«You really need to check your ego at the door when doing something like this» and keep the focus
on the business reasons for an acquisition, says Dar.
Because the patent process is long and expensive, the rationale to file a patent is often based more
on business reasons than scientific merits of the invention.
Not exact matches
One of a number of
reasons I stayed out of my
business offices and worked at home as much as possible was because when I went to the office, I was «drawn» to listen in
on, interfere with or critique every phone call, look at every fax, poke my nose all the way into everything — to the extent that I ruined everybody else's productivity as well as my own.
For two
reasons: (a) to avoid conflicts and different agendas or inconsistent views
on how to move the
business forward down the line, and (b) because, if you're all - in, the upside (if indeed there is any) is much greater than if you hedge your bets.
Coming up with the top
business movies for Entrepreneurs recommended watching wasn't easy, there are a few that are a given, yet some you may wonder why are even
on the list... well, for many
reasons.
And that's yet another
reason executives like PayPal's Schulman say
business owners need to take a stance
on policy change.
«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain
on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no other
reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.
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.
So far the loose populist coalition that swept Trump to the White House has shown more bark than bite
on Wall Street, Silicon Valley and «big
business» in general — but there's
reason to believe it won't necessarily stay that way:
For all those
reasons, SMB - owners should register their enterprises
on several outsourcing platforms and start looking for new
business deals.
Consumers and customers may be feckless a — holes — always looking for the next best thing and anything better or cheaper — but the people you rely
on to help you build your
business have to be loyal beyond
reason.
Could the wildly increasing costs of health care be one
reason smaller
businesses are less willing to bring
on new employees?
Here are four
reasons why I believe all small
businesses should be socializing
on Google +:
The
reason I bring this story to Inc.com is because I believe Wendy, her accomplishments, and her appearance
on national television, is an inspiration to all small
business owners around the world.
Yes, there are good
reasons why some startups should put working day - to - day
on growing their
business aside and spend the time instead looking for outside investment, including: gaining the financial and other operational resources they need to move forward; to increase their financial stability, focus (plus peace of mind) in the short - term if they've been growing
on revenue, founders» savings and credit cards; and to quickly accelerate their growth in order to capture a massive market.
As a result, he intends to keep focused
on his core
business, even as he explores new revenue streams,
reasoning: «That's where the bread and butter is.»
Over the last two decades of building and running
businesses, and the last couple of years working full time with dozens of startup founders and CEOs
on their strategies and funding plans in my consultancy
business, I have observed that there are a common set of
reasons that startups struggle and fail, and a consistent set of factors that make startup companies successful.
The
reason is that whether the lawyer works for a
business or runs one, questions arise regarding the intersection of, and perhaps conflict between, legal ethics
on one hand and
business ethics
on the other.
That is, if you're buying a pair of sneakers online, there is no
reason that a
business should be asking for your birth date, social security number, annual income, copies of your ID or credit card, and so
on (you'd be surprised by how many online
businesses ask for these things).
Although it has been reported by those close to the Burger King deal that its relocation to Canada is not primarily motivated for tax
reasons, the move would empower the company to repatriate profits
on its overseas
business at a lower rate.
«As Facebook's Messenger platform develops and more chatbots and
businesses build
on it, it stands to
reason that M could become part virtualized assistant, part power networker, where recommendations and connections with other chat bots, online and even at point - of - sale, stand to be made,» he writes.
The
reasons are four-fold: structural changes in the American economy have triggered a long term downward trend in entrepreneurial activity; changes in the banking system have made small
business credit more difficult to get; a post-recession shift in attitudes has made Americans less interested in striking out
on their own; and a shift in government policies has made entrepreneurship more challenging to undertake.
• The
reason, Janelle Gale, VP of HR at Facebook, told
Business Insider, is because determining compensation based
on employer - candidate negotiations simply rewards good negotiators.
There are plenty of good
reasons for Fortune 500 CEOs not to be
on social media, but for CEOs who want to build competitive
businesses with all - star teams and resilient brands, social engagement is a must.
An entrepreneur will put up a detailed description of his / her
business on a platform such as Kickstarter — goals of the
business, future financial strategies for turning a profit, the target audience, how much funding he / she needs and for what
reasons, etc. — and then consumers can read about the
business and give money if they choose.
«It's baked into their DNA to be focused
on the long term, as their focus is to maintain the family
business and wealth,» says Matt Fullbrook, manager of the Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness (CCBE) at the University of Toronto, which has been studying the underlying reasons for the curious strength of famil
business and wealth,» says Matt Fullbrook, manager of the Clarkson Centre for
Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness (CCBE) at the University of Toronto, which has been studying the underlying reasons for the curious strength of famil
Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness (CCBE) at the University of Toronto, which has been studying the underlying
reasons for the curious strength of family firms.
There are many different
reasons that a person or group of people may trespass
on your
business premises, from petty vandals and ex-employees to travelers and protesters, and different cases must be handled in different ways.
The size of the plan will also depend
on the nature of your
business and your
reason for writing it.
Annette Tonti says that apart from it being easier for customers to find your
business on the mobile web, there are two other key
reasons why
businesses choose mobile websites over apps: it's more cost effective and it's easier to maintain.
Intuition isn't the only
reason small and local
businesses do so well
on the mobile web.
The
reason why the phrase even exists (no one knows where it originated) is that people don't realize it's OK to move
on to some other
business partnership or explore some other new avenue of success.
When we conduct post-mortems
on why a
business went Chapter 11, or someone was unable to achieve their goals, we are tempted to look at macro
reasons such as the state of the economy, or the level of competition or even the labor markets.
A thriving entrepreneurial community filled with people striking out
on their own for all the right
reasons can provide the right platform to launch a thriving small
business.
Typically, the companies she finds have fallen out of favour for a
reason, usually because people aren't keen
on a sector or some issue has temporarily hurt the
business.
Whatever the
reason, it translates into a potentially limiting pressure
on the
business.
People start
businesses for all kinds of
reasons — because they love the idea, they want to prove something, they like the product, and so
on.
Whether it's language barriers, a lack of information
on specific opportunities abroad or uncertainty about details
on tariffs, there are a wide variety of
reasons many Canadian
businesses remain too close to home.
Small -
business owners offer health benefits for a variety of reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National Business of Group on
business owners offer health benefits for a variety of
reasons: they're genuinely concerned about their employees being taken care of, it's mandated in their state or they want to be more competitive to attract top talent (a large majority of employees consider a health plan to be the most important benefit they can be offered, according to a survey by the National
Business of Group on
Business of Group
on Health).
Under certain circumstances tremendous pressure is put
on salesmen to close
business and our confidence can deteriorate for many
reasons.
On the
business side, he says he hasn't seen much difference between businessmen and businesswomen in their
reasons for declaring bankruptcy.
The dependence
on local
business is one
reason small
businesses continue to be optimistic about their future prospects, despite continued uncertainty about the national economy and the looming fiscal cliff.
It seems that every content generator
on Earth has banged out a post with 10, 13, 21, 34, even 50
reasons to start your own
business.
This alarms many in academia, as
business majors have «the weakest gains during the first two years of college
on a national test of writing and
reasoning skills.»
A fundamental desire to control their own destinies ranks very high
on most entrepreneurs» lists of
reasons for starting their own
businesses.
Early
on, when the enemy was video - store chain Blockbuster and the
business was mailing DVDs to its U.S. subscribers, Hastings would tell anyone who would listen, «There's a
reason we didn't call the company»DVD-by-Mail.com.»»
Steffanie Wilk, co-author of the study and associate professor of management and human resources at The Ohio State University's Fisher College of
Business, said the
reason was that these employees who cultivated more diverse friend networks
on the job simply had more people to help.
CEO Dion Weisler said
on a call with analysts that one
reason HP's PC
business was able to avoid a decline was strong demand for high - end computers by video game enthusiasts.
Nearly half of
business owners failed to get away this summer
on vacation, so it stands to
reason that with clients and employees as demanding as ever, the holiday season is often also far from restful for many entrepreneurs.
Though Cisneros didn't indicate a specific
reason why now, of all times, the city is cracking down
on license - free drivers, San Francisco did finally get an online
business registration system operational last month.
Though the trend is still at an early stage, it is worth paying attention to for two
reasons: unions may represent a new source of capital for your company, and unions want to invest in worker - friendly
businesses and therefore may one day have the same kind of impact
on private - equity deals that socially responsible investors have already had
on the stock market.