32 % of workers in
such businesses say they regularly take calls outside of their contracted hours to help meet the demands of customers *.
Not exact matches
But free market groups and large Internet service providers
such as Verizon (vz) and Comcast (cmcsa) have sought to repeal the rules,
saying they harm
business online and deter investment in digital networks.
Such services, are ill - defined in the bill, Erickson
says, and could be a doorway to offering tiered levels of service, based on a consumer's or a
business's willingness to pay.
«Outsourcing to a trucking firm would allow UPS to enter into the final - mile
business without committing its own capital up front to expand its fleet or acquire end - of - line, final - mile infrastructure
such as terminals,» R.W. Baird analyst Ben Hartford
said.
Opponents of mandatory paid leave
say such policies are too burdensome on
businesses, and would result in companies having to cut jobs to mitigate costs.
Proponents
say such laws are necessary to give
businesses run by owners with strong religious principles a legal exemption should they be asked to perform a service —
such as cater or photograph a same - sex wedding — to which they object.
Various agencies,
such as the Small
Business Administration, also perpetuate the idea,
saying small
businesses have created nearly two - thirds of net new jobs since 1993.
Ron Wyden, top Democrat on the tax - writing Senate Finance Committee,
said Democrats supported a pass - through rate for small
businesses,
such as «a cleaner, a garage, a restaurant.»
«The U.S. has got
such a phenomenal amount of money that wealth management is going to be a very hot
business,»
says Richard Bove with Rafferty Capital Markets in New York.
Many
such companies, «simply don't know what they must do to take their
business overseas,» the Barton panel
said.
Enforcing
such rules might just create further
business challenges for Air Canada,
says David Tyerman, managing director, transportation and industrial products with Cannacord Genuity.
Other analysts,
such as Larry Downes, project director at the Georgetown Center for
Business and Public Policy, an economic policy think tank,
say both reclassification under Title II and regulating under section 706 represent overreach by the FCC.
It's not unusual to see companies trading well above 20 times earnings these days, especially more bond - like
businesses,
such as dividend - paying consumer staples, utilities and other defensive equities,
says Arthur Heinmaa, chief investment officer at Cidel Asset Management.
Some security analysts,
such as Avivah Litan of Gartner, the research firm,
say some
businesses are questioning aspects of the company's services, particularly the length of time Palantir requires for its engagements.
Say thank you so much, it's
such an honor, thank you to XYZ Corp. that has graciously invited me to this event,» advises Jill Schlesinger, a
business analyst for CBS and a frequent guest speaker.
«The value of most
businesses,» the study
says, «is secured within things that generate income,
such as buildings, machines and wages.»
Say a consulting firm (
such as mine) offers services to help
businesses with their social media strategy, digital PR and personal branding but receives random requests for SEO advice or help in setting up and managing a Facebook page.
For example, if you have different
business units,
such as a manufacturing facility and a sales and research facility, you may want to have the core handbook be the same for each group of employees but you may want to include specific policies for specific
business units,
such as if one
business unit has a union or hourly - paid employees, Cooper
says.
Suri
said last month that Nokia aimed to re-enter the mobile phone
business, but only through
such licensing agreements.
«The insight in our
business model is that if you could be the hub, it's
such a powerful place to occupy that you could make so much money off all of the spokes that you can give the hub away from free,» he
says.
«The goal is to find an established
business with a good growth plan,»
such as an acquisition, or the development of a new product,
says Dan Gardenswartz, principal of Sage Group LLC, a Los Angeles - based investment bank.
«It is pretty common with new technology and the new entrants to the
business,
such as Tesla and Fisker, that they are often overly optimistic — and they overestimate how difficult the auto industry is,»
says Mike Omotoso, an industry analyst with LMC Automotive in Troy, Michigan.
Robert Kozinets, director of MBA specialization in global retail management at York University's Schulich School of
Business,
says none of the challenges experienced by Target so far have been out of line with what should reasonably be expected of a brand making its first foray into international territory — certainly not a powerhouse
such as Target.
For me, just helping people is getting healthy is
such a passion, it helps drive the
business,» he
said.
At those meetings, he
says, the agents pressed for details about Ding and Gao, as well as about ethnic Chinese doing
business in the Philippines
such as Wong.
They are
such well - run machines at this point, they're basically IT
businesses masquerading as transportation
businesses,» Schlossberg
said Tuesday on CNBC's «Trading Nation.»
Such tasks can become «all consuming» for
business executives, she
says, «but a good virtual assistant can take care of all of it.»
Ottinger lawyers
say that employers are typically allowed to put up video cameras around the office so long as they can justify them with
business reasons,
such as a concern for security.
«I would laud
such a
business model,» Greg Koch of Stone Brewing
says.
That ruling
says businesses may object on religious grounds to offering health services stipulated by the ACA,
such as abortion services and fertility drugs.
Other times, parents want to equalize gifts they have already made, he
said —
such as paying for one child's education through medical school when another only pursued a bachelor's degree, or funds offered to buy a house, get married or start a
business.
Lobbying groups
such as the Telecommunications Industry Association
say prioritization is critical to doing
business.
Mari Smith, a Facebook marketing consultant,
says such contests are essential for a brick - and - mortar
business.
As Canadian
Business has
said before,
such action would be not only welcomed, but also long overdue.
Translated to a national stage,
such policies could create a disconnect between Bush's stated long - term goals of helping the middle class and poorer workers while supporting
business, political analysts
say.
«
Business owners get caught up worrying about issues
such as what their background will look like or what their brand will be,» Sansevieri
says.
Businesses are instead turning to tools
such as Malwarebytes, whose website
says «we protect you from dangerous threats that antivirus doesn't.»
Like it or not, however, left of center observers
say such policies tend to favor big
businesses more than smaller ones.
He devoured
business books,
such as those by Donald Trump and Jack Welch, and former employees
say he treated his workers professionally.
Without a clear
business purpose,
such as developing a product launch strategy or engaging in succession planning, Weiss
says retreats tend to «descend into sitting around watching the boss play cards» — or worse.
Heidi Shey, a senior analyst at Forrester who studies the cyber insurance space,
says insurers are in an excited «land - grab» state, gobbling up as many customers as they can because insurers believe most
businesses will not file a claim, or there could be a cyber event that doesn't get covered due to an exemption,
such as human error, credit card fraud, or email fraud.
Tyler Macmillan, interim organizational director for the San Francisco Community Land Trust,
says that while a new startup
such as Zeus probably does not have a perceptible impact on the local rental markets, its
business model has the potential to cause problems.
Teasing apart their subtle but important differences helps explain why rivalry makes for
such a potent motivator,
says Gavin Kilduff, a professor at NYU's Stern School of
Business.
Andrew Stern, former president of SEIU,
says the cost of disruption to a
business from a union opposing the implementation of automation technology could outweigh benefits
such as cost savings.
«There's lots of additional content to consider,
such as everyday savings offers, general
business advice and the availability of things like working capital lines of credit and installment loans,» says Richard Tambor, senior vice president and general manager at New York City - based American Express Business
business advice and the availability of things like working capital lines of credit and installment loans,»
says Richard Tambor, senior vice president and general manager at New York City - based American Express
Business Business Finance.
«It was pretty obvious they weren't quite expecting to find so much diversity and
such great
businesses in a small town in the suburbs,» he
says.
There are many use cases —
such as a «coming soon» page for a store or
business, an event page or a personal bio — where «paying $ 8 a month is too much,» Casalena
said.
«For non-core
businesses such as Ducati, Renk and Man Diesel & Turbo, we will draw up sustainable future perspectives,» he
said.
Executives at Amazon and Netflix have
said in the past that winning major Hollywood awards are good for
business, as they lend even more credibility to streaming players looking to woo viewers to their services while also helping to attract high - profile talent,
such as actors, writers, and directors.
Others, like Kessler,
say the economy could grow beyond its recent sluggish pace if domestic policies encouraged investment in large infrastructure projects,
such as upgrading aging transportation and power networks, which in turn would put more
businesses to work.