Sentences with phrase «making tough business»

Whereas entrepreneurs may have looked to their investors or board members in the past for guidance, founders are discovering that their investors are increasingly strapped for time, which leaves them with nowhere to turn when making tough business decisions.

By Stephen Windwalker Editor, Kindle Nation Daily © Kindle Nation Daily 2011 ALBUQUERQUE, April 1 — In preparing to send out this week's Kindle Nation weekly digest after a serious case of Workweekus Interruptus, we had to make some tough business and editorial decisions.

Real estate is a great place to be, but you have to make a lot of money to pay your expenses and it's those things that make it a tough business too.

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Starbucks is making more money — but a divisive election is making business tougher, the company's president said.

Jean Coutu, the owner of his eponymous drugstore chain, made the tough decision this year to sell his iconic pharmacy business that took a half century to build.

The point I'm trying to make is that all businesses great and small experience tough times.

He then gave a passionate victory speech that sketched out a stronger global role for France and promised to waste no time making the national economy a much more business - friendlyplace, with controversial labour - market, pension, education and constitutional reforms, not to mention tougher measures on crime and immigration.

For a couple of months Bill wondered if he made the right decision as he toughed it out hustling for business, while Kevin seemed to be busier than ever.

Building a business is rough, launching a startup is tough, running an organization is grueling, and leading a company is demanding — but what makes it bearable is having great people to support you, guide you, mentor you, and, on occasion, call you out.

But as the economy has turned tougher, I changed my mind about that — along with making a number of other business and personal financial decisions that should strengthen our ability to withstand whatever problems may occur.»

Tough times are crossroads in our business and they provide an opportunity to make hard decisions about what is working and what is not.

While NABUCO, the trade group representing college and university business officers, is making the case that these tax reforms will hit students and employees of higher education, Skorina said it is going to be a tough fight.

In short, lingering litigation can make it tougher for your business to garner the investment dollars you neeed to succeed, according to Zilberman and other industry experts.

Starting a business is tough, so all those late nights show how determined, hard working and serious about making your business work you are, right?

The beginning of any business is going to be tough on your wallet, and you'll only make it through if you have another drive to continue.

They also know entrepreneurs must make tough decisions to ensure business success.

She believes a business can get ahead by making prudent investments during tough times, when others aren't spending.

Just how much these nefarious businesses are making is tough to peg.

Just hoping things will turn out well stops us from making tough choices, believing the best about others can get you taken advantage of, and a failure to look at the world as it truly is can be harmful to both your business and your personal life.

Companies want to have the best talent and, presumably, the best will have focused on how to sustain or grow a business and be willing to make tough choices to do so, which is what students learn during an MBA program.

But many of those changes will probably make it tougher, not easier, for small businesses to qualify for loans.

For 25 - year - old Myles Reville, it's about accountability — he enjoys being responsible for making the tough calls for his business, a strength he learned from coaching sailing.

The Sharks — tough, self - made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons — continue their search to invest in the best businesses and products that America has to offer.

Herera is the author of «Women of the Street: Making It on Wall Street — The World's Toughest Business.»

Making sure your business outlasts you requires that you do something called succession planning, which many experts call one of the toughest management challenges business owners encounter.

The thinking, however, changed as the company realised that the e-commerce business was quite complex and it was tough making money in online retailing.

We think, though, that some big trends are lining up to make their business models increasingly tough to sustain.

This can be tough when business owners are first starting out, and trying to pay off their initial investment while also making payroll.

Tough Things First Author Ray Zinn says, «Your life is your business, but don't make your business your life.»

Running a business involves making tough decisions and weighing positives against negatives.

A $ 1.6 bln sale could create value, but SeaWorld's complex ownership and the tough business outlook make a breakup tricky.

This heavy debt makes it tough for the company to invest in new strategic initiatives to offset the declines in its legacy businesses.

Higher U.S. interest rates will make servicing debt tougher for developing country governments and businesses, especially those who have borrowed in dollars.

U.S. Foodservice knows the food service industry is tougher than it seems, so it strives to make business easier for its clients through a focus on service and problem solving.

Think this business about Ozil «winning tough tackles etc» is making you guys not see the wood for the trees.

I agree with those odds simply because i believe the some team that were stronger than Arsenal last season have done some really good business to further strengthen there squads, Bernardo Silva & Kyle Walker for Man City with what they already have plus what pep will add plus its gonna be his second season so he will be a bit more familiar with the EPL and this may make them really tough to beat, Tiemoue Bakayoko & Antonio Rudiger Chealsea plus a top striker and Chelsea will sill be one of the teams to beat, Tottenham are gonna be solid, they've kept the team together and Victor Lindelof & Romelu Lukaku for Man - u and Mourinho is not done yet if the rumors are true and there also the Mourinho second season thing, as much as i'd like to be hopeful for next season, i really do nt think Lacazette and Kolasinac are enough to make us challenge for the league plus having Europa league will give the team less time to recover for the weekend games, the formation change is the only thing i see can make the difference.

That may be what you're comfortable with, and it does absolve you of actually making tough decisions or taking care of your own business.

But also how we can get tough on irresponsible behaviour in big business — again making sure that actually everyone is able to share in the country's prosperity.

«Our state government must make the same tough decisions that countless families and businesses throughout Westchester County have had to make.

Harnessing the UK's massive green energy resource and getting tough on energy waste will create new jobs and business opportunities, increase energy security and help make this country a world leader in tackling climate change.

Difficult economic times have made business tough for many non-profit organizations.

«I train them to make it in NYC,» Williams said, adding that it is one of the toughest cities for the food business.

«Every American family and business makes tough decisions each day to stick to their budgets.

The Trump administration is making it tougher for millions of visitors to enter the United States by demanding new security checks before giving visas to tourists, business travelers and relatives of American residents.

It's good to see Governor Cuomo recognize this and attempt to mend it by forcing government to make tough choices, just as families and business owners upstate have for decades.»

... which calls for several reductions in expenditures, changing the way business is being done at city hall, which the state comptroller and the mayor made prior to getting into office warned us that we were going to be facing these tough financial times, and so seeing that, the council unanimously, both Democrats and Republicans, passed the 16 - point plan, raising revenues, decreasing expenditures - the mayor refused to implement, the council's unanimous plan, even though it went into law.»

During my 3 - year tenure at Accenture, I developed a set of skills that were key to business success: leading a team, making tough decisions and communicating them, presenting ideas clearly, and making changes even when it meant overcoming resistance.

STAT delivers fast, deep, and tough - minded journalism about life sciences and the fast - moving business of making medicines.

An all - business striped tunic from H&M made for a cool contrast against the tougher leggings.

It's not difficult to imagine a movie focusing on Anna rather than Abel, and a couple of times, she makes it quite clear that she views herself as the real backbone of the business — a much tougher leader than her doe - eyed husband.