By paying workers as independent contractors when they should be paid as employees, federal, state and local governments potentially miss out on tax revenue they would otherwise collect; this tax gap was the focus of a special report to Congress in 2011 and continues to be
an area of focus today.
Two key
areas of focus should be physical improvements and social improvements.
«It's not about being mediocre at three things, it's about gaining expertise in really individual
areas of focus,» said Rahn.
The idea was to highlight six
areas of focus to drive growth: making innovation a «core Canadian value,» establishing nationwide scientific excellence, creating world - leading «clusters and partnerships,» growing Canadian companies, developing a digital - first economy, and making Canada a top location for foreign investment.
The cluster's primary
areas of focus are cyber-security, unmanned air vehicles and renewable energy, fields in which San Diego has become an innovation epicenter.
One
area of focus will be his family's foundation, established two years ago, to which he has contributed $ 21 million.
'' [Bush's] big
areas of focus have always been on education and refocusing people on opportunities, no matter what income bracket they are born into,» says Stan Veuger, resident economist for the conservative American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
[Google CEO] Sundar [Pichai] has done a good job of bringing
areas of focus too the company.
Monday's presentation, made via webcast, was a let down for many because McDonald's said its three
areas of focus were driving operational growth, revitalizing the brand and «unlocking» financial value.
«I've learned that keeping business simple is the most difficult but impactful
area of focus.
His next
area of focus is on the broader impact of culture and institutions on individual behavior.
His areas of focus include native and editorial video, live events, and content distribution.
One particular
area of focus was on follower count on social networks and share count.
Once you know
your area of focus, it's time to start building your reputation, and the best way to do that is to show off your expertise.
But beyond continuing to grow its specializations model,
another area of focus for Coursera as it digs into its new funds is international expansion.
Each person picks an industry or
area of focus, then they go hunting: talking to experts, digging up documents, interviewing key sources, and otherwise shaking the trees to come up with a long list of suggested candidates.
I think that should be
an area of focus.
He founded the Foxborough, Massachusetts - based company in 1998, and has since generated a net worth of roughly $ 5.2 billion, emphasizing six
areas of focus:
As to the substance of its new project, Facebook promised three
areas of focus.
«That's a big
area of focus for us with our analytics cloud product, and we're investing in a number of partners around that area.»
«Our initial
areas of focus will be personalized learning, curing disease, connecting people and building strong communities,» he wrote.
Roughly 40 percent of surveyed employers said that better communication with candidates throughout and after the application process was an important
area of focus.
To not only survive but thrive, I see four major
areas of focus.
The cluster's
areas of focus run the gamut from small spacecraft and airships to intelligence gathering and surveillance to innovative energy technologies to unmanned ground vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Now that you've got upper management to buy in, defined your company's key messaging and goals, and identified
your areas of focus, it is time to actually create and execute a content plan in a sustainable way.
Launched in 2004, the Sandra Rotman Centre for Health Sector Strategy is a strategic
area of focused research for the Rotman School.
On our drive to the city, Lola and I came up with a list questions such as: What are the main
areas of focus for the ASPCA?
Aaron's
areas of focus include mobile payments and marketplace lending.
Knowing that it probably wasn't all petting kittens and playing with puppies, Lola started by asking Matt what the ASPCA's main
areas of focus were.
Once you've collected all of the information related to the above 13
areas of focus, you can create your buyer personas.
Our areas of focus include top - tier venture capital and next generation managers as well as co-investment and transition management.
Once a niche asset, EM equity funds have steadily evolved to include different
areas of focus and accommodate various investment styles.
My areas of focus are consumer products and digital media.
One
area of focus may be Medicare; both companies are significant players in offering prescription drug plans to Medicare beneficiaries.
One large
area of focus for online travel bookers is the home - sharing business that helped build Airbnb into a $ 2.8 billion behemoth over its 10 - year history.
We leverage our shared platform to capture cross-asset class opportunities in strategic
areas of focus.
During that period, Mr. Sebiri's primary
areas of focus were fixed income Sales and Trading and Structured Product distribution, including MBS, RMBS, Whole Loans and Collateralized Loan Obligations.
His areas of focus include domestic and global health issues, water, tobacco, corporate governance, farmworkers» rights and food justice.
Key
areas of focus include energy conservation, waste management, and guest and staff awareness and education.
Within
this area of focus, we offer investments that are well suited to a wide variety of investors.
One
area of focus for Lauren — which led to her investment in Doctor.com — has been the consumerization of healthcare.
The increase, while modest, is nevertheless indicative of higher uncertainty and potentially better trading opportunities for managers with flexibility to trade across asset classes (most notably in fixed income and currencies, which have traditionally been a core
area of focus for discretionary managers).
Our particular
areas of focus in our Immigration Practice Group include: H - 1B (Temporary Foreign Workers), L - 1A / L - 1B (Intracompany Transferee Executives or Managers; Intracompany Transferee Specialized Knowledge Professionals), E-2 (Treaty Investor), EB - 1 & O - 1 (Extraordinary Ability in Athletics, Arts, Sciences, etc.), EB - 1 (Multinational Managers & Executives), EB - 2 (Advanced Degree), EB - 3 (Skilled Workers, Professionals, Unskilled Workers), EB - 5 (Immigrant Investor), TN (NAFTA Professionals), J - 1 (Exchange Visitors) visa categories, and Labor Certification (PERM applications).
To find out if your industry is attractive to potential investors, review investor websites to determine their current
areas of focus and their investment criteria.
In addition, social innovation is an overarching
area of focus at MaRS and has always been integral to everything we do.
That's why one of Marc's key
areas of focus is to help sales teams avoid wasting time on needless proposal drafting and quoting — enabling them to spend more time with well - qualified prospects.
India's large rural economy — stuck in a rut for years — appears to be
the area of focus.
Good to see
an area of focus for them actually doing well, especially an expensive area like LNG has been for them.
CEO Jeffrey Gennette recently said this about the new
area of focus:
Recent UMass Dartmouth studies show the biggest increase in Fortune 500 companies blogging in their 2013 report so blogging is definitely a future
area of focus.