Sentences with phrase «time and costs invested»

If this report meets the needs of a substantial number of members then it will have been worth the time and cost invested.

Not exact matches

The cost of customer acquisition is a key make - or - break metric for your startup: you're investing time, energy, and resources to bring on these new customers (i.e., new revenue) so having a delighted customer base is essential.

Young professionals making a good living want to be saving and investing; they want a solution that's simple and low cost, and don't have time to do it themselves.

If I could go back to the beginning (and was interested solely in maximizing my investments, which I'm not), I would invest only during recessions, when almost everything costs 50 % to 90 % less than it does during boom times.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Remember the principle of sunk costs: Just because you've already invested time and resources into developing a product doesn't mean you should keep trying to sell it.

In my experience, many parents do not realize how much time they will invest in their children, often at the cost of personal freedom and work expectations.

Bogle, like Buffett, is a vocal proponent of low - cost index funds and investing for the long - term versus trying to time the market.

The changes to the Canadian securities laws if adopted would allow the general public to invest in equity crowdfunding online, and companies to offer small amounts of equity with less disclosure thus driving the cost of raising capital lower and widening participation at the same time.

Traditional venture investors average up their cost basis in a company and «protect» their ownership over time by investing in subsequent rounds.

Baby boomers grew up during a time when investing overseas was far from the comparatively transparent experience available today amid a broad array of low cost ETFs and index - based mutual fund options.

To get the best returns over time, you need to focus on the three pillars of smart and profitable investing — keeping costs low, diversifying your investments, and not chasing performance.

As Buffett himself would tell you, investing in a mix of low - cost funds with the aim of building wealth over time — and patience.

Dollar cost averaging simply means systematically and consistently investing in increments over time.

The main thing to note when investing in an index fund is consistent investment over time in order to dollar - cost - average and get the biggest returns.

Invest in low - cost Vanguard funds or save even more money by creating your own passive index funds There's a huge new trend in investing and it's about time.

However, depending on the cost, you may do better financially to save and invest the difference (plus the money would be available to you at any time and to your family should you die during the term, instead of locked up in the policy).

I take a «pound cost averaging» approach: I invest money at regular intervals from month to month and year to year, so that sometimes the macro-economic winds will be in my favour and sometimes against, but over time it will cancel itself out.

You are usually best in mutual funds to invest in low cost funds — and usually passive index funds tend to be the most consistent over time.

Because Betterment mostly invests in low - cost Vanguard index funds or ETFs, I decided to invest directly with Vanguard because I have the time and interest in re-balancing my own portfolio.

They must cost money (and you decide to invest in them) and time and energy.

Molon regularly invests in improvements to its plants and production processes, which have allowed it to build vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities that can provide customers with reduced product costs and considerable reductions in lead times.

At the same time, Abuelo's recognizes the importance of controlling costs and taking advantage of opportunities to invest in the latest in technology, especially in the areas of food and labor controls.

«At the same time, Fonterra in New Zealand has continued to invest in new and improved processing plant and technology which now leaves Australian companies with comparatively uncompetitive processing costs on large scale commodity products.»

It's also worth noting that, thanks to the extra time and money that manufacturers have to invest in creating whey protein isolate, it typically costs much more.

At the same time Coles was closing underperforming stores, cutting its range to streamline supply chains, cutting overhead costs and investing heavily in store refurbishments.

The time, energy, and money invested in a single employee costs a company thousands of dollars; dollars wasted every time an employee exits.

At a time when clubs like Chelsea and Manchester City received huge financial backing from rich owners, Arsenal instead chose to invest in their long - term future by building the 60,000 - seater Emirates Stadium; a project of immense cost, which severely hit Arsenal's short - term financial capabilities.

Are we mad, can nobody sitting on the arsenal board see we as a club are in decline, prices for players are going up up up, surely it would be wise to invest on 3/4 players now before wenger leaves the club and keep our good players, in 18 months time I can see defenders going for a hundred million, midfielders for hundred and fifty, and strikers for 200 million, in the long term it will cost arsenal more for players, fans will stop going to games which is evident now, and season ticket holders will not renew.

Over time, longitudinal studies have demonstrated economic returns of $ 5.70 for every dollar invested, including reduced costs associated with involvement in violence as teenagers and adults.

Engaging provided results well beyond the resources I invested (time and costs).

If Facebook costs continue to rise and they doesn't implement some sort of Ad Grants program for nonprofits I predict that many will leave the platform altogether or at a minimum they will invest more time in other channels such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Google + and email list building.

Invariably their previous Force has invested both significant time and money into training all of which is lost, increasing the costs to some forces whilst reducing costs in others.

Now is the time to invest in protection to secure our coasts, but we need to make those investments wisely and with a full understanding of the costs and benefits of different approaches.»

Startups like Kaia Health are able to reduce the cost of a solid mind - body therapy to $ 30 per month and the time invested to only 15 minutes each day.

We can all get pretty much anything, anywhere, any time, but having items tailored to our preferences is a way to invest in items that feel special and unique and doing so in the beauty space is a heck of a lot more cost - effective than, say, haute couture.

Therefore, as online sites may seem like the inexpensive choice, they are not without cost — you are still investing yourself and your time.

You don't have to be rich to date, and just having a conversation online really doesn't cost much, where as before people would have to go out to dinner or dates which cost time, money and effort many seniors don't have nor want to invest.

I wrote this review for all the successful, yet single women out there who aren't afraid to try something new and invest the necessary time and costs to find a long - lasting relationship with a quality man who will finally understand her and share her values.

The people that are flaky and aren't as invested in the process aren't going to take the time to fill out their profiles or pay the membership cost.

These tools can effectively produce eLearning that learners can access on multiple devices including desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones without extensive time, cost, and effort invested by the content creators.

Sunken cost theory will predict that since you've invested so much in terms of time, content, and training, that you'll keep the Learning Management System you have and keep pouring money into it.

If you build one, also point out the materials people can supply at cost or for free, the time they can invest in projects, and how they can connect to curriculum, and classroom activities.

If it's in the budget, invest in professional actors rather than using employees; this should also reduce studio time and costs.

As the learning material was «supporting reference manuals» — client didn't want to invest more time and cost

According to the authors, such a fundamental reorganization of the way teachers and class time are used could save $ 10 billion total in labor costs that districts could invest in other uses.

For students to experience lasting benefits from attending summer programs, the report recommends that districts: run programs for at least five weeks; promote high attendance; include sufficient instructional time and protect it; invest in instructional quality; and factor in attendance and likely no - show rates when staffing the programs in order to lower per - student costs.

For students to experience lasting benefits from attending summer programs, the report recommends that districts run programs for at least five weeks, promote consistent attendance, include sufficient instructional time and protect it, invest in instructional quality, and factor in attendance and likely no - show rates when staffing the programs in order to lower per - student costs.

Our mission is to reduce the cost of charter school business operations, ease the bureaucratic burden on educators, and provide expertise and counsel that helps charter schools invest more education dollars in education and dedicate more of their time and energy to achieving their mission and fulfilling their charter.

It means there is no better time to invest in airport, air craft, and air traffic technology — to enjoy minimum costs and maximum long - term benefits.