Sentences with phrase «tough a business as»

But remember that books don't sell themselves, and that the book selling business is as tough a business as any on earth.

Starting a blog is quite easy but making it a profitable brand is really a tough business as it takes lot of passion, efforts and time.

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Every business hopes to build a sense of community and brand loyalty; the Tough Mudder tribe is a prime as the definition of a community.

Alan Bishop has spent 40 years building insurance broker EBM into a national player and worked through many business cycles over that time, but arguably none as tough as the current conditions in Western Australia.

For a couple of months Bill wondered if he made the right decision as he toughed it out hustling for business, while Kevin seemed to be busier than ever.

It was really tough as I basically had to hand a stranger the keys and the check books for the business.

Western Australian exporters expect a tough three months ahead as business adjusts to the impact of higher oil prices and exchange rate fluctuations, but the longer - term outlook remains strong.

Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Faber has been trying to breathe new life into Danone's largest business, yogurt and fresh dairy, as sales suffered from tougher competition and marketing missteps.

I have experienced a lot of tough times in business and I've certainly helped a lot of businesses to get through tough times as well.

But as the economy has turned tougher, I changed my mind about that — along with making a number of other business and personal financial decisions that should strengthen our ability to withstand whatever problems may occur.»

The native Canadian faces a tough business climate as letter volumes continue to decline and her plans to boost revenue through package growth have been challenged by Amazon's launch of its own delivery network.

Under McCall's charge, the budget airline beat its earnings target yet again in 2014, with profits of $ 957 million, up 28 %, and the stock price up 11 % even as competitors battled losses in a tough business environment.

If simultaneously shepherding three disruptive companies sounds tough, it's business as usual for Musk.

And if the problem you are trying to solve isn't compelling enough, you have a really tough road to ahead of you as business.

Another key concern was the impact sanctions would have on suppliers of equipment to Deripaska's firms, as tough sanctions against his entities would prohibit U.S. companies from doing business with them.

Though this can be tough advice for someone starting a company to follow, it's wise to keep your debt as low as you can without crippling your business.

And, as with most early adopters, it was tough getting the business off the ground.

Just hoping things will turn out well stops us from making tough choices, believing the best about others can get you taken advantage of, and a failure to look at the world as it truly is can be harmful to both your business and your personal life.

As a (now) early - stage investor, I invest in businesses when I believe that 1) the founder has the passion and fortitude to stick with it through the tough times; 2) I have experience that can be helpful in propelling the business to first revenue, cash flow positive or exit; and 3) I will be engaged throughout the early days of the company.

Trump defends his history of payment disputes as simply the expected cost of being a tough negotiator in a cutthroat business.

Virtual personal assistants have long been the holy grail for tech developers, but there's a reason they remain elusive: Creating a bot that can chat as seamlessly about business meetings and bank balances as it can about concert tickets is tough.

This is a tough business to get into, but you should be able to easily cater or bake for smaller events like birthday and graduation parties, as well as weddings, baby showers, and local office parties.

As I mentioned above, financing your business is one of the toughest challenges you'll face.

Building an online business as an entrepreneur is tough.

Small businesses have a tougher time getting approved due to factors including lower sales volume and cash reserves; add to that bad personal credit or no collateral (such as real estate to secure a loan), and many small - business owners come up empty - handed.

Trajano lauds Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as «the best CEO in the world,» but said his company will face a steep learning curve in Brazil, given its notoriously tough business climate.

The thinking, however, changed as the company realised that the e-commerce business was quite complex and it was tough making money in online retailing.

«One of the toughest things about filing taxes as a new business owner involves figuring out what you can and can not write off.

So, the book really contains all the elements that I think are important to having a successful business, and that's why I put down this as the last one and read my book Tough Things First.

Many global companies with a footprint in the U.K. have been grappling with the same tough decision: stay put or move to protect their access to the EU in the event their current ability to conduct business, as well as hire European nationals, seamlessly across the 28 - member trading bloc becomes compromised post-Brexit.

Despite the connectedness of both Burnham and Geppert, raising the rest of the money won't be easy, as would - be benefactors look both at the tough newspaper business and those growing pension obligations.

Andy Waterhouse, pre-sales director for Europe at RSA Security, said UK business is facing tougher conditions than ever as cyber attackers chase greater profits.

Small businesses typically have one lending experience with their bank, and it almost always was when they were starting out as a young company, which is the toughest time to deal with a tier 1 lending institution.

The Business TimesToronto housing sales slump in weakest start since 2009 recessionFinancial PostSpring has finally sprung but Toronto's home sales remain gloomy as tougher mortgage qualifications... and rising interest rates continue to push buyers out of the market.

By Tabitha Creighton Finding capital for a startup can be as tough as any other part business and sometimes emotionally draining, since everyone seems to have an opinion on your concept.

As an entrepreneur, you should always develop businesses that you are passionate about, since that enthusiasm will keep you pushing ahead when times are tough.

However the company will face tougher competition in the second half the year, as it is still working through the «business recovery» it began in the third quarter of 2017, Dorsey said.

As we wait for a drilling recovery, NOV should remain decently profitable from its aftermarket business, so even in a tough environment we expect book value per - share to continue growing.

On the first segment we still have many churches trying to do business as usual, as if they could forget the tough situations and let the government or somebody take care of it.

Mr Clarke will expand on his cost reduction plans further this morning but his comments could mean the winemaker is in for a tough round of cost cutting and job losses as the new boss attempts to right size the business and improve its earnings, especially in the US where its biggest asset, US wine group Beringer, is suffering weakening earnings and profitability.

I'm an Aussie living in the Philippines and dining out (on business) even as a vegetarian is tough!

While that isn't necessarily a concern as long as he's doing the business on the pitch, Mourinho may have been drawing attention to it now that the 24 - year - old is going through a tough patch at United.

While Barca look as though they are on course to successfully defend their crown, Guardiola and Bayern still have questions to answer in order to prove that they can go all the way and overcome some tough tests in the business end of the competition.

West's business: acting as one of the league's old school tough guys.

After pen to paper is done its business as usual back to 4 -5-1 Giroud up top Holding benched, come March the excuses we didn't expect Cazorla to still be out Koscielnys red card was harsh Europa league is tougher than we expected the players are fatigued after a return to form in mid April I believe this team has unbelievable mental strength we have an fa cup final to play 18 other club would love to be in our position judge me at the end of the season.

I agree with those odds simply because i believe the some team that were stronger than Arsenal last season have done some really good business to further strengthen there squads, Bernardo Silva & Kyle Walker for Man City with what they already have plus what pep will add plus its gonna be his second season so he will be a bit more familiar with the EPL and this may make them really tough to beat, Tiemoue Bakayoko & Antonio Rudiger Chealsea plus a top striker and Chelsea will sill be one of the teams to beat, Tottenham are gonna be solid, they've kept the team together and Victor Lindelof & Romelu Lukaku for Man - u and Mourinho is not done yet if the rumors are true and there also the Mourinho second season thing, as much as i'd like to be hopeful for next season, i really do nt think Lacazette and Kolasinac are enough to make us challenge for the league plus having Europa league will give the team less time to recover for the weekend games, the formation change is the only thing i see can make the difference.

But watching him as the season has gone on, I have become increasingly unconvinced of his contribution; there have been plenty of instances of top - class composure and control, some tough - tackling, and some generally methodical, business - like play, but, for me, there remains a sense that he loses possession too much, and that his displacement of Carrick in the team is not entirely fair.

The EPL this season will be a tough road for all the teams as the biggest names in the business battle it out to win the trophy.

It has not always been smooth sailing, with Wenger's transfer policy called into question on a regular basis in recent times, but he remains among the best in the business and Arsenal know finding a successor will be tough — having watched on from afar as rivals Manchester United have struggled to fill the void created by Sir Alex Ferguson's departure.

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