Sentences with phrase «offerings of other firms»

Not exact matches

While accelerator programs have long offered this perk to startups, usually in exchange for equity, entrepreneurs are finding other types of free space available, says Steve King, partner at Emergent Research, a consulting firm focused on small business in Lafayette, Calif..

His announcement of the new policy at Virgin set off a flurry of press coverage of other firms that were succeeding with similar policies (as well as a few pieces offering skeptical push back, it should be said).

For other consumer products firms looking to follow a similar path, Chiodo offers a telling piece of advice about how to gauge the potential of a foreign market, and the commitment of a local partner.

«In soliciting investments in the Fake Funds, CASPERSEN made the following false representations to investors, among others: in recognition for his prior work with Park Hill Group, CASPERSEN had been offered a «friends and family» investment allocation in a security that was allegedly offered by a private equity firm; CASPERSEN was personally investing in the security, and offering it to his family and a limited number of friends; the investment was a credit facility secured by a portfolio of assets owned by one of the Legitimate Funds; the investor would receive quarterly interest payments, ranging from 15 to 20 percent; the investment was practically risk - free, as the loaned funds would remain in a bank account; the investor could withdraw the principal at any time with 90 days» notice; and investor funds should be wired to one of the Fake Fund Accounts.

Rene offers one other piece of salient advice for companies trying to win business abroad when they're competing with local firms: don't coast.

WHO: Joan P. Neuscheler, principal at Tullis - Dickerson & Co., a venture - capital firm in Greenwich, Conn., and board member of AmericasDoctor, which (among other things) offers a health - information Web site for consumers RATING: 4 «I think they have strong management and a good board of directors — and that's usually the first place I look for flaws.

The experience was so illuminating — «I felt so grateful to work at a place that offered these opportunities,» she says — that she started thinking of other ways the firm could connect physical and mental wellness with community improvement.

One of the venture capital firms behind Leap Motion, a company that has developed a 3 - D gesture - control technology, is offering entrepreneurs $ 25 million to create apps and other technology for the platform.

Millennium Wave Investments cooperates in the consulting on and marketing of private and non-private investment offerings with other independent firms such as Altegris Investments; Capital Management Group; Absolute Return Partners, LLP; Fynn Capital; Nicola Wealth Management; and Plexus Asset Management.

Many even offer target date funds, which are an all - in - one investment consisting of a mix of stocks, bonds and other assets that is managed by the firm that runs the fund and require little to no management on your part.

Instead, the Federal Reserve's new framework is premised on the payment of interest on reserves and on ensuring sufficient competition in money markets so that the rate of interest paid on reserves is passed through to other money market rates and thus to deposit rates offered to households and firms.2

While many investment management firms only offer tax - loss harvesting at year's end, Strategic Advisers uses this and a number of other strategies throughout the year designed to help reduce your tax liability and help reach your goals as quickly as possible.1

If the firm does manage to capture much of the American market, will other companies take their token offerings offshore to avoid the fundraising limitations inherent in an Indiegogo sale?

Gilbreath explains that while other firms may have hundreds of clients, Ahalogy goes deep with a smaller number — they even turn down customers when they don't feel that they would benefit from the optimization and marketing assistance Ahalogy currently offers.

As manager of the firm's Corporate Governance Consulting Group with over 30 years of experience in the field, Bill has guided companies through a wide range of governance and takeover challenges, including contentious shareholder proposals and compensation - based initiatives, proxy contests, tender offers, and other corporate control matters.

Second, DOL «then offers an exemption from this far - reaching prohibition — known as the best interest contract exemption (or «BIC» exemption)-- but conditions it on financial services firms and insurance institutions agreeing to subject themselves to fiduciary standards of conduct in contracts that they must enter into with their customers, as well as a range of other restrictions and requirements.»

In a report issued Tuesday, Warren said the responses from the firms «reveal a widespread practice of offering agents kickbacks in exchange for promoting certain annuities» and other products, and that «such kickbacks are effectively concealed from customers.»

On the other side, many larger firms were pleased that Labor's final regulation pushed back full compliance to January 2018, one of several ways the department offered concessions in response to industry concerns.

Filecoin and Bancor raised more than $ 200 million and $ 150 million in the same year, respectively.The amount raised was revealed in an SEC notice of securities exemption, which also indicates that the firm aims to use the funds for «the development of the TON Blockchain, the development and maintenance of Telegram Messenger and the other purposes described in the offering materials.»

On top of that, Facebook offers marketers the option to target ads according to data compiled by firms like Experian, Acxiom and Epsilon, which have historically fueled mailing lists and other sorts of offline efforts.

Because it serves to remind us that even today the «money» that commercial banks and other private - market financial firms produce is in an important respect not the real McCoy at all, but ersatz (if often more convenient) stuff that serves in place of it, and does so only because the firms that supply it, not only make it very convenient to use (e.g., by swiping a debit card), but at the same time offer its users something akin to money - back (which is to say, a «money proper» - back) guarantees.

Lots of companies offer 401 (k) services in addition to other corporate services - including banks, insurance companies and payroll firms.

The Technology Finance Group at PNC Business Credit offers creative capital solutions tailored around the intrinsic value of recurring revenue streams of SaaS, On - Premise Delivery and other technology firms.

Though Anullinus tried in various ways to force her to renounce her faith and offer sacrifice to their gods, Crispina was firm in her stand of faith in Jesus Christ and that she has never offered sacrifice to any other gods other than the one true God who has made the heaven and earth, the sea and all things that are in them and who alone is to be feared which is also said by Appollonius.

The company offers 21 types of pretzels and manufactures them under the firm's name, as well as under private labels for other customers, Bruce Sturgis says.

Unlike some of the other nursing pillows, this pillow offers a firm side.

For everyday use, recline baby flat on the back when strolling and use the flat, firm surface to offer baby a variety of other positions when you're parked (sidelying on each side, Tummy Time).

To help insure that your little one gets the best and safest sleep possible, we offer a range of organic crib mattress that are firm on one side (perfect for babies) and softer on the other (comfort for toddlers).

A few things the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests: swaddling baby, applying firm pressure to her tummy, changing your diet if you're nursing in case there's a food sensitivity or gas, offering a pacifier, holding baby, running a hair dryer or other noise - maker that might remind her of sounds in the womb, etc..

Wary of government regulation to slash pollution from refineries and other operations within their supply chain, as well as public concern about smog in cities such as Los Angeles, petroleum officials at API and member firms offered alternative theories of how smog was created.

Today, scientists targeting industry can choose from a variety of specialized training courses, which can make a big difference in their «marketability» for jobs at biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and other firms offering scientific employment opportunities.

Several other solar firms are in the final stages of their own initial public offerings, trying to cash in on a growing equity market.

PwC and the other large accounting firms with offices in Cincinnati appear to offer some of the best parental leave benefits in the Tri-State region.

Some of the charters went on to hire Van Zant's consulting firm, EdHive, which charged as much as $ 100,000 to provide back - office services among other billable offerings.

Other exclusive chassis features include sports suspension with spring rates, bushings and antiroll bars — all of which are stiffer than those found in Focus ST, and two - mode switchable dampers, which offer a firmer setting for track driving.

Ally Invest's commission for no - load funds is $ 9.95 (one of the lowest among brokerage firms), but investors would be better off using one of the other deep - discount online brokers — such as E-Trade, Merrill Edge or Interactive Brokers — which offer thousands of funds with no transaction fees.

Don't accept unsolicited offers of debt help, and avoid doing business with any firm promising «instant credit repair,» or other unrealistic results.

Some of these firms are startups backed by venture capital firms, while others are new offerings from large and established players within the financial services industry.

Others may choose a far less onerous way — the kind of automatic portfolio rebalancing that Wealthsimple and other firms offer to investors.

Most of these firms offer a on - line course, while others may provide classroom type training sessions.

Another difference between full service brokers and other types of brokers is that full service brokerage firms maintain an inventory of various bonds to offer directly to clients.

Also know that plenty of other online brokerage firms offer access to low - cost index funds that can take the headache out of your investment strategy.

Fidelity was also named Best Online Broker for Long - Term Investing (shared with one other), Best for Novices (shared with one other), and Best for In - Person Service (shared with four others), and was ranked first in the following categories: trading technology; range of offerings (tied with one other firm); and customer service, education, and security.

No other large firm that I know of offers as much latitude to its operating units.

«NCAs should make sure that firms do not offer higher leverage to clients who do have less knowledge and experience of trading CFDs and other leveraged speculative products or to clients who are worse performing traders,» the ESMA said.

It has also occurred to me that some US utility or pipeline firm etc. might offer debt or preferred stock or other forms of fixed income debt / equity ownership that would survive default.

This brand may not offer a many different product choices as other brands, but they are very careful to make sure that each recipe is an example of their firm commitment to quality.

At present, 30 % of the power that Platte River offers to its owner communities comes from wind, solar and other carbon - free energy sources, but the firm signed a PPA for a 150MW wind plant in January that will bring that percentage to 48 %.

New York firm LOT - EK offers CHK compact (below) and CHK loft houses which both cantilever a second story of containers over the first, maximizing space with a terrace at one end of the house and a covered porch at the other.

As noted in my post about Firm Manager shutting down, LexisNexis is also offering its customers one - year free licenses to either of its other practice management platforms, Time Matters and PCLaw.