Sentences with phrase «interest of a larger company»

I am intent on developing a proprietary method of consumer research that will attract the interest of a larger company that needs this.

The president prioritizes the interests of large companies over those of small ones, said 75 percent of respondents to the TriNet survey.

This type of system limits the rights of the injured and towards the interests of larger companies and corporations.

So actually it serves the interest of larger companies to be debating things like screen time and usage.

Not exact matches

The resignation of his directorship removed any formal conflict of interest between Wilson's relationships with his old company and new, an important consideration given that, while the companies» products and markets are distinct, Kit and Ace is in large part populated with recent and past Lululemon employees.

Being relatively new to the industry myself, I have become acutely aware of new cosmetics & hair launches (Cosmoprof North America is my happy place) so when I found out Lawless was all natural and started by an entrepreneur whose business I was already familiar with, Suja Juice, the largest organic juice company in the US, I was immediately interested in the story.

A third of the country's 500 largest listed non-financial companies failed to earn enough to make interest payments in the financial year that ended March 2015, according to a new report from local ratings agency India Ratings and Research.

Elon Musk is the largest shareholder of both companies and some critics are wondering whether the move is intended more to save SolarCity than create a logical fusion of interests.

After New York, the company will add one U.S. city at a time, most likely a mix of towns with dense populations and smaller tech hubs (where the potential base of interested players might be larger).

Thanks largely to the app revolution that took the smartphone world by storm, software developers (and to a larger extent, IT companies) are getting involved in a number of interesting ways.

Even though you most likely don't have the resources of a large company, it's interesting to see how they tackle customer experience issues.

«The company has found a larger underserved portion of Canadian households that do not qualify for traditional bank credit but do not wish to pay the exorbitant interest rates that payday loan operators charge,» he wrote in a November report.

It is interesting that much of the growth in income of the top 1 % has come in the form of eageincome which is practically impossible to hide (because employers have reporting and withholding obligations in the tax system and, at least for large public companies, often have public disclosure obligations for their senior CEOs).

The Compensation Committee also considered that the annual cash incentive plan already incentivizes performance on three key Company - specific financial measures, and the importance of emphasizing holistic Company performance, as opposed to an isolated metric; the importance of setting a sufficiently difficult target for maximum payout; the benefit of a large and objectively determined performance comparator group; and the overarching goal of an incentive clearly and directly aligned with stockholder interests.

«With low credit card penetration and the lack of structured credit history, this large segment of the Indian population resorts to availing credit from informal sources at high interest rates,» the company said in the statement.

(If you've ever spent time at a newer company that hasn't quite found its customers, or a large company that has lost interest or a sense of importance in knowing its customers, then you know this first hand.)

And despite our removal of large amounts of income, four of the five companies with the highest amount of implied interest expense as a % of revenue still had a negative NOPAT in 2012.

A healthy IPO market and the prevalence of large growth rounds for private, venture - backed companies at lofty valuations have signaled a renewed interest in venture capital within the LP community.

It's not a kind of interest that people or companies pay, but the very low interest rate at which the government provides credit to the banking system and large financial speculators.

At the time of his hire in 2003, Mr. Drexler invested $ 10 million of his own funds to purchase a substantial equity interest in the Company and he received large equity grants in the form of stock options, premium - priced options and restricted stock, subject to four and five year vesting conditions.

The firm's website explains that by using its newly unveiled service, companies interested in holding a token offering can «Access a large range of securities & compliance capabilities by conducting token sales through a registered broker dealer and [Financial Industry Regulatory Authority] registered funding portal.»

Although this aspect of the analysis was largely absent from the immediate news coverage, the RECAI also tracked growing interest in renewable energy on the part of large fossil companies, with Eni, BP, Statoil, Total, and Shell all scoring notable investments.

With growing interest and support from public markets (including through the incorporation of DanoneWave as the largest public benefit corporation in the U.S. and their public commitment to become a Certified B Corp by 2020 as well as Laureate Education's IPO in early 2017), multi-billion dollar companies are following suit and choosing to operate their businesses with purpose and accountability.

He also serves as the lead director of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) which is the largest energy infrastructure company in North America, owning an interest in or operating over 80,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals.

The size of New Zealand's exclusive economic zone far exceeds its land mass, and has attracted a large amount of interest from resource exploration companies in recent years.

Because of Shake Shack's compelling unit economics and global brand strength, the Company attracts substantial interest from large international retail operators.

Alternatively, the Company may choose not to swap fixed for floating interest payments or may terminate a previously executed swap if it believes a larger proportion of fixed - rate debt would be beneficial.

Ferro maintains his large, minority investment in Wrapports, the Sun - Times» parent company, but says he relinquished — given the implicit conflict of interest — any operational role with Wrapports.

In the last couple of weeks, we've seen a large number of developments from the bitcoin market, with companies showcasing interest towards the digital currency's underlying system, US institutions declaring bitcoin a commodity and more.

Increased interest in serviced offices from larger companies While SMEs have long been aware of the benefits of serviced offices, larger companies have taken a little longer to realise what they have to offer.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Today's race to the stars involves a host of specialized private companies, supported not only by government interest and initiatives, but also (and in large part) by private sector investments.

Amazon is interested in buying Indian e-commerce company Flipkart, Reuters reported on May 2, citing unnamed sources, following a report by TV station CNBC - TV18 that Amazon had made a formal offer to buy 60 percent of its larger local rival.

Figure 1 shows the five companies with the larges (gross value and as a % of market value) minority interest liability adjusted out of shareholder value for 2012.

While the stock selection process is somewhat subjective, a stock typically is added only if the company has an excellent reputation, demonstrates sustained growth, is of interest to a large number of investors and accurately represents the market sectors covered by the average.

There was a handful of companies that were interested in acquiring us we're gracious to be able to choose who we want to partner with and we decided to become a part of ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.)-- which is probably known to this podcast as the largest provider of top government research and services proxy (3:23 inaudible).

We're seeing sectors of the economy roll over, and asset prices following suit, but the broad market is levitating — these large platform - like companies have been levitating the market — and central banks are raising interest rates.

This may affect smaller companies more than larger ones as there is a larger percentage of companies that pay more than the «new» 30 % cap on interest expenses in the Russell 2000 than in the S&P 500.

AmCham Canada's membership is composed of large and small U.S. companies that operate within Canada, Canadian companies of all sizes that sell to or operate in the United States, as well as companies, individuals, government and other organizations that share our interest in the expansion and enhancement of cross-border business opportunities.

Given the multiple potential conflicts of interests (Elon Musk being the largest shareholder in each company for starters), the completion of this deal is no sure bet.

The out - performance reflects the benefits flowing to the Latin American region not only from low US interest rates (these countries have large US dollar borrowings) but also its exposure to stronger growth outcomes in the US, with strong rises in the prices of key commodity exports boosting the price of local mining companies.

The presence of large companies like UBS, IBM and Microsoft clearly indicated enterprise interest in the technology.

Space Angels provides truly unique access for individuals interested in the emerging private space industry, through exclusive events, company tours, and connections to the largest community of space investors and entrepreneurs in the world (our members have been behind some of the most exciting startups in the industry).

Tilson's firmed disclosed a 164,000 share position citing the company's low valuation (5.6 x trailing EPS), huge short interest (43 percent of the gloat), recent management changes, and a large market opportunity as reasons to hold a positive bias on the company.

Analyst Sterling Auty initiated coverage of the company with an Overweight rating and a price target of $ 18, saying that MSS was a large market that is witnessing increasing interest from enterprise customers.

Yet they had become useless because of larger structural problems — in this case, the policies of a company interested not in the common good or in providing responsible service, but only in making a profit.

Lucic added that it was not only local Yugoslavian business interests that wanted to suppress the commission's report, but that a large Italian tourist agency had pleaded with Vatican officials, who hold a copy of the report, not to release it because they might thereby bankrupt the company.

Marfrig Global Foods, one of the world's largest animal protein producers, has reached an agreement for the acquisition of 51 per cent of the membership interests in National Beef Packing Company, LLC, the fourth - largest beef processor in the United States.

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.

«These are large, progressive farmers who are very sophisticated and have a vested interest in the success of the company.»