That's the tough position the toy maker finds itself in after it gave up Walt Disney's (dis) Princess license to rival Hasbro (has), which officially takes
over the business in 2016.
Dan Cooke's grandfather founded Cooke's Food Store in 1936, and his father took
over the business in 1958.
Primo Quesada, the sixth son of the couple's 11 children, took
over the business in the 1970s and decided to change the company's focus after seeing a need in the marketplace for high - quality, authentic, ethnic foods.
Chuck Schau took
over the business in 1958 after a two - year stint in the U.S. Army and his father's death, he says.
Allan Benton took
over the business in 1973.
He joined the company in commercial sales in 1973, then took
over the business in 1991, growing it from a handful of sales associates to more than 80.
Not exact matches
Jeanne Hulit, the Small
Business Administration's associate administrator
in the Office of Capital Access, will take
over as interim head of the agency when Karen Mills departs at end of the month.
Whispered questions among
business leaders
over the weekend produced no clear consensus on what to say about the President Trump's immigration order
in public.
While a lot has changed
in the
business world
over the past several decades, the fundamentals of building a strong
business have not, he says: «Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur.
Systems are very important, however, the first thing we would do when taking
over a
business would be to understand its Human Capital - we need to know what type of people we have
in the organization.
A new report from the city's Department of Small
Business Services found that,
over the last decade, women - owned
businesses in the city grew by 43 %, outpacing the average company growth rate of 39 %.
His market, the New York tri-state area, already has
in place many of the provisions included
in the health - care overhaul, including a provision that dependent under the age of 30 need be eligible for family coverage, and he's seen rates continue to rise
over recent years, making him skeptical of the plan's ability to hold costs down for small
businesses.
The California - based toy maker on Tuesday confirmed it won the key toy license for the Jurassic World property beginning
in the summer of 2017, taking
over a
business that had previously been owned by rival Hasbro (has).
As Krishen Rangasamy, an economist at National Bank, observed this week, all the hiring
in Canada
over the past year has been by large
businesses, not tiny ones.
Before you break into a sweat
over the small
business requirements
in the health - care legislation signed into law last month, take a deep breath: Many of its provisions will take months if not years to go into effect.
Puj made just
over $ 1 million
in revenue
in its first official year
in business (2010) and has seen sales grow 10 to 30 percent per year ever since.
Hiveage (formerly known as CurdBee) is used by
over 45,000 small
business in 140 countries.
The Small
Business Success Index, as it's called, is the third
in a series of surveys the pair have done
over the past year.
As politicians and
businesses fight it out
in court
over aquifer rights, towns are drying up.
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.
The rest of the tale is hearsay: that a heavily indebted Heywood, a former family friend and fixer who had helped get Bo junior into Harrow (Heywood's prestigious alma mater
in England) had demanded a bigger cut of a
business deal; that he threatened to expose underhanded dealings by Gu if he didn't get it; that Bo's police chief, Wang Lijun, had confronted him
over the alleged murder (the death was originally put down to alcohol poisoning), after which Wang sought asylum at an American consulate; that Gu had shown up at a police station
in a People's Liberation Army major - general's uniform to announce that she was under special orders from Beijing to «protect» Comrade Wang; that the couple had plotted to assassinate Wang and came up with three separate storylines to avoid being implicated.
I spent
over a year and half of
business floundering
in internet no - man's land until I implemented SEO.
Despite uncertainty
over health care, the minimum wage, overtime, and the situation
in the Ukraine, optimism among these companies held strong at 69 percent, according to the March 2014 SurePayroll Small
Business Scorecard.
Rescinding the program could mean the loss of as much as $ 460 billion
in economic output
over the next decade, according to a recently released report from the House Committee on Small
Business, which was released by ranking member Nydia Velázquez (D. - N.Y.)
May 2 (Reuters)- Cambridge Analytica, the firm embroiled
in a controversy
over its handling of Facebook Inc user data, and its British parent SCL Elections Ltd, are shutting down immediately after suffering a sharp drop
in business, the company said on Wednesday.
Alan Bishop has spent 40 years building insurance broker EBM into a national player and worked through many
business cycles
over that time, but arguably none as tough as the current conditions
in Western Australia.
We do mortgages
in the states of...» while you continue rattling off your well - rehearsed and scripted mini speech, the eyes of the person you are meeting and hoping to do
business with are glazing
over, trying to be polite while fighting the urge to yawn.
The fact that the number of women entrepreneurs has increased
over the years has been made possible,
in part, by their passion, talent and dedication and their ability to obtain essential
business support including access to capital.
Marcus Lemonis has invested
over $ 75M
in «The Profit»
businesses and is about to get to work on a brand new season.
-- Daniel Putterman, cofounder, co-CEO, and head of
business for Kogniz, Inc. which recently released AICam, fully - autonomous surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence that identify people and threats
in real - time, using video - based facial recognition and object detection; also having founded and run venture - backed technology companies
over the last 20 years including MaxInfo, Inc. (acquired by NETM), EoExchange (S - 1), Mediabolic, Inc. (acquired by ROVI), and Cloud Engines, Inc..
A Facebook spokeperson told AllThingsD last week that speculation
over a Facebook foray into gaming wasn't on the table, saying, «We're not
in the
business of building games and we have no plans to do so.»
Square has added new services
in an effort to diversify its
business over recent years.
The chain, which recently renewed its lease on the theater, has also held onto it so no competitors can come
in and take
over, the town officials told
Business Insider — leaving Celebration residents and those
in neighboring areas with the AMC
in Disney Springs as the closest option for seeing a movie.
In our central
business district, occupancy is
over 99 percent.
To be successful
in business means to practice and develop that artistry
over time.
Current rules do not let people fly drones beyond the line of sight of human operators and
over people's heads
in public places, which limits companies like Amazon (amzn) and Google (goog) from using drones to deliver goods, among other
business uses, beyond testing.
Other promises from leader Philippe Couillard have included the creation of 250,000 new jobs
in Quebec
over a five - year time span, a $ 160 million stimulus plan for small and medium
businesses in the province, and a $ 150 million innovation fund.
A person familiar with the investigation told
Business Insider, «Paul Manafort has never had an Airbnb account and we are confident the facts will show he was not involved
in the renting of the Howard St. property
over Airbnb.»
They may not know the
ins and outs of your
business, but odds are they know their area expertise well and can take
over many of the tasks you and your team are having a hard time keeping up with.
To the average reader of a
business magazine, these may seem like ridiculously simple questions, but Lusardi and Mitchell's research
over the last few years shows that,
in general, you can not count on even this base level of knowledge about how money works.
Over time, however, Handmaker noticed an uptick
in the amount of waste and production and delivery errors: Too much excess paper was being thrown away
in the production of
business cards and other print jobs, and production delays and flaws were creeping up.
Most of the big law firms
in Perth have shrunk
in size
over the past year, with Ashurst experiencing the biggest drop
in staff, while only a couple of smaller firms have achieved significant growth, research by
Business News has found.
In addition to its web
business, the company has
over 1 billion users of its mobile chat products WeChat and QQ.
«
In the House, a freestanding DACA bill, well you know what it looks like
over there, and that's why I think that we need to be very open to however way we can accomplish this,» Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono told
Business Insider.
«We're planning to invest
over $ 50 billion
in the U.S.
over the next five years to increase production of profitable volumes and enhance our integrated portfolio, which is supported by the improved
business climate created by tax reform.»
Furthermore, a government crackdown on corruption late
in 2017 that saw numerous Saudi
business people, including notable royals, detained and imprisoned (infamously,
in the Riyadh Ritz Carlton hotel) and assets handed
over to the authorities
in return for freedom could also spook investors.
So some analysts and investors with long memories are wary of the promise of using the millimeter wave rights for
business cases that sound eerily familiar, despite the obvious advances
in technology that have occurred
over the past 20 years.
Manlove, who says he sold
over $ 10 million
in cannabis product as lead salesman at Tradiv, called his roster of clients — cannabis growers, retailers, and manufacturers — and told them he was starting a new
business.
I've been intimately involved with the management team and coauthoring the strategy for the company here
over the last two years and operating
in every part of the
business.
Lately, I've found that even the mission - critical
business ideas that make it through my first set of filters have to address another elephant
in the room: the question of whether this startup is building something that's going to become a free - standing and independent
business or whether it's developing a great feature that is going to be swallowed up, ripped off, or rolled
over by one of the big guys
in their space
in the near future.