Sentences with phrase «smaller industry players»

Yet each company has different areas in which it focuses, and each has had a different experience seeking out new ways to grow even larger while fending off competition from smaller industry players.

Dunderdale said she fought hard to speed up tariff - free EU access and is not concerned that exempting minimum processing rules, which require fish that is landed in Newfoundland and Labrador be processed in the province, will jeopardize plant workers or small industry players.

Not exact matches

You can't just open a small bicycle shop in your hometown; you'll need to open a number of locations, or build bikes for the mainstream, or open an online store that becomes a major player in the industry...

Industry consolidation has resulted in a steady decline of the number of players, particularly at the smaller end of the market.

But the task force made clear the intention is to foster an industry where small - scale «craft» or «artisanal» producers are able to participate (including individuals who can grow a maximum of four plants for personal use) among larger players.

«The result was a small basement startup that was faster, more efficient and provided better service than the larger players that were ignoring the potential of the credit card processing industry,» he explains.

«The oil and gas industry is a small but significant player,» said Jon Monson, director of the city's water department, which has designated 35 fire hydrants where haulers may fill up their tanks to truck to gas wells.

Now, we've always had a small number of very powerful players — what we're saying in the book is there's a very high likelihood that it could be a different set of players if the traditional industry folks don't move quickly.

While there have long been small players in the venture capital community who defied the stats and were able to attract some LP money, they tended to be relegated to the fringes of the industry, with less access to sizable funds and the buzziest companies.

Oracle, a smaller player in the industry, is also MIA from the foundation.

Scaling up, however, can be a difficult feat for small players in the industry, says Evan Armstrong, the president of Armstrong & Associates.

But if it's a small industry, a small market, with small niche players, be very conscious of the consequences of that action.

From the agriculture industry and the oil sector, to franchises and marijuana retailers, the recurrent themes that pose hurdles for smaller players are too much regulation, minimum wage hikes and immigration reform.

This is what I've referred to in the past as the «valley of death,» when you are not big enough to compete with the major players in your industry but not small enough or targeted enough to survive at a smaller scale.

But SoundCloud is «the smallest player in an industry where size definitely helps.»

Through the partnership, TouchBistro will gain access to thousands of restaurants, brewers and other food - service industry players who are among Chase's four million small - business clients.

This tactic has been recommended by previous blue ribbon panels, but is opposed by the CRTC and big industry players, since it gives small upstarts a chance to get easy financing and shake up the wireless sector, where three companies control about 95 per cent of the market.

But, he also admits that some industry players (mainly smaller ones) are in trouble.

Africa Rising She notes that Africa is currently a smaller player in the iron - ore industry, but with opportunities, such as Rio Tinto's Simandou iron - ore project, in Guinea, the Faleme iron - ore mine owned by the government of Senegal, and JSE - listed company Tawana Resources» Mofe Creek iron - ore project, in Liberia, the continent's drive to create an impact on the iron - ore industry will be realised in the future.

By: Kimberley Smuts 29th July 2016 Diamond exploration enquiries received by mining industry consultancy The MSA Group from small players in Botswana, Lesotho and the Free State have increased considerably since May this year.

Tesla Motors is a small, important and essentially innovative player in the auto industry, while Google branches from mobile OSs to virtual reality devices.

ICE was still considered a smaller player among established futures markets, but grabbed everyone's attention in March 2007, when it made an unsolicited $ 9.9 billion bid to buy the Chicago Board of Trade during the FIA Boca International Futures Industry Conference.

«This partnership will provide opportunities for Canadian small businesses in these fast - growing sectors to accelerate their growth and facilitate introductions to key players in their industries.»

That increased power for the largest player in the U.S. industry is also seen as putting pressure on smaller rivals to eye deals of their own.

EDUARD VORSTER Aurecon strives to develop its smaller partners so that they can become significant future players in the mining industry

The total for the rest of the banking industry, comprised of thousands of midsize, regional and smaller players, was $ 8.15 trillion.

With Merck, Pfizer, and many other smaller players all competing against Johnson & Johnson in the pharma industry, will J&J's strategy prove to be the best one for investors?

The complexity of title plants and the need to have records on most every piece of property in a given geographic area to be competitive in the market has led to the consolidation of the industry to a small group of large players.

In this episode, you'll learn about the different varieties of Macarons, how important it is to maneuver and adapt in the food industry as a small player, and some amazingly good resources and advice from the CEO herself.

Key players in the plastic pallet industry will grow their market share by introducing new technologies and improved designs as well as by collaborating with smaller manufacturers to gain a regional foothold in new territories.

The ACCC confirmed it had been involved in discussions about the practice of par - baking with industry participants, including some of the larger chains and small independent players.

Cans represent a very small segment of the overall wine category, but it's growing rapidly, and there are good reasons that key industry players are making moves or at least keeping tabs on it.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) said the problem is threefold: not enough local authorities planning for the homes they need; house building that is simply too slow; and a construction industry that is too reliant on a small number of big players.

The use of software like ticket bots has been banned in New York, but only small, minor civil penalties could be imposed, offering little deterrence in the multi-billion dollar ticket industry spread across small and big players.

Pelamis and Aquamarine Power, also based in Edinburgh, are the big players in what remains a small industry of generating energy from waves.

Though a small player still, Uruguay is a rising star in the world's wine industry, exporting about 17 % of its production (over 20 million litres valued at $ 15 million in 2012; a roughly 500 % jump in the value of exports from 2004).

Filipino Travel Center over its historical development, from a small Boracay operation to being one of the most respected names and major player in the Philippine travel and tour industry today.

We've learnt that as the industry becomes increasingly consolidated and as larger players make pre-IPO moves to monopolise the industry, this has increased the short - term pressure on smaller independent sites.

The industry has a host of small players, including those with extremely niche positioning like secondshaadi.com (for second marriages), idontwantdowry.com (for those against the practice of dowry), h1bmarriages.com (for non-resident Indians and technical professionals), positivesaathi.com (for HIV - positive people) and so on.

Industry execs from eHarmony, Cupid, Date, True, FriendFinder, Community Connect and local Miami mover and shaker WebDate rubbed shoulders with mid sized players such as MingleMatch and ChristianCafe.com and smaller players such as PlentyofFish, DateMyPet and MyeMatch.

It is common talk among industry players that coconets are too cheap and therefore commissions are smaller.

Sometimes smaller companies can be lost in the shuffle and lose a ton of sales against the major players in the industry.

The other major companies who used to be involved in this industry have either gone completely out of business or are a very small regional player.

It's up to smaller players to inject the book industry with new vitality and carry on the disruption started by Amazon.

There is room in the industry for smaller players, but they have to be savvy.

And though Amazon and company will likely be important players in the future of this industry, it seems to me the smaller independents will play the most important role in the years to come.

To take advantage of the changing industry landscape, however, those small players will have to grasp the delicate mix of strong technology and intuitive user experience (UX) needed to succeed in a tech - unsavvy industry.

They often truly delude themselves in to thinking that they will be special, that they will not suffer the fate of the other small players in the industry.

Low oil prices may shake out many smaller, weaker players in the industry providing bargain investment prices.

But if consolidation in the industry starts taking place, smaller players like WisdomTree could make very good investments.