Sentences with phrase «invest in business growth»

That's a significant sum of money that could have been invested in business growth or higher employee wages.

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Fukakusa was circumspect in addressing the question, writing the bank will «look for the right balance between investing in our businesses for long - term growth, returning capital to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, and pursuing select acquisitions that fit our strategy and risk appetite.»

There is reason to doubt that lower interest rates will close the confidence gap needed for Canadian companies to invest in growth, however, as Canadian Business columnist Kevin Carmichael wrote this morning:

For somebody who had never been to New Orleans, but moved there initially to teach and then a year later left the classroom to start a company, I've seen firsthand just how much the community has invested in bringing in and retaining young people who really want to contribute to rebranding the city, bringing it from, old oil and gas and just tourism really into the 21st century with lots of high - tech, high - growth businesses.

But for brothers Butch and Jerry Milbrandt, the owners of Milbrandt Vineyards, wine - y nights — and, more so, a willingness to be flexible about their product offerings and invest in their business — have led to solid growth.

If you don't have the time to take care of yourself, if you don't invest in important relationships, and if you don't take the steps that are most critical to the growth of your business, then you are busy doing the wrong things.

In 2009, angel investors want to hear you tell them about earnings growth, and the decision to invest is based on how much affinity they have for the business concept and the principal owners.

This also means the investors are comfortable taking a small percentage of the business in exchange for the right to invest in its future if the company starts exploding with growth.

Rather than cater to retail investors demanding growth every quarter, these companies plan and invest for the long term, since the founding family's wealth is tied up in the business.

The «high impact firms» that BDC studied are ones that have disproportionate effects on the economy given their size — usually established businesses that have grown big enough to invest in above - average growth.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The four conglomerates originated in different sectors, but their underlying business model is the same: cultivate powerful allies in the Communist Party; use those relationships to win regulatory and property concessions; gather investment from friends, family and other proxies of party elites into a murky, unregulated private holding company; borrow heavily from state - owed banks and other sources to finance prodigious growth plans; invest as aggressively as possible in stock and property overseas as a hedge against slower growth in China and the risk of a weaker Chinese currency.

Not only does this make it hard to invest in growth, but it also puts you in serious financial peril since any project that goes over budget during these three months you're waiting to get paid is enough to sink your business.

«It makes sense to spin off the mobile - phone business using a public offering that would leave SoftBank in control and provide SoftBank with more cash to pursue its strategy of investing in companies with potentially high growth prospects,» Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Bbusiness using a public offering that would leave SoftBank in control and provide SoftBank with more cash to pursue its strategy of investing in companies with potentially high growth prospects,» Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of BusinessBusiness.

If you don't know anyone who is in the business of investing in emerging - growth companies or if you have never made anyone a pile of money from investing in one of your companies, then you're just the type of entrepreneur who will get the most out of having an outside advisor in on the deal.

A panel of venture capitalists analyze local businesses and pick a select few to invest in, with the goal of igniting growth, while also helping the Cleveland neighborhoods they are in.

People are the backbone of the business, so invest in their growth and development.

«The Fund seeks to invest in businesses that still have exponential growth ahead of them.

With the money, Dorer said that Clorox would strategically invest in growth and cost savings, return capital to shareholders and continue to seek out good businesses to potentially acquire.

Instead, the firm invests in what Roberts calls «real businesses,» largely tech - driven enterprises that focus 1) on their companies, not their exits; 2) on sustainable profit, not unsustainable growth; and 3) on their customers, not their investors.

And, the New T - Mobile plans to invest up to $ 40 billion in its new network and business in the first three years alone, a massive capital outlay that will fuel job growth at the new company and across related sectors.

Conversely, value without growth offers little upside incentive for investing in any business.

He is currently Senior Advisor at StarVest Partners, LLC, a firm focused on investing in high - growth technology - based businesses.

Whitmore takes pains to emphasize that Tyson is continuing to invest in its traditional business lines, but acknowledges that the company believes «in exploring additional opportunities for growth that give consumers more choices,» according to a statement.

When a venture firm invests in a high - growth company, the investor expects to either be a member of the company's management team or sit on its board of directors, thereby taking an active role in the operations of the business.

With the acquisition of FDO, the company torpedoed its ROIC, took on an extra $ 11 billion in debt that will limit its ability to invest in new growth opportunities in the future, and made it more difficult to focus and execute on its core business.

With Bolstr, businesses are able to access fast, transparent, and cost effective funding to invest in the growth of their business.

Cairngorm Capital invests in successful businesses that require a boost to achieve the next stage of growth.

All of these mega businesses started out as simple ideas; opportunities that showed promise for growth, so we committed to them, we invested in them and they continue to deliver new potential.

A combined pipeline of more than 100 mid-to-late stage programs in development and greater resources to invest in R&D and manufacturing is expected to sustain the growth of the innovative business over the long term.

Despite this incredible growth, our State of Social 2018 survey found that just 20 percent of businesses have invested in marketing through messenger platforms:

Meanwhile, the Canadian Business Growth Fund announced in March unites banks and insurance companies in a promise to invest $ 1 billion over 10 years in small and medium - sized Canadian companies.

Venture capital (VC) investors only invest in high - growth potential businesses that require a minimum level of capital (varies by firm, available on VC firm's website)

First, an analysis of publicly - traded Vertical SaaS vs. Horizontal SaaS companies yielded some interesting results (since we primarily invest in emerging growth - oriented companies, we only included SaaS businesses with less than $ 250M in revenue and 15 % + CAGR)... Despite similar growth profiles (30 - 40 % forecasted revenue growth), our selected public Vertical SaaS businesses field EBITDA margins that are on average 20 % -25 % higher than our selected Horizontal SaaS businesses.

Angel investors typically invest earlier in the life of a business than venture capital investors and also consider medium - growth potential businesses.

Once small businesses have access to the same interest rates as foreign banks to finance their own growth, there will be more incentive for investors to invest their money into domestic small businesses, and not as much incentive for them to invest in foreign banks.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.

How the U.S. trade deficit will affect growth in the U.S. economy depends on whether American businesses are already able to invest as much as they desire to expand production or are unable to do so because of insufficient savings.

We work with innovative businesses — primarily startups — that are ready to invest in smart growth.

KKR's Health Care Strategic Growth strategy leverages KKR's deep health care expertise, sector relationships, track record of scaling companies, and extensive portfolio to identify and invest in businesses with innovative products or services and high - quality management teams.

A new owner will be able to choose to invest more time and resources in new growth or to leave the business in semi-autopilot.

Canada's leading banks and insurance companies today announced their intent to create a fund to invest up to $ 1 billion in Canadian businesses over the next decade to bolster growth and innovation...

There has been no change in our capital allocation policy and over the next few years our first priority is to continue to invest in our business, as we have a compelling opportunity to drive sustainable growth and value creation, and we're putting our capital against this opportunity.

Passage of the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act last year promises to support even faster growth by allowing crowdfunders to invest in exchange for equity and by expanding the pool of investors who can participate.

When businesses invest in the latest technologies and production techniques, and expand their operations, it spurs economic growth.

But businesses are very reluctant to invest in a slow growth world where there is over capacity in many industrial sectors.

Focused on five target industries — technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and business services — TA invests in profitable, growing companies with opportunities for sustained growth, and has invested in nearly 500 companies around the world.

Dividend growth investing is a strategy where one buys equity in businesses with solid fundamentals and competitive advantages.

Also, international partners in - market will often invest in your business product / service giving you cost - effective growth @VarandaNetwork https://t.co/Xfae8MI8JR

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