Sentences with phrase «of good business for»

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Earlier this year, for example, Judy Zaichkowsky of Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business published a study indicating that the presence of just one woman on a company's board resulted in significantly higher standards of corporate governance (which has an established correlation to better financial performance).

Let's say after paying all its costs, advertising, payroll, taxes, and more taxes, a small business has a margin at the end of the day of 10 % (that's pretty good nowadays, especially for a smaller business); that means your 3 % credit card fees are costing them 30 % of their profit!

Many small businesses go with the «spray and pray» method of sending out messages in all different directions and hoping for the best.

This is all in the interest of saving time and money and increasing the speed and responsiveness of their businesses to client requests for information as well.

Said Connie Steele, director of Network Solutions: «Social media can be the best friend for small business owners who constantly seek new ways to attract new customers and retain the ones they have at a relatively low cost.»

Further evidence of the decline can be seen in the decreasing rates of first - time patents since the 1980s, as well as increases in demand for professional licensing, which could further restrict new business opportunities by requiring expensive (and often unnecessary) credentials.

One of the best ways to find out if a business fits your personality and lifestyle is to work in it for a while before plunging in and setting up your own shop.

Here are the apps you need so you can ditch the desktop for good and run your entire business from the palm of your hand.

The advantage of having a small business with a smaller customer base is that you are better able to provide your clients with the attention they deserve — the kind of attention that will keep them satisfied and loyal to you for several years.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Instead of simply hoping for the best, base your business strategy on concrete answers.

Past Godin interns are a hall - of - fame lineup unto themselves, including bestselling authors Ramit Sethi (of I Will Teach You to Be Rich fame) and Michael Parrish DuDell, who wrote Shark Tank: Jump Start Your Business; Harper Reed, chief technology officer for Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign and, before that, CTO of the popular online startup Threadless; and well - known crowdfunding expert Clay Hebert.

The «Best in Business» awards, announced Thursday by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, recognized us for the following work:

One of the best sources of information and assistance for startup and expanding business is state, region and local economic development agencies.

Blank suggests a number of other start - up metrics are useful for tracking how well the company's proposed business model is holding up.

Like a lot of companies we work with, I kind of ignored it for a while because the business was growing and I was doing well.

Small business owners are often quite reluctant at first, but taking the plunge turned out to be one of the best decisions they made for their company (and sanity).

To find the human resources outsourcing solutions for small businesses, we began by talking to business owners themselves, as well as some of the professionals who advise them.

«The 30 % Club is really taking a business - based approach to this, and enlisting the business community itself to perform better in terms of getting women onto boards and in positions of leadership, really for its own self - interest,» Trenowden explains.

Forty million dollars is a lot of money to invest in anybody, especially three dudes in Williamsburg who are better known for their misbehavior than their business acumen.

Strategies For More Authentic, Respectful Communication How to Build Better Business Relationships: Turn Blunders into Opportunities Admitting mistakes and correcting missteps will take you far when it comes to building relationships, says William Gregory O, who is the co-founder of Lex Scripta, a law firm in Illinois.

We'll also see a new generation of business leaders that better reflects the market they're trying to serve, and ultimately delivers higher financial returns for investors.

Bank of America (bac) and Goldman Sachs (gs) became the latest banks to report better - than - expected profits for the second quarter, despite mixed fortunes in their underlying businesses.

That alone sounds like a pretty good case for letting fly with more humor at work, but the study goes on to identify further reasons to let more humor into the sometimes straight - faced world of business.

The incentive program — consisting of a 90 percent government guarantee on the SBA's flagship 7 (a) loans for start - ups and small businesses, as well as a trim or total cut of the fees on 7 (a) and 504 loans — was set to expire February 28.

From Bill Gates to Warren Buffett, many icons of business are known to make time for good, old - fashioned reading.

The best form of publicity for your application, as for any business, is third - party endorsements.

Aeryon, an 80 - person firm that has staked its business on serving the exacting needs of professionals with products that sell for up to $ 200,000, could end up being side - swiped by producers of the type of flying toy you bought at Best Buy for your kids for Christmas.

Composing a Top 10 Best List works too, for example the title to a post could read «Top 10 Mistakes Business Managers Make» or «Top 5 Ways to Increase the Number of Patients at Your Practice.»

While some businesses just have a Facebook page for the sake of having one, you can learn how to get the most out of your Facebook business page by applying best practices.

The world's largest retailer, for years slow to respond to Amazon.com (amzn) in the digital wars, has been on a tear in recent quarters, helped by the $ 3 billion acquisition of jet.com and overhaul of its marketplace last year, and by better integration of its stores with its digital business.

The near 20 % earnings growth rate expected for the quarter may be as good as it gets for the rest of the current business cycle (without knowing how much longer the cycle will last).

For instance, knowing the best times to deliver toilet paper rolls to businesses and figuring out the types of dispensers each business needed was difficult when his business partner was located in another state.

Now is the time to be proactive — for the good of the customer and the business.

With a newly achieved MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a well - paying consulting job waiting for her in Toronto, Angela Strange decided to do something risky instead.

«Using business as a force for good is not only a passion of mine but, really, it's the only way that we're going to change the world.»

These eight charismatic business leaders did just that when they gave their commencement addresses, making the grade for this unofficial list of the best quotes.

So it's very much important to avoid these traps when someone will start a new business and it would be good for the business to continue avoiding these sort of traps.

Business workshops work well in the morning because they help attendees turn on their brains for the rest of the day.

A leading organization of financial journalists unveiled its picks for the year's best business writing, and we're delighted to announce that Fortune brought home seven honors.

This type of system is well suited for companies that rely on e-mail newsletters as a large part of their business.

Creating a network of smart, ambitious people to share knowledge with is one of the best things you can do for your business.

Talk with your banker about the full array of credit options available for your business to identify the best option for you.

For a business exposed to the ups and downs of commodity prices and the costs of the manufacturing sector, Civmec has had a good year.

If your business model revolves more around river tours and large bodies of water, the mighty kraken, complete with lots of morbid jokes about your service to the creature, ferrying tourists to feed its unending hunger for human flesh, may do a better job of making your employees feel like they are part of something greater.

While lots of entrepreneurs or small business owners have no problem charging what they're worth, some of them don't want to pay others well for their services.

«America's small businesses reflect the best of who we are as a Nation — daring and innovative, courageous and hopeful, always working hard and looking ahead for that next great idea.»

The best outstanding information you share for handling the accounts online by using different cloud accounting software to run a successful business by managing the accounts of employee.

Good content is created for people first, search engines second, so to get the best content, showcase the human side of your business.

Getting on a platform like Fiverr, a site where freelance workers can connect with employers looking for their skills, is one of the best ways to jumpstart your service business.