Sentences with phrase «surprising number of companies»

And there are a surprising number of companies to choose from, each providing a variety of goodies for your canine companion.

A surprising number of companies and organizations cater to the CT area for singles, dating and.

If it seems a stretch to apply the experiences of a radical second - wave feminist to the business world, consider that a surprising number of companies — big and small — are today opting to operate as ersatz capitalist communes.

Not exact matches

Rely on reputation and gut instinct and you'd probably name a familiar list of Ivy league and top - notch technical schools, but new numbers offer some suggestions that may surprise you (and offer campuses with less cutthroat competition from bigger companies).

Perhaps the fear of Web 2.0 isn't that surprising when you consider that a similar survey from IT security company Sophos earlier this year found that the number of firms suffering attacks through social media jumped 70 percent between 2008 and 2009.

The company used number crunching to improve its hiring process, isolate the key attributes of its highest performing teams, and even understand what makes an exceptional manager (at least one key takeaway will probably surprise you).

Some of the numbers weren't a big surprise, given the company's financial forecast in March, when the company said it expects to hit as many as 96 million subscribers this year.

The Toronto Stock Exchange has the distinction of having the greatest number of companies in the mining and oil & gas industries in any exchange across the globe, which isn't surprising given how big of a percentage of Canada's economy those industries form.

Combined with pressures we observe on profit margins, my impression is that investors may be surprised at the number of companies that attempt to offset earnings disappointments in the coming weeks by pairing those reports with cost - cutting, in the form of layoff announcements.

In his new book, Startup Rising, he makes a strong case for the Middle East, where a surprising number of young men and women are starting tech companies and where global corporations, such as Google, Yahoo and Cisco, are investing.»

The company recently announced an $ 8.6 billion (1 % of market cap) stock buyback program, and it would not be surprising to see that number increase significantly in the near future.

That makes it well suited for the surprising number of art owners who don't hang their masterpieces on walls, but keep them warehoused in Switzerland, registered to offshore companies.

However, seeing a high number shouldn't be all that surprising, especially since almost half of the companies the biotech fund holds don't even have a drug on the market yet, so profits could be a long ways away — and this is just the nature of the industry.

Steve: By the way, during Donovan's talk, he put up a table of numbers of containers shipped to the U.S. in the year 2004 for various companies; and the leader, which will be no surprise, was Wal - Mart, which received — how many shipped containers?

Other companies in the 100 million club on Android include Whatsapp, Snapchat, Spotify, and Twitter - but a surprising number of big names (from the aforementioned Tinder to Amazon, Uber, and Pinterest) haven't yet cracked the nine - digit mark.

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Arielle Schechtman, director of Spark Networks, the company that owns sites such as LDSSingles and ChristianMingle, said members of the LDS Church would likely be surprised at the number of people who have met their spouse online.

A surprising number of internet dating and social networking executives, marketing / advertising firms, venture capitalists, affiliate managers, payment processors, background search companies, affiliates and portal webmasters were in attendance.

«One of the things that's really surprised us (after publishing the «Opportunity Schools» report) is the number of people who feel we are some company coming in to take over IPS,» Harris said.

Despite a four - cylinder deficit, the Lusso T is already breathing down the neck of its V12 GTC4 Lusso sibling in outright performance terms, so it is hardly surprising to hear that it has taken tuning company Novitec no time at all to substantially lift all the right numbers.

A surprising number of SEMA - member companies know their association for only one thing — the SEMA Show.

A few million ebooks later, Smashwords is a widely - respected and highly - profitable company that has launched a number of authors and has had a surprising number of titles distributed through their platform reach the bestseller lists.

How your creditors and credit bureaus use your ITIN / SSN While clearly an important piece of the personally identifiable information that helps companies know who you are, you might be surprised to know that the Social Security number's importance as a driver of credit reporting and scoring accuracy is often overstated.

You will be surprised at the number of such companies they will pop up.

That number confirmed «World» as the fastest selling entry in the series and surprised even the top executives of the company, who had projected the game to have a much slower adoption by the public.

Disney had a number of issues with information being leaked throughout the year, from retailers putting up items for pre-order when they hadn't been announced, companies putting up competition prizes of unannounced items, trailer videos breaking online early and a PC update blowing their own surprise, Disney did try their best to keep the surprises coming and keep interest high.

Large multinational corporations — and a surprising number of smaller, regional companies — are using sponsorship of the visual arts to forge ties with communities across the globe and in their own backyards Michelle Falkenstein

So, then, it is not a surprise to see that the Energy Bill Revolution campaign counts a number of organisations and companies with an interest in energy efficiency.

Another key finding was that more than 123 million bike share trips have been taken since 2010, and it comes at no surprise that the number of companies entering the bike share market has been going up rapidly of late.

In a surprising number of cases, pharmaceutical companies have been made aware of risks and dangers associated with a drug prior to its being brought to market.

News of Amazon's plans to use delivery drones surprised many, but the fact is that a number of companies are developing drones for commercial uses.

Total annual expenditure on external law firms by FTSE 100 companies surpasses # 25bn, so it's no surprise that the report includes feedback from a number of respondents whose annual legal spend exceeds # 100m.

This is a surprising allegation considering that the Bureau's investigation encompassed a large number of individuals and companies, and was commenced before TPG's law suit.

You may be surprised at the number of motorists who believe than an insurance company predetermines its rates before it issues a consumer a quote.

You might be surprised to learn there are a handful of companies who allow you designate a fixed payment for a fixed number of years as the policy's death benefit, rather than a lump sum benefit.

Though the company's original crowdfunded smart lock had a number of flaws that kept us from even considering it, this follow - up model (officially the TRON200QS) surprised us with its impressive performance and range of options.

Motorola insisted to SlashGear last week that it not only has working Moto 360 prototypes today, but expects buyers to be surprised by how competitive the price of the final smartwatch will be, though no company onboard with Android Wear has yet given specific numbers.

In many ways, this isn't wholly surprising, as blockchain technology holds a vast number of benefits for companies that are able to employ it effectively.

Consolidation comes as no big surprise then — see also Nokia and Withings, or the number of digital health apps that have been snatched up by larger companies.

The entire Apple community was surprised today to see Fast Company's 2018 edition of the World's Most Innovative Companies prising the Cupertino - based company for their latest innovations, especially that Apple was ranked as number 4 in last year's top, after Amazon, Google, anCompany's 2018 edition of the World's Most Innovative Companies prising the Cupertino - based company for their latest innovations, especially that Apple was ranked as number 4 in last year's top, after Amazon, Google, ancompany for their latest innovations, especially that Apple was ranked as number 4 in last year's top, after Amazon, Google, and Uber.

Indeed most of the companies at the gradireland Graduate Careers Fair recruit from a number of disciplines, so don't walk on by their stands — get in there and ask them if they are on the look - out for graduates from your discipline: you might be pleasantly surprised!

This seems like a no - brainer, but you would be surprised at the number of interns who leave their summer internship knowing very little about the company they are interning for.

The good news is, the number of pharma sales jobs posted appears to be rebounding, and Forbes reports a surprising 10,000 pharma job openings at 10 major pharma companies.

I know the previous company I worked for they would make you, they did the retest at the assessment centre and they looked for, it was surprising the number of people who would go from the top percentage quartile to suddenly being down at the bottom.

But companies that neglect this issue during a downturn may be in for a nasty surprise just as things start looking up: Historically, there is a significant increase in the number of executives leaving their companies as market conditions improve and more job opportunities open up.

A surprising number of people provide a work history that shows just the last, most important job that they've held at that company.

«You'd be surprised about the number of calls and emails we get from people specifically asking about security for their pets,» says Jay Robertson from Home Security Company Protection 1.

These basic lessons are the «why» behind these two columns: * Never accept the numbers you receive from CRA as being correct; always make sure you understand and agree; * Always insist on the background calculations and assumptions to the numbers; there is no way anyone should pay a bill without understanding it; too many people just pay when it comes to CRA; * Never give up if you think you are right; having said this, I do not know yet if the company in this story will in fact file a second Notice of Objection to recover the additional $ 1,000... cost benefit does enter into the equation at times; * There are a surprising number of CRA staff in the various departments who are understanding and helpful; * As I have stated in earlier columns, there are mechanisms built into the system that protect and allow taxpayers to challenge CRA where it is appropriate.

That's not surprising, since the number of real estate companies with Web sites has mushroomed from 21 percent in 1996 to almost 60 percent last year.

Andrew Savikas [email protected] My own journey through crowdfunding, especially real estate Related posts: https://yieldtalk.com/my-crowdfunding-portfolio/ https://yieldtalk.com/baby-steps-getting-started-with-crowdfunded-real-estate/ https://yieldtalk.com/why-you-should-care-about-real-estate-as-an-investor-even-if-you-dont-care-about-real-estate-investing/ Importance of new crowdfunding choices in helping fuel entrepreneurism (and overall economic growth), especially serving traditionally underserved categories (eg non-males and non-tech companies outside of Silicon Valley, NYC, and Boston) Related posts: https://yieldtalk.com/crowdfunded-investing-democratizes-capitalism/ https://yieldtalk.com/can-crowdfunding-help-close-300b-funding-gender-gap/ Importance of understanding «convex» vs. «concave» risk, and the implications for risk / reward profile of your portfolio Related posts: https://yieldtalk.com/diversification-crowdfunding-investments/ https://yieldtalk.com/know-your-alternative-investing-style-zebra-or-lion/ The surprising number of choices out there for non-accredited investors Related posts: https://yieldtalk.com/24-ways-crowdfunding-for-non-accredited-investors/ https://yieldtalk.com/5-best-equity-crowdfunding-sites-beginning-investors/ You should also ask me about the time I had to pick between the Google IPO and a new couch (I picked wrong!)