Sentences with phrase «not core business»

«Although developing websites is not our core business focus, we accepted this mandate a year ago in order to strengthen our relationship with Re / Max Quebec and to better understand their needs related to the integration, production, management and publication of real estate blog content,» says Ghislain Lemire, CEO of Urbanimmersive.

These companies aren't that concerned with making money from music as it's not their core business, which makes them very difficult to compete against over the long haul.

For example: Tatas (insurance not core business) jointly with AIG Bajaj (core business being automobiles) jointly with Allianz Max (core business being hospitals) jointly with New York Life (now Mitsui) All the above life insurance joint ventures have proved themselves and are doing very well even though the core business of the Indian partners is not insurance.

But there are companies in the market like Bharti, for whom insurance is not their core business, yet they have proved them in the life insurance business in the last few years.

It is pertinent to note that mutual funds are not equipped to provide insurance cover, as it is not their core business; they buy the insurance cover for their unit - holders from an insurance company.

Lawton Penn commented that because the law is not the core business of the company, in - house technology needs often fall to the bottom of the list.

The rise of Yahoo over the past few quarters is largely due to unlocking the value from Alibaba not the core business, I don't really see it as a darling.

Apple and Google both sell e-books, in addition to movies and television shows, its just something extra they do to make money, not a core business focus.

I am saying that is not their core business.»

They are too busy fee earning, managing teams and running client relationships to stay on top of everything that isn't core business.

Not exact matches

It may not sound like the most exciting topic, but it's fundamental to business and will continue to be a core focus for years to come, because the sheer volume of information flowing through companies today is incredible.

Chen couldn't reveal any further details of the agreements either, and it's unclear how much of that $ 137 - million is due to the licensing agreements, and how much was derived from BlackBerry's core software business.

The tax cut could also spur industrial giants to divest businesses that aren't core to current strategy, Jefferies said.

The problem for Google is that it still doesn't have a great answer for how Assistant will play into its core search business.

The Rosenthals say that core ethos won't change as the Sunset Marquis enters its second half - century in business, but they're already exploring the next evolution of other assets in the Raleigh portfolio.

But at least some of what the service is going through raises questions not just about its core value — namely, that it's run by musicians for musicians — but also about its long - term prospects as a competitive streaming business.

I wouldn't have thought of that as part of Intel's core business.

You want to make choices that let you focus on your core business, not on the technology that helps operate it.

But even women whose businesses aren't explicitly focused on altruistic goals can profit from embracing a purpose, according to Trisa Thompson, Dell's chief responsibility officer, who led the development of, and oversees the progress of, the corporation's 22 core social responsibility goals.

Medline and Fulton know they must figure out how to balance consumer expectations — everyone wants free shipping and rapid delivery — with an offering that doesn't inadvertently undermine the chain's core business.

Many of them may not seem related to Tencent's core business, but they do rival opponents like Facebook and Apple.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, Alphabet's core business generated $ 26.1 billion in revenue, far eclipsing the $ 262 million its moonshots (like self - driving cars) and other bets (like home automation company Nest) generated in the same period.

For very small companies that can't afford a big investment, the free version of the Zoho CRM offers all the core functionality a small business needs.

Procter & Gamble reported better - than - expected quarterly revenue on Thursday, but its results did not allay concerns about loss of market share in its core business.

In other words, an entrepreneur's business becomes a core part of their life, not just a time segment in it.

Entrepreneurs regularly confront issues that can threaten the very core of their companies, not the least of which is difficulty securing the financing they need to run and grow a sustainable business.

... While Google and Facebook have yet to drive significant revenue outside their core businesses, and Apple is only just beginning to, Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has managed to create business after business that is profitable, or at least not a drag on the bottom line.»

Verizon is not especially interested in Yahoo's massive stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan Corp, which are worth far more than its core internet business, the sources said.

Despite its size and power, the biggest challenge for the company isn't all that different from what other media companies are facing: Its core business is slowly fading, due primarily to competition from the Web, so Bloomberg has to figure out how to transition from that business to a different one.

Houston didn't mention how the recent changes would help Dropbox get to profitability faster, but he did disclose for the first time that the company's now cash flow positive, meaning the core operating business is able to generate cash on its own without relying on external investments.

Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell referred to VMware at the time as being the «crown jewel» of EMC's many business units, and chose to have VMware remain «an independent public company» that wouldn't be subsumed into Dell like EMC's core data center storage business.

But that doesn't mean most business leaders can't learn something valuable from the core finding of the Facebook research project, which is, «If you want to keep your people — especially your stars — it's time to pay more attention to how you design their work.»

This is another membership benefit which, like its current lobbying activity on behalf of motorists, doesn't derive a direct profit for the RAC but still sits comfortably with its core business.

Arjan Schutte, the CEO of fintech investor Core Innovation Capital, said he'd seen more than 100 different business plans for companies wanting to disrupt Western Union or Moneygram, but that's «not nearly enough relative to the market opportunity.»

Whether it involves Bitcoin or not, it seems entirely possible that if Reddit continues to go down the road towards becoming a business - oriented company, hard - core members of the community could start looking for alternatives — or possibly even get together to build one of their own.

Nortel and Newbridge Networks (founded by serial entrepreneur Terry Matthews) made it part of their missions to support and fund the ideas of employees, even if they were not directly related to the core business.

When customers are opting to spend twice as much to buy an Apple laptop than an HP, it's time to massively shake up that business or get out of it entirely (by the way, I'm not sure if anybody has pointed out the obvious yet, but it sure seems like Microsoft Windows is at the core of HP's problem in this area).

However, not all of Alphabet's ambitious projects make it that far, and what the company calls its «other bets» — anything outside its core advertising business — together accounted for roughly $ 3.6 billion in operating losses last year alone.

Content marketing gives you dozens, if not hundreds, of creative ways to focus on the core problem your business — or a product — solves.

It's not aimed at the NRA's core business — for a membership - based organization like the NRA, that would mean reducing membership.

Don't waste time focusing on anything outside of the core competency of the business.

Violations that impair the core values of the business can not ever be tolerated.

«Sometimes there are things you don't want to do but they are important to your core business.»

Don't get caught up in creating a PR budget if it won't drive core business.

«Real business success is not only surplus that you've created for your own core constituency but the broader surplus.

Experts say that at the end of the day, Beijing is still going to be watching for anything that doesn't align with a company's core business, as the acquirer may not have the expertise to make the merger work.

The reality is that you can't expect your experience in your core business to translate.

But the way J.D. Nyland, Adobe director of product management, sees it, this doesn't solve the core problem: that marketers on the ground need to understand and use the data in day - to - day business.

Now, Google discloses revenue and profits within two categories: Google (comprised of the core ad business as well as revenue from cloud, hardware, and Android), and «Other Bets» (sales from businesses like Nest, investment returns, small contributions from its Verily life sciences business, and the secretive X innovation lab, among other initiatives).

For instance, there's the rather technical — but still key — matter of entrepreneurs pleading for a way to save that lets them defer tax, but also offers more flexibility than the RRSPs that are typically at the core of the savings strategies of Canadians who don't own businesses.