Sentences with phrase «scale investments by»

Other segments such as liquid yogurts are still niche but enjoying double digit growth benefiting from new large scale investments by leading global brand owners.

Not exact matches

«Consequently, it will spur economic growth in Canada by attracting talent and investment, supporting scale - up firms and enabling established firms to be best - in - class adopters of artificial intelligence.»

«We're not seeing the kind of growth and scale - ups, and if we can solve that problem we'll also keep our most talented in Miami by using entrepreneurship as a tool for community building,» says Matt Haggman, the program director in Miami for the Knight Foundation, which committed a $ 2 million investment to help bring Endeavor to the city.

In October, Toyota said it would scale back investment in a planned plant in Mexico by 30 percent to $ 700 million and cut planned annual capacity in half to 100,000 vehicles as it shuffles its production plans to meet market demands.

The Concept: Move the majority, or all, of the core infrastructure and technical team to a central location and gain economy of scale by leveraging larger resources and spreading the investment of those resources across numerous clients (a jump in the MSP model).

Europe, for its part, is on Beijing's radar as China pursues its offensive on the Old Continent, as demonstrated by large - scale Chinese investments throughout Europe.

At present I would suggest that there is large scale deflation at present as property values unwind worldwide, this will be followed by falling stock values as investors realize that large sectors of investment returns are also headed for long term decline.

This relationship helped us to achieve more significant scale and to build greater awareness with prospective sellers, strengthened our board of directors by adding Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to our board for a 12 month period, and included an equity investment by Starbucks in our Series D preferred stock financing on the same terms and conditions as all other sales of our Series D preferred stock by us in that financing.

By real assets, think of large, illiquid investments that are out of the realm of traditional investors — bridges, water dams, ports, pipelines, and other large - scale investments.

As a historical matter, the original purpose of the corporation — reflected in debates about limited liability and general incorporation statutes — was to facilitate economic growth by enabling projects that required large - scale, long - term investment.

This fund has scaled to 75 + investments, which includes winners such as Cruise Automation (acquired by GM), 99 (acquired by Didi) and Zoom.

We gradually scale our investment exposure in proportion to the average return / risk profile that stocks have provided under similar conditions (primarily defined by valuation and market action).

Since Living Goods» overall budget is increasing, it also aims to raise an additional $ 3 million in reserves (about $ 2 million in 2015 and about $ 1 million in 2016).148 It expects to raise some funds from partnership consulting fees and margins on goods sold to CHPs, leaving about $ 10 million per year that would need to be supported by donor funding.149 In 2012 Living Goods raised $ 2.8 million, and in 2013 it raised $ 3.3 million from donors.150 Living Goods told us that it believes there is a decent chance it will reach two - thirds of its funding target for the first year through agreements with funders who have supported its work in the past, but the money has not yet been secured and the funding need will grow each year.151 The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), one of Living Goods» major core funders historically, will be deciding in Q1 2015 whether to fund Living Goods» scale - up.

It is wishful thinking to imagine that the most extreme economic, debt and investment bubble in history was corrected by a mild economic downturn, a market decline that leaves stocks at 21 times peak earnings (higher than at the 1929 and 1987 peaks), and just a few large - scale defaults from a corporate debt position which continues to claim a record share of operating earnings to finance.

Buying a franchise can be easy, and the revenue usually scales to the initial investment, but make sure you are not getting in over your head by buying a franchise that is too big or expensive to handle.

The trading business more broadly has shrunk since its heyday, pressured by a decline in active investment, an increase in low - cost electronic trading and a scaling back of proprietary trading.

Previous investors were led by Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, which provided $ 1 million through a Transition to Scale investment and helped catalyze matching investments from a wide range of sources including Maple Leaf Angels, MaRS Innovation, the University of Toronto's Connaught Seed Fund, the Government of Canada through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC - IRAP) and the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED), and the Government of Ontario through investment by Ontario Centres of Excellence and support by MaRS Discovery District and ventureLAB / Genesis.

Developed through investments by Mike Lazaridis (founder of Blackberry) and the Government of Ontario, the Lazaridis Institute helps current and emerging technology firms to scale rapidly into globally competitive enterprises.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

Led by Scale Venture Partners, investment will accelerate growth of transparent managed security provider HERNDON, Va. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Expel (https://expel.io), the company that replaces what organizations spend on managed security service providers (MSSPs),...

A full - on globalization backlash could undermine hopes for shifting away from secular stagnation by derailing the nascent recovery in investment spending and productivity growth in the U.S. Global trade tends to boost productivity through fostering of competitive pressures, product specialization, scale economies, global value chains and technology transfer.

However, ironically, the unprecedented scale of human suffering and misery caused by harsh mega competition, liberalization of trade and investment, in the era of globalization motivates millions of victimized people to resist and fight back for survival and human dignity.

I also firmly believe that as our sales team delivers new large scale opportunities, we can build a highly profitable business that will command significant value in the investment world by applying measured financial discipline and prudent operational controls to our business.

He said his fund, along with most others in Australia, did not have a long history of investing in agriculture but this was in part because of a lack of scale and difficult investment options presented by the agriculture industry.

The large - scale infrastructure projects he championed are likely to go ahead without his chairmanship, because his approach is shared by the chancellor, who is keen to boost investment to offset the impact of Brexit on the economy.

«New York should set a goal of 100 percent green energy by 2030 and then scale up its policies and investments to meet that goal,» he said.

But Chung Sun - Sup, the head of corporate analysis firm chaebul.com, said major chaebol decisions on large - scale acquisitions or investments «are often endorsed by the patriarch of a ruling family», and with Lee in prison, the firm «may move more slowly than before».

The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper has announced the approval of a $ 230 million scaling - up Renewable Energy Investment Plan (SREP - IP) by the Climate Investment Fund.

Responding, Governor Ambode said the reason for inspecting the project was first to appreciate the level of investment already committed to the farm by government and then see how to scale it up where necessary.

[11] Rather than limit investment in other needed services to pay for the circuit breaker, the state should generate additional revenues by fixing some of the problems related to last year's corporate tax reform, eliminating or scaling back many of the state's smorgasbord of business tax credits, rejecting the proposed Education Tax Credit, and limiting the increase in the estate tax exemption.

According to the House of Commons» Public Accounts Committee, costs of the programme doubled to # 38 billion by 2010, without creating extra new homes or the scale of jobs that sort of public investment should have done --(or, indeed, that Prescott had promised would happen that night in Bolton).

«But 5.3 percent by any realistic scale is a great investment.»

For years, cash - strapped Canadian space scientists have enjoyed success largely by partnering with other countries, an approach that gives them access to large - scale, powerful instrumentation in return for a relatively small investment.

They found that returning Earth to 350 ppm by 2100 requires planting trees on an epic scale, as well as substantial investments to boost soil fertility so it holds more carbon.

The pair of papers, «Assessing the cost of large - scale power outages to residential customers» and «Providing limited local electric service during a major grid outage — A first assessment based on customer willingness to pay,» examined residential power users» willingness to pay (WTP) for full or partial backup services during a theoretical 24 - hour blackout and then determined the investments required by the electrical provider to implement these services.

We need to shrink that time scale again by increasing the investment for making that domain.»

As recommended by the National Academies, ARPA - E funding should be seen in the context of expanding overall energy R&D investment to a level that begins to meet the scale and complexity of the challenge.

XPRIZE addresses the world's Grand Challenges by creating and managing large - scale, high - profile, incentivized prize competitions that stimulate investment in research and development worth far more than the prize itself.

BoF: What is your advice to fashion companies that have begun the journey of transitioning towards a more sustainable and circular model, but feel overwhelmed by the scale of change they need to make or worry that it requires too much investment to see any see real progress?

This week's offerings include some dwellings on a more modest scale, such as the 1,065 - square - foot investment house recently sold by film giant Robert Duvall.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

[3] The potential for cost savings and the ease of scaling fuels ongoing investments in online education by both public and private institutions.

Whether or not schools are taking advantage of economies of scale, by collaborating in purchasing consortia, they are always looking to get value for money on all investments.

Nine Keys to Student Achievement and Cost - Effectiveness The first large - scale national study to identify and prioritize the factors that make some technology implementations perform dramatically better than others, demonstrate that schools employing a 1:1 student computer ratio and the key implementation factors outperform other schools, and reveal significant opportunities for improving education return on investment (ROI) by transforming teaching and learning.

Compelling Financial Case: By showing a clear return on investment to state policymakers, scaling the TN SAILS program represented a promising use of state resources.

Yet we still face daunting challenges as we try to scale this proven model to achieve widespread impact, especially when resources are constrained and the effectiveness of investments is under increased scrutiny by grantmakers, individual donors and public agencies.

ATLANTA — U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today joined Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to tour the east side of the Atlanta BeltLine, calling it an example of the sort of large - scale job creation and transportation investment that Congress can make possible nationwide by reauthorizing a long - term transportation bill this year.

The investment by Amazon will enable Westland to expand its international reach and scale its physical and digital book businesses.

Of all the work cited above, there are two, large - scale, out of pocket investments made by the publisher to create a trade book, the advance and the manufacturing.

Although the EFC formula is adjusted from year to year, in general it incorporates 20 % of a student's assets (money, investments, business interests, and real estate); 50 % of a student's income (after a $ 6,420 threshold); 2.6 % to 5.6 % of the parents» assets (not including the family house and retirement assets owned by parents or child); and 22 % to 47 % of a parent's income (based on a sliding scale).