Sentences with phrase «independent businesses hold»

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Because they aren't trying to protect the multi-million dollar investment they made in our business, independent board members hold a more objective view than the VCs around the table.

This year's list is the product of old - fashioned reporting, boosted by data and insight supplied by a trio of independent research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses of privately held companies; Plunkett Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition ratings.

Independent Street recaps hearings held this week by the House's Small Business Committee.

Small businesses and independent contractors often hold back on doing business internationally because of high international transaction fees.

On Wednesday, Xerox said that, after 115 years as an independent business, it would combine operations with Fujifilm Holdings of Japan.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Grand Canyon University announced Wednesday that its Board of Directors has formed a committee of independent directors to explore strategic alternatives to its investment - based business model, including a return to the nonprofit status it held from 1949 to 2004.

Fearful that the business could someday land in the hands of a large corporation and shut down, members of the community formed a holding company to purchase the controlling interest of the mill and ensure Stafford County Flour Mills would remain a local, independent flour mill.

During 2017, an independent review was commissioned and undertaken by the then Commonwealth Environmental Holder, Mr David Papps, to evaluate the effectiveness of the Office's operations and business processes, which support the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder's management of the Commonwealth environmental water holdings.

anyway the club is run independent of his ownership it is arsenal holdings plc that runs the club not stan kronke he is just the majority shareholder in the club so he just has his money in the club not investment purposes but just as a shareholder just like in any business shareholders want to make sure there value is increasing in the clubs value so that the club is doing well.

Each YBE Instructor is an independent business owner, whose personal and professional goals are a representation of theirs alone and may not reflect opinions or practices held by Your Birth Experience and Missy David Enterprises, LLC.

The Independent Oil and Gas Association is holdings meetings this week in the hotel, talking about issues in the gas drilling business and meeting with politicians.

Mike Durant with the National Federation of Independent Businesses said holding a special session near the winter holidays would not allow opponents time to voice their concerns.

At 10 a.m., the state Business Council, state Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance and Independent Power Producers of New York hold a news conference on additional electricity costs for New Yorkers and lost economic development and job opportunities, LCA Press Room (130), LOB, Albany.

Xerox said that, after 115 years as an independent business, it would combine operations with Fujifilm Holdings of Japan.

Still, I advise all independent self publishers to hold tight and not rush to replace your current business plan.

Naomi Blackburn, owner of The Author CEO, a consultation firm dedicated to helping independent authors navigate the development of strategic business plans and the marketing world, holds an MBA and has worked in the field of business development, sales and consulting for 12 years.

Founded in 1991, Eli Global is a privately held consortium of more than 50 independent businesses that serve the needs of its clients in industries such as insurance, financial services, health care services, revenue cycle management, information technology, marketing and sales, publishing, distribution, market research, and business information.

In the past, this may have been academic, but now Alphabet has a holding company structure (& also a top Wall St CFO) that's specifically designed to focus on capital allocation & to empower its units to actually innovate, thrive & grow as independent entrepreneurial businesses... ideally on a stand - alone basis.

PSEG's (NYSE: PEG) primary subsidiaries are PSEG Power LLC, one of the nation's largest independent power producers, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), New Jersey's oldest and largest electric and gas distribution utility company, and PSEG Energy Holdings, a holding company for other non-regulated businesses.

A number of cases recognize this as a necessary criterion, although London Drugs holds that conduct directly related to discharging the company's business can still be sufficiently «independent», undermining the usefulness of the concept.

CHICAGO, November 26, 2012 — Madison Dearborn Partners announced today that it has agreed to make an equity investment in Aderant Holdings, the world's largest independent legal software company providing comprehensive business management software for law and professional services firms of all sizes worldwide.

Counsel and engagement partner for some of Manitoba's largest pension plans and companies, including The Manitoba Civil Service Superannuation Board, the University of Winnipeg Trusteed Pension Plan, TransX Ltd. (one of Canada's largest privately held trucking companies and a Top 50 Best Managed Company), Richardson International (Canada's largest privately held agri - business company), Assiniboine Credit Union Limited (one of the 10 largest credit unions in Canada) and The Dufresne Group (one of Western Canada's largest independent retailers and a Top 50 Best Managed Company)

Shareholders of privately held corporations who don't seek independent legal advice during the drafting of agreements are failing to protect their interests, Toronto business lawyer Anton -LSB-...]

Americo Life has been in business for over 100 years and is considered one of the largest privately held independent insurance companies in the United States.

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, a holding company for independent biopharmaceutical companies, is hoping to grow his business into a giant.

(f) Continuing Education credit shall not be accepted for the following: (1) Regular workactivities, administrative staff meetings, case staffing or reporting; (2) Membership in, holding office in, or participation on boards or committees, business meetings of professional organizations, or banquet speeches; (3) Independent unstructured or self - structured learning, defined as learning which is undertaken by the licensee without peer or other guidance, review, input, supervision or monitoring; (4) Training related to policies and procedures of an agency; or (5) Non-therapy content programs suchas finance or business management»

Individuals who are employed by or affiliated as independent contractors with the REALTOR ® principals of a real estate firm shall be eligible to be considered for primary membership as REALTORS ® or REALTOR - ASSOCIATE ® s only in those member boards in which a principal of the real estate firm or an individual in a position of management control on behalf of a principal who is not physically present and engaged in the real estate business in connection with the firm's real estate office holds REALTOR ® membership.

Meetings of the Institutes, Societies and Councils may, subject to the policies of the Convention Meetings Committee of the National Association, be held either independent of or in conjunction with the two annual business meetings of the National Association.

The court also found that this would hold true even if the rest of the business sold has little independent value from the licences.

The court also found that this would hold true even if the rest of the business sold has little independent value from the licenses.

Three universally acknowledged «buyers» are NRT Inc. (affiliated with HFS Inc. as its largest franchisee); Insignia Financial Services, the nation's leading residential property management company, which recently entered the residential brokerage business through the acquisition of Realty One of Cleveland, a large national independent company; and Amerus Inc., an Iowa - based financial conglomerate whose holdings include megabrokers Iowa Realty, headquartered in Des Moines, and Edina Realty, another large national independent, with main offices in Greater Minneapolis.

The Accredited Management Organization (AMO) is a highly - coveted certification which may only be awarded to a commercial property management company who meets rather rigorous standards such as: demonstrated business stability and activity for at least three years (as independently verified), submittal of six or more letters of independent recommendation, must be able to uphold the Code of Professional Ethics, must be fidelity - bonded, and must hold both alterations and depositor's forgery insurance coverage.

The reference is to the conversion of major segments of the industry from independent companies or franchise organizations into subsidiaries or divisions of corporate conglomerates whose principal business is other than real estate — such as MidAmerican Energy Holdings and GMAC, both mentioned above.