Sentences with phrase «own business empire»

Before Bentley's Corner Barkery (now rebranded as Bentley's Pet Stuff) became a crown jewel in Marcus Lemonis» small business empire, embattled owner Lisa Senafe, along with her husband, Giovanni, appealed to The Profit for help.

The popularity of Jim Brickman's music is the foundation of a business empire built by cultivating a relationship his fans feel personally.

Lawrence Ng built a $ 200 million business empire before he turned the age of 30.

And that was key in helping her turn a $ 1,000 loan into the a business empire.

While some of the Ding clan built business empires here — manufacturing athletic shoes, for instance — Ding Zhize made a name for himself 600 kilometers (373 miles) down the coast in Macau's casinos.

Let's take a look at these in the context of how one of the largest modern business empires, Starbucks, got started.

There will always be outliers, of course, people like Mark Zuckerberg and Richard Branson who seemingly change the world and create business empires all on their own.

On a sunny afternoon in late April, the heiress to one of Canada's biggest business empires is just waking up.

Starting with some well - timed local property investments that cemented his wealth, Li built a business empire that included retail, energy, ports, telecommunications, media and biotechnology companies worldwide.

South Korean family - run business empires like Samsung Group have a reputation for low dividend payouts and other governance practices that favour controlling shareholders at the expense of ordinary investors.

Beth Macy's Factory Man follows John Bassett III, who has spent the last two decades fighting Chinese importers, his competitors, and his own family to save the factories that gave birth to his business empire.

About the time I was pondering what it means to be Saul Griffith, I happened to read a Thomas Friedman column in The New York Times intended as a rebuttal to the many people ready to drop the curtain on the American business empire.

With Donald Trump's global business empire already reaching such nations as Azerbaijan, Turkey, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates — and eager to enter new realms — the potential for conflicts of interests both domestically and internationally has long been obvious.

Her idea is to create a $ 1 billion business empire that goes beyond the usual stuff of celebrity to include the burgeoning tech industry.

Deripaska's business empire which includes United Company Rusal PLC, the world's second largest aluminium producer by volume of production has a global footprint and counts major international companies as customers.

Shortly before taking office last year, Trump Sr. said he would hand off control of his business empire, which includes luxury homes and hotels across the world, to his sons Donald and Eric, and move his assets into a trust to help ensure that he would not consciously take actions as president that would benefit him personally.

At an age when most of his contemporaries are working on their golf swings (if they can still make it around 18 holes), Jim Pattison continues building his $ 8.4 - billion business empire, which includes media holdings, automotive sales and grocery stores.

That is especially true given Trump's hands - on approach to all aspects of his business empire, biographer Tim O'Brien has noted.

Fredriksen, whose business empire includes the largest salmon farmer Marine Harvest and oil tanker firm Frontline, is committed to remaining a long - term stakeholder, Dibowitz said.

His business empire, however, is hardly limited to self - help.

The notorious drug lord committed some horrible acts, but he also built and ran a business empire.

This group ranges from Transat A.T. Inc. and The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. to Peter Munk's business empire (which apparently didn't stop making doomed investments after the Clairtone stereo misadventure).

Our reputation is everything, says Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder, talking about his business empire and the power of the Branson brand.

Not only does Ghaemi document the extraordinary resilience Turner showed in holding together his father's business empire in the wake of his suicide, but the audacity and creativity Turner displayed throughout his career.

President - elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said that there would be no conflicts of interest during his administration because his vast business empire would be in a «blind trust.»

Marking his exit from his business empire, Norway's richest man, Olav Thon, gifted a charity a 71.9 % stake of his company, valued at $ 1.3 billion.

Six years later, he opened his own factory, the predecessor to what's known today as CK Hutchison Holdings, a vast business empire with interests in real estate, manufacturing, energy, telecommunications, and technology.

Palmer went on to build a sprawling business empire: at one time his name was attached to a golf course design outfit, auto dealerships, a golf equipment company, two golf clubs, an aviation company and a clothing contract with Sears.

Analysts have said that Gou treads a fine line in balancing his business empire that straddles both the United States and China.

, Tyra has amassed a hugely successful business empire.

Long - time Trump ally Michael Cohen's appearances before the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on consecutive days this week offered the panels greater insight into the inner workings of the president's business empire and how it considered expansion into foreign markets like Moscow.

Have you ever wondered how Tony built a $ 6 billion business empire?

Late Friday, the White House released details of the plan devised by his advisers to avoid conflicts of interest between Mr. Kushner's government role and the wide - ranging business empire he ran with his father.

The interview offers insight into how Robbins has quietly built a $ 6 billion business empire, and why he's constantly pushing himself into new opportunities.

More from the South China Morning Post: HK police insist missing tycoon entered mainland legally Is missing tycoon Xiao Jianhua losing control of his business empire?

What might be less clear is how your role in the business empire will pan out in the longer term and how these work alongside your family commitments.

MIAMI (AP)-- H. Wayne Huizenga, a college dropout who built a business empire that included Blockbuster Entertainment, AutoNation and three professional sports franchises, hasRead More

A business / religious cult based on Joseph Smith's hallucinations which has bought respectability with a $ 30 billion business empire, the BYU «mission matured» football team and a great choir.

He argued that even though they ended their popular TV series, they have also launched a new restaurant and cookbook, so their business empire just keeps growing.

Is Bloomberg trying to gain favor with the Muslim world in an effort to expand his business empire?

Pastors such as T.D. Jakes, Dollar and Joel Osteen have become the Prosperity Gospel's most well known preachers, building megachurches and business empires with a message equating piety with prosperity.

I don't know where to start from all I can say that Arsenal Football Club is a business empire!

Charlie, I'm not saying they are the dogs danglerly bits but I can respect what they have achieved (as I judge the size of a club based on what they have achieved on the pitch and not as as a business empire).

In fairness when you are owned by a family business empire allegedly worth a trillion quid then «dilly dallying» doesn't really enter the equation.

Furthermore, he controls a fledgling business empire worth a small — say, $ 10 million — but growing fortune.

In season, Turk, as she is called, stays in Philadelphia and the children commute there on weekends; in September, the family will move to Philadelphia permanently, and the Erving business empire will be centralized there.

His business empire also extends to oil and he is also well known for building a private refinery in one of the country's jungle swamps.

No doubt he using the burgeoning valuation of club Arsenal to expand his business empire in US.

But even with those reinforcements, Montella failed to put the club that was once the jewel in former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's business empire in contention for a Champions League place.

Gaskin presides over a large multi-faceted business empire comprised of trade, propaganda and lobbying organizations, all with one purpose in mind: allowing uneducated women like herself to provide substandard medical care to pregnant women while ignoring the growing pile of tiny bodies.