Sentences with phrase «small demand in»

It has relatively small demand in the real world in jewelry and some industrial uses.

Not exact matches

MICHELLE Milton is one of a small group of aficionados in demand from big business worldwide to bring a touch of class to product launches or major events.

The high demand and limited supply has apparently created an opportunity for small third - party retailers that have some consoles in stock to jack up the price.

I was reminded of this shift in demand for workers last night, at a dinner hosted by small business accounting software company Xero.

Things like interruptions, client demands, employee issues, and spending time in the small details may come to mind.

And in the U.S., at least, the»90s brought legislation allowing people to carry concealed weapons in most states, meaning that smaller guns became more in demand for both men and women.

Companies in the $ 10 million to $ 50 million range are important links in supply chains, with smaller vendors feeding into them and large customers making demands on them.

Despite the burgeoning demand for software engineers who know how to work in that specialized environment, Leung observes that most of the firms Appnovation competes with tend to be smaller, local operations, and content to remain that way.

The reality, however, is that these on - demand platforms are doing a great job at supplying needed work to the unskilled workforce (i.e., delivery, transportation, etc.), however for skilled small business owners («SMBs»)-- like in the home services sector — the jobs are low paying and the clients are «owned» by the platforms themselves.

However, where services are available, crowdshipping can allow small businesses like yours to offer demand shipping at an affordable price, giving you a competitive advantage, says Kevin Mehrabi, the chief executive officer and founder of Runner, a crowdshipping service in Los Angeles.

Keep in mind that even if you do not have significant demand for a co-work space, you should still pursue the idea on a smaller scale.

The demand for legal marijuana, which has outstripped many lofty expectations, isn't the only thing small - business owners in the pot gold rush are surprised about.

Hyundai and smaller affiliate Kia, which together make the world's fifth - largest automaker, said demand was expected to soften in the U.S. and Chinese markets as they unveiled a combined sales target of 7.55 million vehicles this year.

«The demand isn't there for smaller IPOs, so they sit in the pipeline and wait for the market to turn,» says Dean Braunsteiner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada's national IPO services leader.

«The continued growth of small and independent brewers illustrates that additional market opportunities and demand are prevalent, although competition in the sector is certainly growing and the need for brewers to differentiate and produce world class high quality beer is more important than ever.»

As we make our way, in stops and starts, along the road to economic recovery, small businesses are starting to see some demand rebounding in their businesses.

Jan. 6, 2006 — While much of the buzz about this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has centered on personal entertainment such as video - on - demand, portable media players, and giant television monitors, the four - day exhibition is also providing glimpses of the future of small business technology.

«Despite strong demand for financing, small businesses are struggling to secure the capital they require to grow,» says Noah Breslow, chief executive officer of OnDeck, in a statement.

«Small - business owners are beginning to demand the kind of controls they have in their personal banking tools from the business tools,» says Jeff Schultz, Bill.com's vice president of marketing.

The four out of five small business owners who aren't seeking money to grow right now may not have enough confidence in the future, enough clarity on which direction to take their businesses, or enough demand building to convince them there is growth to be had.

Smaller players such as Fairmont and Omni may feel compelled to offer instant rewards to get the attention of business travelers, though when it comes to perks like WiFi, even the larger players are capitulating to consumer demand; InterContinental newly instituted free WiFi this month to its higher membership tiers with universal access to all members beginning in 2014.

Delphi Automotive (dlph) will launch a small test fleet of automated taxis in Singapore next year, aiming to ferry passengers around a city district in one of the first real - world tests of automated rides on demand, the company said on Monday.

To help young people get the first, critical work experience they need, our Government will focus investment to support internships in high - demand fields and in small and medium - sized businesses.

Small manufacturers sprouted up to meet this demand, including a cluster in Quebec.

«The small - business market was underserved until recently, but we've seen a huge increase in demand for our cyber products driven by a critical mass of incidents happening very publicly to large companies,» says Tim Zeilman, vice president at Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company.

Such policies might include providing more incentives for companies (both large and small) to invest in R&D and capital infrastructure, encouraging post-secondary institutions to better tailor their programming to meet market demand in terms of subjects and skills, and making Canada a more attractive country for foreign or start - up companies to invest in by deregulating industries that have no business being as regulated or as protected as they are, such as telecommunications, airlines, and broadcasting.

It's small potatoes when compared to the huge demand for wearable computers expected in the near future, according to a report by Credit Suisse.

The service is all about highlighting small businesses in a mobile environment, helping connect skilled workers with their demand and driving the local economy.

Tablet computers are in high demand — from Apple's popular iPad and much - rumored iPad mini, to Google's smaller but powerful Nexus 7 and Microsoft's forthcoming Surface.

Laurie Lemmlie - Leung, who for the past 20 years has run a small factory employing 80 people in Guangdong, said she too found it hard to meet the demands of the companies she supplies.

In the past, the only option for small business funding required small business owners to visit a bank, which demanded extensive paperwork and significant time investments.

Information technology franchise CMIT Solutions — which offers IT support to small and medium - size businesses — has concentrated several of its newer offices in the Washington area in response to an uptick in demand for tech help.

This small business report evaluates three potential causes of the recent decline in small business lending: weak demand, weakened applicant quality, and restricted credit availability.

A well - known concept in international trade circles is that economically small countries do not influence the price of foreign goods due to their negligible impact on overall demand.

Additionally, China's rapidly growing middle - class will drive accelerating demand for goods and services that Canadian companies, large and small, are primed to meet, notably in agriculture and food.

Heavy demand during the SXSW conference proved more than the small ride - hail upstarts in Austin, Texas — where the giants, Uber and Lyft, don't operate — could handle.

The demand for these songs (which are large in number) is very small, but it does exist.

Many American companies use H - 1B visas to bring in small numbers of foreigners for openings demanding specialized skills, according to official reports.

Securing the European market with lower prices is also prudent, but it is a smaller market than Asia, both in terms of demand and demand growth prospects.

At first glance, the idea that smaller blocks are bad for mining revenue may appear incorrect, since fee rates have recently exploded based on the demand of Bitcoin transactions outpacing the supply of space in the blocks.

For most countries individually, it is plausible to argue that the rise in a wide range of commodity prices is exogenous — even if it is driven by global demand, our own contribution to that demand is small.

But the overall impact is uneven with demand for top end property worth more than $ 30 million remaining strong while sellers are heavily discounting small inner - city apartments in high density zones.

That even a small adjustment in Chinese demand, let alone the large one I expected, would cause a big drop in global demand seemed brutally logical to me and, I hope, to the clients to whom I tried to explain it.

«In the next 30 years the domestic demand and power of China is going to drive millions of small businesses globally.»

Posted by Steve on October 19, 2015 at 01:00 AM in 1099 Economy, Coworking, Economic Decentralization, Freelance, gig economy, New Artisans, New Localism, on - demand economy, Small Business Economy Permalink Comments (0)

Xometry (tagline: Manufacturing on Demand) has an online platform connecting small to medium sized manufacturers with customers in a wide range of industries.

They can provide a way in to expensive, in - demand spaces in prime areas that new small businesses otherwise might not be able to afford.

Posted by Steve on November 07, 2017 at 01:00 AM in gig economy, Government Policy, on - demand economy, Small Business Economy Permalink Comments (0)

One small group thinks that lower for longer could end soon because U.S. shale can't keep a lid on prices forever and can't catch up with expected robust demand — all the more so that investments in conventional supply around the world have slumped since the oil prices started crashing.

These in - demand small business opportunities definitely suit artistic types, but there's also opportunity to make some good money.