been a major inconvenience to residents, it has hurt businesses, property values, and Kingston's credibility.

Peter Van Scoyoc, the committee's town board liaison, said the town's concern was not to hurt the businesses but to work with them.

They insist it will hurt businesses across the state.

Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) argues doing so could hurt businesses and also lead to job losses for the very people the hike is meant to help.

While some businesses have expressed support for Cuomo's plan, the state's biggest business organizations have said the $ 15 an hour minimum wage would kill New York jobs and hurt businesses.

Critics of the minimum wage hike say it will hurt businesses by cutting into revenues that could, in turn, result in fewer jobs and price increases.

Anything that increases costs — higher rents, more expensive food or other costs, higher wages — can hurt their businesses.

Balter addressed one concern with a single - payer system — that it would hurt businesses.

Mark - Viverito, part of the City Council's Progressive Caucus, said there was simply no evidence that the bill would hurt businesses.

The freshman congressman said the penalty of 8 percent of total payroll would hurt businesses with low margins, and instead should be based on the total profit of a business.

To appease critics who feared the rise would hurt businesses, the Legislature agreed to give a tax credit to businesses that employ students ages 16 to 19.

In the email, Astorino claimed the minimum wage hike won't just hurt businesses, but minorities and younger workers.

United Airlines» planned move of its operations center from Elk Grove Township to Chicago's Willis Tower will hurt some businesses where workers regularly eat and party and nearby municipalities if the buildings stay vacant for very long.

Napa Valley Fruit Versus Napa Valley Wine: A proposal before the federal agency in charge of wine labeling has vintners in emerging regions complaining that Napa Valley is trying to hurt their businesses...

Price decreases hurt businesses and investors as profits slow and companies are forced to shut down.

The decision to suspend the food services industry from the Temporary Foreign Worker program will hurt businesses and their employees, says the restaurant industry association, an outcome the minister responsible for the move called «regrettable, but necessary.»

While it is still uncertain just how much coal - energy prices are expected to rise, Rep. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has called Obama's initiative a «war on coal,» which he says will cost jobs and hurt businesses.

Just six percent of those surveyed think the medium has hurt their business more than it has helped it, with 17 percent expressing concern that it gives people a chance to criticize the company publicly.

If you upset shareholders or customers, that can really hurt your business.

Generic advertisements, including print, online, broadcast and direct mail, as well as coupons and Groupon, are costly and many are finding they are hurting the business» bottom line.

If you expect that line to be there, it's going to hurt your business.

But when you're constantly in «interrupt mode,» it hurts your business focus, Daniels says.

Unfortunately, in many cases, the only way to keep the employee from hurting the business is immediate dismissal.

It didn't hurt my business and, if anything, my associates respected my honesty.

And when everyone is looking for the smarts, it certainly can't hurt your business to do everything in your power to come across as intellectually impressive.

Fortunately, if you're wondering whether or not a particular marketing channel is helping or hurting your business, I've got three words for you: Contribution margin ratio.

You may have habits hurting your business, but you can transform them by answering the following questions.

And while Silicon Valley tech companies like DoorDash are always looking to recruit American workers, the inability to hire trained engineers, data scientists, statisticians and more would hurt our business and cause us to fall behind the global competition.

Here are seven tasks employees engage in every day that hurt a business» bottom line.

The common argument against nationalized paid maternity leave is that it hurts businesses or that people will take advantage of the system.

Think the growth of the gig economy is hurting your business?

It certainly doesn't hurt a business owner to have someone to turn to for advice and reflection on what he or she can do to improve the atmosphere and level of engagement at the office.

In fact, an app can actually end up hurting your business if it's just not right for you.

But with BYOD on the rise, experts say employers better adapt or risk serious privacy and security issues that could hurt business.

A customer who has a negative experience with one of your employees can quickly share that with friends and family, and hurt your business» image.

Plus, high turnover hurts business performance and customer satisfaction.

Everyone from veteran entrepreneur Noam Brodksy to VC Brad Feld has publicly come out as struggling to draw this line (Feld offers a creative fix for how much email to respond to in the same post) but as Brodsky notes, not taming your connection anxiety not only annoys your traveling companions but can also really hurt your business.

If this thing flops, it is going to hurt — it'll hurt our business and it'll be embarrassing.

Typically, the companies she finds have fallen out of favour for a reason, usually because people aren't keen on a sector or some issue has temporarily hurt the business.

If communication is overlooked and isn't being managed effectively, it is hurting the business.