[Lastly,
a small note of thanks to my colleague and co-author of this piece Emma Durand - Wood.
If your clients mention their children, their job, a favorite hobby, or anything similar, just make
a small note of it in the file so you can bring it up again when it's appropriate.
I find something I really enjoyed about the book, make
a small note of what I think the author could improve on, then close with why I think you might enjoy this book.
The recommendation simply comes with
a small note of caution: beware if you like your fiction neat and tidy and your characters to experience closure.
Let's kick things off on
a small note of positivity — which, to be frank, is equivalent to a 10 - man archeological dig amid scads of dusty, indistinct murk.
Sometimes, parents write
small notes of appreciation to put in their kids» lunchboxes.
Sometimes, parents write
small notes of Love to put in their kids» lunchboxes... I stick a Horizon Organic Milk Box in there and let them go.
Not exact matches
Coyne
noted that Morneau did little to address the root
of the problem, which is the wide gap between the
small - business tax rate and individual rates.
Optimism among
small business owners has also remained around the 70 percent point since the beginning
of this year — important to
note since this group tends to act on its instinct.
Editor's
note: This tour
of small businesses across the country highlights the imagination, diversity, and resilience
of American enterprise.
In a research
note, Newman added that «sluggish
small - cabin business jet sales» followed the release
of Bombardier's previous Learjet models, the 70 and 75, and have led the company to «trim its resources.»
Now that the link's been established in this
small group, the researchers
noted, more research needs to be done to explore the neurological component
of the condition, as well as follow - up monitoring to see how the condition plays out as the children grow up.
Now Medium will be providing that same service for a number
of other
small media ventures including The Awl, The Monday
Note from French media analyst Frederic Filloux, and Pacific Standard.
And while Federal Reserve Senior Loan Officer Surveys indicate some easing
of loan terms for
small businesses has occurred, it hasn't occurred as much as terms were tightened during and after the financial crisis, she
noted.
«For
small businesses in particular, Goldberg
notes, «a tremendous amount
of investment goes into making people aware
of their phone number.»
O'Neill, a member
of the International Business Brokers Association,
notes that larger strategic buyers have started to price
smaller ones out
of some deals in the U.S., where the market has been frothier than in Canada thus far.
Small - plates sharing and snacking may be replacing at least some traditional meals, as 67 percent
of chefs
noted the trend.
To counter that, at each roundtable the company set up
smaller units
of customers and people from Specialized who took
notes.
Of course, it must be noted that the averages are affected by the small number of female CEOs in the analysis: just eight women out of 101 (Oracle has two CEOs
Of course, it must be
noted that the averages are affected by the
small number
of female CEOs in the analysis: just eight women out of 101 (Oracle has two CEOs
of female CEOs in the analysis: just eight women out
of 101 (Oracle has two CEOs
of 101 (Oracle has two CEOs).
Whereas large companies can probably handle big shocks better because they have more and bigger resources,
small companies have the advantage
of being in a better position to understand legislation changes and being faster at adapting to a new framework, he
noted.
According to the agency, the ARC loans can be used to pay principal and interest on any «qualifying»
small business debt, «including mortgages, term and revolving lines
of credit, capital leases, credit card obligations and
notes payable to vendors, suppliers and utilities.»
If sunroofs are «just breaking [on their own],» Corsi says, «it's likely to be a manufacturing flaw,»
noting «the larger the piece
of glass, the
smaller the margin
of error.»
Based on an impressive database
of intensive interviews with executives, it turns out that big failures and
small egos are among the building blocks
of great leadership,»
notes Grant
of this one, again due out March 6.
They
note how President Bush demoted the SBA from the cabinet status it enjoyed beginning in the Clinton administration and that the loss
of attendant prestige has made it even harder for it to lobby other agencies on behalf
of small contractors.
Assistant inspector general Robert Seabrooks
noted dryly in a memo: «As the protector
of small - business interests, SBA should be taking the lead in ensuring that businesses that are legitimately
small are receiving government contracts.»
Halligan, who attended the conference,
noted that what differentiates Inc. 500 5000 companies from the rest
of the
small business community is also something more intangible.
While nobody has measured the prevalence
of fraud, Lloyd Chapman, who heads the American
Small Business League, notes that firms are unlikely to be deterred by the government's record of enforcement — not one firm has been prosecuted for falsely representing itself as s
Small Business League,
notes that firms are unlikely to be deterred by the government's record
of enforcement — not one firm has been prosecuted for falsely representing itself as
smallsmall.
«They gave us back
small denominations; so paying for things was a case
of flipping over wads
of notes wrapped in elastic bands,» Jones says.
Leaders
of businesses big and
small, those in crisis and otherwise, would do well to sit up and take
note.
One
of Cantwell's co-founders, Elysian CEO Joe Bisacca, defends his decision to sell to AB InBev,
noting that the
small brewer nearly went out
of business several times over the past decade.
She
notes the requirement for three directors, annual reports outlining community contributions and public disclosure
of financials could be cumbersome for
small startups.
«Our conversations with investors certainly indicated a «have» and «have not» view
of media stocks domestically, with [bigger companies](the Haves) able to leverage their large breadth
of content into something near full carriage on emerging distribution packages like YouTube TV, perhaps at the expense
of the Have Not [
small to medium companies],» RBC analyst Steven Cahall wrote in a
note to clients Monday.
It could then take
small steps to strike back, such as limiting financing for programs through the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. (Though, it's worth
noting that the U.S. had already suspended OPIC operations in China as part
of sanctions following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.)
But Boston Beer was the preeminent popularizer
of craft beer, which is produced in
small batches and
noted for its quality and complex flavor.
When markets are uncertain and costs come under the microscope, a CFO will take
note of a big expense for a
small detail and think, «That's such a trivial item that our customers won't even notice it's gone — but it will save us money.»
It's worth
noting that because Tesla has on balance built a relatively
small number
of vehicles — it just crossed a 100,000 annual threshold last year — and because it sells just three cars, its recalls are going to have a disproportionate effect.
It's worth
noting that he wasn't in favour
of bigger iPhones or
smaller iPads, both
of which Cook also introduced after his death.
On the day Plus launched, I
noted an Ads product manager named Paul Adams in close conversation with Zuckerberg and a couple
of members
of the high command inside a
small conference room.
The U.S.
Small Business Administration
notes, «Franchising can be a great alternative if you want to have some guidance in the startup phase
of the business.»
Manjoo
notes the inconvenient fact that, in some
of the most visible cases, the soaring costs
of delivering these
small - scale, bespoke services on a hyper - local basis with quickly growing volume has in fact already brought about price increases, not savings, for the end users.
The networking giant said Monday that it had bought
small enterprise software startup Heroik Labs, which sells software called Worklife for scheduling meetings, taking
notes, and keeping track
of company events on calendars.
A handful
of direct listings have occurred on the Nasdaq but they were
small and nothing like the size
of Spotify, he
noted.
It's also important to
note that
smaller smartphones will likely bounce around because
of the wider depth
of the case itself.
The agency
noted that the U.S. is in a better position today to to meet its obligations to investors than it was during the debt crisis
of 2011 because the U.S. gap between revenues and outlays is considerably
smaller.
How their top executives feel about the candidates, however, is hard to say: CrowdPAC's data
notes only a relatively
small number
of chief executives have contributed to campaigns so far.
Febbo was part
of a
small group
of people in line outside Samsung's swanky «technology playground» in New York's Meatpacking District, and a few were there to see about exchanging or returning their newly recalled
Note 7.
Brené Brown, author
of Daring Greatly, recommended writing the names
of people whose opinions matter to you on a
small note card and keeping it in your wallet.
Analysts at BofA Merrill Lynch said in a
note Thursday that Aereo appears to be attempting to force the case back to the high court so it can find a way
of paying some
smaller fees for content.
Wiseman said all
of CPPIB's investment teams made material contributions last year, producing CPPIB's largest level
of annual investment income since inception, but
noted the Canada Pension Plan isn't expected to need to draw money from the fund until at least 2023 and, even then, at a relatively
small amount for several years.
(At this point, it's also worth
noting that Facebook's claims about the effectiveness
of Free Basics as a development tool in India are highly debatable — the vast majority
of those who took up the offer were existing Internet users who wanted some free data, and it seems a very
small number
of genuinely new users actually graduated to the world
of paid - for Internet access.