Sentences with phrase «keeps companies like»

Luckily for us, that's what keeps companies like us in business - there's lots of building done that way.

Great job in asking the questions that keeps companies like that on their toes!

Trump spent much of his campaign pledging to keep companies like Carrier from moving jobs overseas.

Not exact matches

But perhaps what makes Bezos» letter stand out is its brevity (it's much shorter than Buffet's or Dimon's) and consistent focus on long - term values, like keeping a beginner's mindset through what he calls «Day 1» companies.

Fundraising is, first and foremost, a way to keep the lights on, make some key hires, and continue building our startup, Iodine, into something like a company.

The service, targeted at small business customers, lets companies cut ties with their desk phones while keeping features like auto attendant, phone number directories, and a feature that connects the caller to the next available employee if the first one isn't available.

There are concerns and necessities that drive the operations of a startup (like making payroll and keeping the doors open) that aren't the same as those which a larger and more established company can «afford.»

In changing a core part of Facebook — the 7 - year - old «like» button has become synonymous with the social network — the company said it tried to keep things familiar.

Since Doug McMillon became CEO of Wal - Mart Stores in 2014, the company has been investing heavily in tech to offer services like in - store pickup of online orders, while giving workers pay raises to motivate them to improve customer scores and keep stores cleaner.

But how does a company like Marriott keep its rooms full and avoid fighting with its own properties, even when some of them are often down the block from each other?

While Cramer still thinks that Disney's stock is too cheap vis - a-vis the company's potential, he likes the deal because it gives Disney the scale it needs for its stock to keep climbing.

As Bloomberg notes, rival apparel companies like Under Armour (UA) and Adidas (ADS) are likely to enter the bidding for the lucrative Texas contract — which could be worth more than $ 15 million per year — once it comes up for grabs, which means Nike will face some fierce competition if it wants to keep doing business with the school.

The company also keeps costs down by selecting unconventional spaces for its retail locations — like the two - storey office space it leases in North Chicago, which features a wraparound patio terrace with couches and an espresso bar.

«Like for many companies, that was a wake - up call that says you can't rely on the Canadian dollar going down 2 % to 3 % a year to keep competitive.

For instance, companies that adopt diversity programs, offer mentorship, and have pro-family policies like paid family leave seem to do a better job keeping their talent, she writes.

For a self - professed socially responsible company, fast growth doesn't present just the typical entrepreneurial challenges — things like maintaining product quality, keeping pace with demand, managing cash flow, and coping with sales shortfalls.

While all of that might sound like Apple is keeping its stream close to the vest, the company is offering Windows users an outlet.

Brendan Kennedy, the cofounder of Privateer Holdings, which owns various marijuana companies like Marley Natural and Canadian pharmaceutical - grade cannabis producer Tilray, says his companies are expanding abroad while the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Food and Drug Administration debate whether or not to treat the plant as a medicine or keep it in the same category as heroin.

«I've had business - school graduates here because I feel like the longevity of the company really depends on competing, using the rules of business,» says Griswold, who'd applied to business school but kept deferring when the chance to sell the beans of Mexican coffee farmers presented itself.

Nicole Wong, who previously served as the White House's deputy chief technology officer, said tech companies would be reluctant to create a database of jihadists videos, even if it could be kept current enough to be relevant, for fear that repressive governments would demand such set - ups to pre-screen any content they do not like.

In August, it raised $ 120 million from investors including Bill Gates to fund research like the kind being done with LCA, which Bosley told Forbes would be enough to keep the company running for at least three years.

Venture capitalists have tended to like this model, as it keeps the companies nimble and scalable, and have ponied up billions of dollars in funding for such enterprises.

Startups based around a new idea sometimes get too sure of themselves, neglecting to keep a watch on the markets — competition isn't necessarily a bad thing, but you need to make sure you differentiate yourself in a way that makes your company seem like the more appealing service.

In addition to company town - hall meetings twice a year and live Q&A s to keep every employee up - to - date, our team also uses tools like TINYpulse and CultureIQ to stay current on each employee's opinions.

It really feels like we have open lines of communication with middle and senior management, and that the company leadership cares about keeping employees in the loop of what's going on.»

Cable companies like Time Warner (TWX) are offering «slim bundles» to try and keep at least a little bit of the revenue they are losing from cord - cutters, and a number of broadcasters are launching their own digital streaming services to try and compete.

Now the company is racing to broaden its smartwatch line to keep up with bigger rivals like Apple and Samsung.

As you grow your business, keep thinking like a small company.

HP, like Microsoft (MSFT), IBM, and other long - timers, hope that business customers want hybrid cloud that lets them keep some applications and data in a company - maintained cloud and others in a public cloud where infrastructure is shared.

The Vikings present a difficult matchup for the Bears, as the Minnesota defense should be able to stifle some of Chicago's most explosive weapons, but I still like Mitchell Trubisky and company to keep things within a touchdown.

One of the easiest ways to keep track of key metrics for your company is by creating business intelligence dashboards, which track metrics like revenues, expenses, website performance and customer satisfaction in real - time.

When those companies grow and spend big money in their data centers, Intel stands to benefit — as long as they keep buying from the semiconductor giant and not rivals like Nvidia.

Meanwhile, the Keep Driving insurance option gives ridesharing drivers working for companies like Uber, Lyft or Sidecar access to a working car in the event that theirs is damaged in an accident.

But both organizations, like many other companies, want to keep their employees both happy and productive during the spring, summer and fall as well.

Another way we keep our employees engaged is by inviting them to take part in company events, like the Virgin Mobile Live Freefest, a free music festival we hold every year to raise money (through donations) for homeless young people.

Nintendo has kept its plans for the future out of the spotlight, but newly surfaced images may give us a glimpse at what the company's NX controller could look like.

But like many others who have begun their own startup companies, it soon becomes apparent how daunting it can be to make the company a success, or even just to keep it going.

While companies like Disney and Time Warner have reported better - than - expected results this week, investors keep pushing their shares down anyway.

& # 9660 Enbridge Canada's largest oil pipeline company sailed through the recession like a lifeboat for scared investors as it kept hiking its profits and dividends.

The company announced on Tuesday that it would no longer notify users when they were added to a list (a way users can keep track of multiple accounts in one place), but this sparked an outcry from a number of users who said adding someone to a list is often a prelude to harassment, and that they would like to know about it.

In the meantime, so many companies have gotten in on the sharing act, it's hard to keep track of them, with spin - offs and spin - offs of the spin - offs, it seems like you can share everything except unused brain space.

Interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin had asked Benioff how to regulate a company like Facebook, which has been fighting claims that the platform keeps people hooked and disseminates fake news.

Brian Miller, the chief operating officer of AdviCoach, a provider of business coaching to small companies says business owners often struggle to unplug because they worry about the day - to - day operations like keeping the books and counting the cash registers at night.

In effect, that means the company won't be raising list prices more than 5.4 % this year — a step further than other companies like Allergan (agn), Novo Nordisk (nvo), and others who have promised to keep spikes in the single digits.

Companies like Microsoft have done well to keep up and perhaps even surpass the competition these days, but thanks to some brilliant branding on Apple's part, there was a time when PCs were considered by many to be behind the curve.

With hard work, good cyberslething and a bit of luck companies like ours will keep pace with the bad guys» attacks — but companies need to do their part and get smart about the potential threats.

The company is hoping to create enough compelling content to keep viewers glued to watching shows on its service — and undercut the potential of broadcasting networks like Disney (dis) pulling their shows from Netflix's library.

If you're a growing company, remember to keep ratios like this in mind.

«Companies like Facebook, with their open workspace and regular CEO Q&A s, are clearly standard - bearers when it comes to creating a company culture that keeps millennials happy,» he said.

Companies like Box and Etsy have struggled to keep up its share price lately, while Pure Storage saw its share price plummet before going back up to flat levels.