Not exact matches
Google reported more than $ 14 billion in profit on $ 66 billion in sales last year, most of it from lucrative Internet advertising, while other ventures have
required large
investments without showing
immediate returns.
While you don't need to be able to do everything
required in the job, it helps if the company can see an
immediate return on their hiring
investment.
Though it
requires a larger upfront
investment compared to starting something from scratch or conducting a traditional job search, buying a business can provide you and your family long - term security while paying you an
immediate salary, covering your bank debt and providing a small cushion to grow the business.
In addition to the Canada Pension Plan Account, there was a Canada Pension Plan
Investment Fund that would take the surplus that accumulated over and above administration costs and the amount of money
required to pay
immediate benefits (i.e. three months» worth) and invest it in provincial and federal securities.
Because no emissions cuts would be
required until 2020, it may be hard to show an «
immediate» threat; states and power companies will argue the industry has to plan capital
investments well in advance.
When insurers set payment levels for an
immediate annuity, by contrast, state regulators
require that they set aside reserves to assure they can make scheduled payments even if their actuaries» and
investment analysts» projections are off.
Sir Nicholas Stern, who was lead author of the 2006 Stern review on the economic impacts of climate change, says that holding down global temperatures and building a carbon - free economy by mid-century will
require immediate multi-billion dollar
investments in infrastructure — from renewable energy facilities to carbon - neutral cities.
Both of these elements
require an
investment of time that may not demonstrate an
immediate return.
Good management
requires an
investment of time and money and the
investment does not necessarily pay
immediate dividends.
More details are here, but in short we say that the criminal justice system is desperately underfunded and
requires immediate and significant
investment (there's some book or other that goes into more detail).
In the Canadian context, my view is that few, if any, large firms use these competitive advantages to their full potential; the work
required to properly take advantage is seen as a «cost» to the firm with no
immediate return on
investment.