Stumptown, for instance,
turns down growth opportunities almost daily because they don't fit the company's standards, Lounsbury says.
* Denmark's TDC
turns down bid approach.
If your bank
turns you down, try others — and consider offering to move all your accounts to that bank to up your appeal.
But if the market
turns down, PowerLight probably won't go broke; it can always go back to the one - roof - at - a-time growth of its earlier days.
«And when it's time to go to sleep, of course, my implant
turns down my alertness level.»
When a freelancer
turns down an unappealing assignment, as they're free to do, «it really messes with our efficiencies and the operational process,» he says.
They're picky about clients, too: potential customers have submitted 30,000 projects in the last two years and Cho says the company
turns down 70 % of the projects pitched to it.
Who the heck
turns down $ 3 billion?
Woodward regularly
turns down lucrative opportunities to monetize his community, as he feels that it would contradict the entire reason the community exists.
And then, simply because he was a very senior guy in age and experience, he was able to provide me access to business knowledge and experience: You know what happens when the bank
turns down your first loan application?
SnapChat
turns down $ 3 billion: In a move that must have some entrepreneurs scratching their heads, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel turned down a buyout offer from Facebook for $ 3 billion.
If your boss
turns you down, that doesn't have to be the end of your discussion.
«If business
turns down, he has us lay off workers.
Corporate lending stalls, housing
turns down, and consumer spending begins to turn down, resulting in a recession.
Another way to think of this is that power
turns down the dial on empathy.
Sometimes, this might mean
turning down freelance work, a speaking engagement or another professional opportunity.
And let's start with the two warranties
I turned down this weekend.
Though
she turned him down at first, they crossed paths again a few days later and have been together ever since.
Everybody had
turned it down because it was a challenge.
«When women get
turned down for the top slot, it's often because they're not seen as sufficiently bold,» says Helgesen.
Revenue came in at $ 8.78 billion versus the $ 7.713 billion that had been expected but its stock lost early momentum and
turned down $ 3.16 to $ 175.59.
Restaurants Who can
turn down a free lunch?
These days, it's easier for me to
turn down opportunities that don't fit the brand.
Yello found that 74 percent of new grads
turned down an offer because it came too slowly.
By being alone you'll
turn down your loudest emotions and really hear your inner voice.
He also reportedly
turned down the role of Treasury Secretary, making way for another fellow Wall Streeter Steven Mnuchin.
When it came to choosing a university,
he turned down an offer from Harvard and picked the University of Massachusetts, based on its NCAA track and field ranking.
Zuckerberg
turned it down not because of future earnings potential.
And because the dial on these strong emotions was
turned down, the students also reported feeling subtler emotions (like calmness or loneliness) more keenly.
The long - term group of averages, which are a guide to investor activity, have compressed,
turned down, and have started to develop separation.
But I can't count on getting another shot to play the Garden if
we turn down the current offer.
Snapchat co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel made international headlines in late 2013 when
he turned down a $ 3 billion cash acquisition offer from Facebook.
She turned it down after learning the products were loaded with harsh chemicals.
Add free beer to the mix and you'll be hard pressed to find someone who will
turn down the offer.
Finally, if like many of the small businesses who applied for credit, you've been
turned down by your bank, do not despair.
Even if his case does get reviewed in a timely fashion, his bid for clemency could still be
turned down.
«A lot of small businessmen take it personally if they get
turned down for a bank loan,» says Leonard Leff, president of CDS Capital, a finance and factoring company in Lynbrook, N.Y. «They say, «Do I want to get another rejection?»
(Gillis ended up
turning down the Dragons» offer in favour of the same amount of funding from other investors.)
I never once had to ask them to turn up the heat or
turn down the music.
Mills told Doug McGregor, head of RBC's capital markets division, and then - CEO Gord Nixon that he recommended
turning down Maple.
Dylan Lauren, founder of the glam candy retailer,
turned down a partnership with the big - box retailer during its startup phase.
I turned it down a number of times, and they kept coming back with more money.
Sources at NBC reportedly confirmed this news with CNN, saying that requests for an interview have been
turned down, but the invitation remains open should he change his mind.
He said that more people should consider that 86 % of the company «
turned down a lot of money to be part of the transition to a self - organizing enterprise.»
In return, she had one year to become profitable — or she had to go get that job
she turned down.
In its early days, this luxe brand Dylan's Candy Bar
turned down a partnership with the big box retailer Target.
When Finland offered to donate its analog telephone exchange to its poorer neighbor for free, Estonia
turned it down.
«Anyone who works in music will tell you that it's hard to get a gig, and to
turn down gigs is silly,» says Hamilton, who was then ready to fully focus on her fund.
Ask prospects who have
turned you down for referrals.
Before we hail Jefferies» Richard Handler as a hero in the CEO pay wars, consider this: He probably shouldn't have qualified for the bonus that
he turned down in the first place.