Sentences with phrase «than opportunities in»

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And, notably, it's sparking optimism among big Western engineering and construction conglomerates that see bigger growth opportunities in these countries than they do in Europe, in the U.S. (even under an infrastructure - friendly Trump administration), or in China itself.

(See Why You Never Saw it Coming) At the same time, in the good news category, once we're free of the drudgery of dragging all the usual stuff home, our actual shopping at the market may once again be an awesome experience rather than an unavoidable chore as well as an opportunity to discover and try new things.

Add those reasons to the long, frequently cited list of why women lose confidence in their careers: They make, on average, $ 8,000 less per year than their male counterparts; they aren't afforded the same opportunities for advancement; they're penalized for having kids.

Home to as many as 7,000 start - ups and more than 40 unicorns — businesses with a valuation of more than $ 1 billion — opportunity and talent abound in the sprawling megacity.

In 68 % of the countries, women believed they had less opportunity than men to start a business — even though they also indicated that their skills matched those of their male counterparts.

Few industries have been hit harder in recent years than energy, and the oilfield service provider Schlumberger (slb) epitomizes both the sector's struggles and its opportunities.

Outlook shows the projected demand for employees in the field in 2022, as measured by Employment and Social Development Canada: ➚ = more than 1 job available per job seeker — lots of opportunity ➙ = about 1 job available per job seeker — balanced opportunity ➘ = less than 1 job available per job seeker — low opportunity

In other words, says Surace, the «built environment» presents a far greater opportunity than oft - demonized cars and light trucks, which produce 9 percent of emissions.

More often than not the conversation usually turns to a business opportunity and results in a proposal.

The small business owner who clearly communicates personal expectations and company goals, provides adequate compensation, offers meaningful opportunities for career advancement, anticipates work force training and developmental needs, and provides meaningful feedback to his or her employees is far more likely to be successful than the owner who is neglectful in any of these areas.

Bailing on it would surely cost Newfoundland more in lost trade opportunities than any federal fund could provide.

Around 90 % of all viruses that target mobile phones focus on Android, and that is an opportunity — especially given that the stakes for malfunctioning software are higher in cars than on smartphones.

The point is I would have never been given the opportunity to save the company if I had anything other than a narrow say - do gap in the two years leading up to that event.

I make sure I am available to anyone in our organization to provide them the opportunity to tap into my experience in order to help guide them when making decisions rather than spelling out the solution for them.

For good reason: In less than two years, several key developments in Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CNBIn less than two years, several key developments in Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CNBin Saudi Arabia have come together, which will create a wealth of opportunities for years to come, analysts have told CNBC.

With updates in social media and across the web, your opportunity to compete with the «top dogs» is more accessible than ever before if you implement the right strategies.

It's not that much different than before: pursue the best opportunities for your brand, whether that's in retail or online, and focus on your story and having the best product.

What was once an apparently invincible business is swept under by changing times and market conditions — and the dogged determination to keep doing what's worked in the past rather than find new opportunities for a different future.

When speaking with employees — whether one - on - one, in small groups or at a meeting of more than 100 - plus, use the opportunity to connect and inspire.

«KPCB discriminates against [Ellen Pao] and other women by failing to promote them comparably to men, by compensating them less than men through lower salary, bonus and carried interest, by restricting the number of investments that women are allowed to make as compared to men, by failing to include junior women from meetings and discussions, by failing to provide equivalent sponsorship of women as of men, by failing to include junior women comparably to junior men in the interview process, and by failing to provide opportunities for visibility and success inside and outside the firm for women as compared to men.»

«We have lots of opportunities in these countries where we can get better growth than we can in developed countries,» he says.

«There is no stronger call to action than creating opportunities for people to share things and having peers recommend stuff to other peers,» says Bell, who herself graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 2010.

Private firms» investment decisions are also more than four times more responsive to changes in opportunities than public companies.

Led by an expert team with more than 25 years experience in fitness franchising, StretchLab is revolutionizing the stretching industry by offering franchise opportunities across all major markets - making the benefits of stretching accessible to all.

Doing far more than acting as a data guru, the chief marketing technologist must also define strategies and set priorities for leveraging opportunities within the digital economy, as well as survey, assess and put in place emerging technologies crucial for growth.

Not only do these opportunities boost our economy and make us all wealthier (in more ways than one), they help diversify our populations and give us access to new technologies, better ideas, and more cultural perspectives.

They told me what they could pay, and I made it known I was more interested in the opportunity than the pay.

The state is backing it with more than $ 600 million in financing opportunities for private development.

Co-founder Mike Winn said he sees opportunity because certain business are going to need more than one drone in the sky, and they are going to need a way to manage them.

Energy giant Woodside Petroleum is considering growth opportunities in Papua New Guinea, announcing today it was evaluating a takeover offer for Oil Search through an all - scrip deal valued at more than $ 11 billion.

In examining funding opportunities, 86 % of all venture capital - funded businesses have no women at all in management positions, and more than 97 % of venture - funded businesses have male CEOIn examining funding opportunities, 86 % of all venture capital - funded businesses have no women at all in management positions, and more than 97 % of venture - funded businesses have male CEOin management positions, and more than 97 % of venture - funded businesses have male CEOs.

The art of conversation requires that we think on our feet, and conversing with someone smarter than you can be a fantastic exercise in quick thinking as well as an opportunity to learn something new.

With more than 200 million people playing games online each month, the opportunities for generating revenue in the social gaming market are expanding.

The Association of Enterprise Opportunity, the industry's trade group, says members help 300,000 businesses each year and have lent more than $ 2 billion in the U.S. over the past 10 years.

SmartBall was originally introduced to deal with leak problems in the water industry more than five years ago, but the team quickly saw opportunities to expand.

While it may be more complicated than the usual hiring routine of reviewing someone's resume and bringing them in for an interview, Lemonis emphasizes that it's important to create the opportunity to see someone carry out tasks associated with the job, either by interacting with them in the field, or by creating a test you incorporate into the interview process.

The employee should be offered the opportunity to come back later to collect personal effects and ask questions, but the meeting ends in less than 15 minutes.

More than three — quarters of the student body in the MBA program at VIU are international students, and there are many opportunities to focus on international business, including exchange programs across the globe.

Putin claimed that while the Syrian regime was «fully abiding» by the cease - fire, rebel groups (some of which the US backs) were using it merely as an opportunity to regroup, and he accused Washington of being more concerned with retaining its military capacity in the area than with trying to weed out the extremist rebel groups from the more «moderate» ones.

Sometimes there may be an opportunity for a business to offer something that's smaller or lower in quality for a lesser price than the industry standard.

Matthews believes it was «an opportunity that came along» rather than a hedge against a possible downturn in the market.

«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.»

He saw the business opportunity in offering analytics software that would help clients design products based on user behavior rather than on hunches.

If you come in later than others, they have the opportunity to control your day for you.»

The perception of opportunity in the absence of resources helps explain much of what differentiates entrepreneurial leadership from that of corporate administrators: the emphasis on team rather than hierarchy, fast decisions rather than deliberation, and equity rather than cash compensation.

Sanctions should be designed to limit the opportunities available to our foes, rather than limit our own opportunities to compete with and beat them in global markets.

There's a difference in growth opportunities for Alphabet and Amazon, according to Macquarie's Ben Schachter: Every new Alphabet business is going to be lower margin than its ads business, while every new Amazon business is going to have higher margins than retail.

Nordstrom has also aggressively invested in online shopping: E ‑ commerce now accounts for more than 20 % of sales companywide, giving Nordstrom an «opportunity for a future,» says Dreher.

In contrast, those who look for opportunities and seize them seem to have «better luck» than others.

While it doesn't always make strictly rational financial sense — if you have a 3.5 percent mortgage but can earn 7 or 8 percent from investing, putting extra money towards your mortgage does result in opportunity cost — the emotional impact could more than offset that «loss.»