Sentences with phrase «of older industries»

Quoting again from Wikipedia, «contemporary industry policy generally accepts globalisation as a given, and focuses less on the decline of older industries, and more on the growth of emergent industries.»

These are people whose livelihood was shrunk or destroyed by the initial destruction of older industries (coal and fishing for instance) and who did not benefit from the shift to the so - called creative or knowledge industries so beloved of Blairism.

Alcohol production in general is one of the oldest industries.

So why has one of the oldest industries to date remained steadfast in its tech abstinence?

While working on a project for one of my corporate clients I had to delve deeper into this question and reached out to a few of my old industry friends and colleagues — Gyorgy Pados of Capital Legal; Richard Cohen, of Renew Data, Rick Lutkus and Lori Chavez of Seyfarth Shaw, Michelle Mahoney of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, and Jonathan Maas of Ernst & Young — to gain a better perspective on the widely debated phenomenon.

And the marine shipping industry — one of the oldest industries in the world

Construction is one of the oldest industries on the planet, and right now it is stuck in the past.

I agree with your analogy about the travel industry, one of my old industries by the way so I know a lot about it.

Not exact matches

But sometimes an old industry can offer an unsolved problem, just take the case of GreenRoad.

In fact, a lot of the success in the transportation industry comes from excellent, detailed planning and good old - fashioned hard work as you take your plan from a concept to a reality.

Spot new trends in your industry, or look for a new application of an old tool.

Two of the oldest names in Perth's advertising industry have disappeared as increasing competition from national firms puts pressure on local players.

For all we hear about 20 - year - olds dropping out of Stanford to raise trunk loads of venture money, most entrepreneurs need industry knowledge and connections to start a company.

Tehrani likens his model to the old Bell Labs, whose inventions became the building blocks of the consumer electronics industry.

That is, instead of specifically penalizing one industry, it requires everyone to pay their share, industries and end users, down to the Edmonton parents pondering whether to enroll their five - year - old in the neighbourhood school or the one with a performing arts specialty across town.

«Construction is kind of an old school [industry],» Goldberg says.

The funeral industry in WA is increasingly dominated by a handful of big players, including two listed companies that hold more than 50 per cent of the market after buying some of the state's oldest operators.

Widely viewed as one of the first tech leaders to come clean about what many now view as an epidemic in the industry, the 49 - year - old has become an outspoken advocate for openly addressing the still - touchy topic.

The industry has stepped up its political contributions, snatched up some of Washington's finest consultants and lobbyists and just launched the first tech super PAC — or political action committee — led by none other than that hoodie - wearing, 28 - year old social media whiz Mark Zuckerberg.

The industry's hope is that once businesses upgrade from their old magnetic point - of - sale terminals to smart, EMV - compatible ones, the ability for merchants to easily add a pay - by - phone option will turn mobile payments into the new normal.

Advanced Microgrid Solutions is a three - year - old startup led by co-founders Susan Kennedy and Jackalyne Pfannenstiel, each of whom have long histories in the energy industry.

The concern was that fear of a backlash might make a Romney administration generally critical of the industry and big PE deals, so that his old connections to the industry didn't become a liability.

At the 40th celebration of Virgin Records, the 63 - year - old who has helped shape the music, space and airline industries, recalled crying when he sold the record label more than 20 years ago for $ 1 billion.

Long associated with older industries, Osaka has struggled to get out of the shadow of Tokyo as a start - up hub, but it has upped its game in recent years with new start - up investment funds, downtown university campuses, incubators and pitch events.

The retired Carty, among the most respected men in the airline industry, tells this story with the energy and infection of a 21 - year - old app developer.

On Twitter, it's been jokingly compared to «Game of Thrones» and «Henry V.» BuzzFeed Reporter Will Alden said he was compelled to share an old tweet of his: «To any VCs interested in content creation, may I recommend our industry's version of The Lean Startup.»

This 5 - year - old maker of enterprise data - storage equipment is taking on the industry's market - share leader — EMC — in the $ 24 billion corporate data - storage industry.

The tech industry, with it's army of engineers and eggheads, is the most dynamic and chattered about sector around, so - called «quants» are the new media superstars, and even something as old - school as farming is being radically disrupted by new, smarter ways of doing business.

And while plenty of old - economy industries might object to any special treatment for the tech sector, it may be unavoidable if politicians actually want highly skilled workers and entrepreneurs to come to Canada.

When the seven - year - old company began to look at expanding beyond North America, Biderman says, it quickly realized that cultural differences have a massive impact on the shape of the online dating industry.

In an industry constantly starved for raw material, the 70 - year - old author's work stands out as an untapped resource — a fact that's now been recognized by a new Canadian company created for the purpose of turning the British writer's bestsellers into box - office hits.

TV networks are realizing that they can no longer count on the old framework of industry relationships to protect them as we saw in the recent fight between the Dish Network and Viacom.

For example Walmart disrupted retail through it's big box superstores, but these are typically still just derivatives of the old model since you can't change the entire infrastructure of an industry.

Space and aeronautics industry was following (and still following) the old conventions of working.

Housed in a former Bethlehem Steel facility that is more than 100 years old, the National Museum of Industrial History is a shrine to America's industrial history, displaying industrial artifacts from a variety of industries.

The movie industry is an older, more experienced industry that has a lot of tools and talents that are very welcome in the video - game industry.

«It's still an old school industry,» Appear Here's chief marketing officer, Elizabeth Layne, told CNBC about much of the retail real estate sector today.

To hear tell from the «right now» industry mavens, no old - line business today is safe from aggressive and disruptive innovators planning to mobilize the masses to do the biddings of others on demand and — albeit over time — they'll be working for a relative pittance.

«I schedule time outside the office, whether it's to meet with a new potential partner, a chat over lunch with an old client, or an out - of - town industry convention for a few days.

After five years at NewAge Industries, a manufacturer of plastic tubing, each employee receives a yearly $ 720 charge card to use in the restaurant of the William Penn Inn, a 296 - year - old landmark near the company's headquarters in Southampton, Pennsylvania.

I met with a much older industry leader who was selling a piece of land in Charlotte.

-- you become one,» explains Dave Reim, the 36 - year - old founder and president of SimStar Digital Media, a $ 2.9 - million provider of E-business services to the pharmaceutical industry, in Princeton, N.J.

The 55 - year - old founder and CEO of International Theme Park Services Inc. (ITPS), a $ 5 - million consultant to the leisure industry, has been shirt - and - tie - ing it to work since he was a 13 - year - old ticket taker at Cincinnati's Coney Island, ushering thrill seekers to the amusement park's Lost River Tunnel of Love.

And however dismal the industry's state right now, who advocates a return to the old days of One Big Company?

This year's list is the product of old - fashioned reporting, boosted by data and insight supplied by a trio of independent research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses of privately held companies; Plunkett Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition ratings.

I am worried we will get the same old story with a London - centric approach to Brexit where the government protects the City of London above other industries and that's our fear.

This 150 - year - old paper - printing giant has navigated the decline and consolidation of the printing industry deftly, by selling itself as a one - stop shop for large, corporate printing needs and by purchasing smaller rivals.

This is a big one, and a struggle for a lot of companies and older entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and business owners to understand.

While that may sound bad, keep in mind that the bus industry is one of the oldest sectors around.

The competition for new ideas comes as one of the world's oldest industries continues to grapple with high costs and the need to improve performance.