Sentences with phrase «which business industry»

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Although the name has changed, it's still the same industry once denoted as «leveraged buyouts» — that is, the business of buying companies with a thin slice of nonpublic equity and mountains of debt, in which fund managers grab richly generous (to themselves) fees.

Despite not doing traditional business development in the form of cold calling, Mark, in fact, monetizes his business through what he refers to as «authority,» or being viewed as an industry expert through his own blog and social media content which he says creates an emotional connection with potential clients.

Also contact your industry's trade association, which might be able to offer questions that would be applicable to your specific transportation business.

The thinking is that the industry will continue its current trajectory of steady growth, which means that as much as there are opportunities to launch new podcast programming companies, there is also tremendous opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to build businesses that would help the industry scale up its processes.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Property insurance startup Lemonade has tried to create a level of trust not usually found in the industry by using a business model in which it has nothing to gain monetarily by denying a person's claim.

CEO Karl - Johan Persson has made responsible supply chain practices core to the brand's business strategy, one which has propelled H&M into a clear leadership position, engaging with local governments and industry in pushing for substantive change.

The industry's business model hinges on access to a large supply of free bodies, which often come from the poor.

You will also need to register for the proper North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, which are the size standards for businesses.

Become familiar with the transportation laws that are particular to the state or states in which you plan to operate as well as the laws that are particular to the part of the transportation industry in which you are starting your business.

No matter which industry or position an entrepreneur holds, all home based business owners must have some characteristics in common to become a successful small business.

But for several years, companies in southern Louisiana, where his business is located, have suffered along with the oil industry, which is affected by changes in global oil supplies and technologies like fracking.

For almost two decades he'd worked in the lawn - care industry, first for a company bought out by TruGreen, and later with his own business, Lawn Dawg, which grew to seven branches that maintained 25,000 lawns throughout his home base of New Hampshire.

«The tracking system is the most important tool a state has,» said Michael Crabtree, who runs Denver - based Nationwide Compliance Specialists Inc., which helps tax collectors track elusive, cash - heavy industries like the marijuana business.

However, automation — which is already being adopted in other areas of business — is emerging as the next trend in the industry.

The NLRB ruling, involving the Teamsters Union and waste recycler Browning - Ferris Industries, has become a highly politicized flashpoint between those who would like to expand the employment rights of the three million contract workers upon which the economy increasingly depends, and business owners who object to the increasing regulation of their affairs.

The group, which includes numerous other top business leaders, aims to give industry input on the private sector to Trump.

If on the other hand, you may are considering a product into an industry in which you have no direct experience or connections to guide, you may be faced with an insurmountable challenge to the business and the time required to build the right connections for success may be infeasible.

From a macro perspective, there's a common theme among all of these developments: Namely, that the digital music business is becoming an industry in which only a truly massive company with huge scale and deep pockets can hope to compete.

AnythingResearch.com, which provides industry market research analysis, reports, and publications, handed Inc. a list of its top eight fastest - growing industries that are hospitable to small businesses.

• Akzo Nobel (ENXTAM: AKZA) outlined a plan to fend off a takeover from PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG), in which it will spin off its chemical business and pay shareholders $ 1.6 billion ($ 1.7 billion) in extra dividends.

She likes IHS Markit (info), a London - based firm that provides business services to the energy industry, among others, and which is poised for a boost in business from oil and gas clients emerging from their slump.

Tom brings an extensive background in the restaurant franchise industry, which has become instrumental in helping me navigate the challenges of the franchise business.

Spear, senior vice president of operations for Quadrem, a Plano, Texas - based online marketplace for buyers and suppliers of products and services used in the mining industry, was in Rustenburg in late 2003 to convince local businesses to subscribe to Quadrem's service, which would allow them to bid online for purchase requests from buyers around the world.

As I have written about before, the rate at which Americans start new companies has been on a downward trajectory since the late 1970s, driven by changing industry composition and the growth of multi-outlet businesses like Starbucks and Walmart.

Mills compared the need to invest in infrastructure such as highways, roads, and bridges to investment in high - speed broadband in the past two decades, which has enabled a lively app economy, which in turn has spawned nearly a million jobs, as well as an entirely new cloud computing industry worth $ 45 billion that touches some 6 million small businesses.

Following are 10 of the best industries in which to start a business in 2010.

That could prove a key advantage not just for businesses but for Canada's tech industry itself, which has already seen so many of its own brightest minds gravitate south toward Silicon Valley for years.

Business Insider forwarded the new USGS study and map to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC), which regulates the state's electricity industry.

VistaVu's decision to move closer to the decision - makers located in the Texas oil capital offers some valuable insights on how to establish a profile and grow your presence in a dense business hub like Houston, which is for the oil industry what Manhattan is for the investment banking sector.

Both answers are right depending on which industry or business you're talking about.

Ever since then, I have analyzed certain industries in which to open my businesses to see just how recession proof they are.

Last year saw the industry hit by a range of different memes and trends, some of which business professionals were happy to harness for marketing purposes and others which they'd sooner forget.

Before she was sworn in as head of the SBA in 2009, Mills was president of the private - equity firm MMP Group, which invested in businesses in the consumer products, food, textiles and industrial components industries.

Any business that is offering business - to - business (B2B) services or products is most likely best served with advertising on LinkedIn, which can target specific professions, hierarchy levels, employees of a specific company or industries, just to name a few.

In this woman - centric podcast (which does feature male guests from time to time), host and business consultant Natalie Eckdahl highlights inspiring stories of entrepreneurs from a range of industries.

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.

-- Marla Kott, CEO of Imprint Plus, which designs, develops, manufactures and distributes name badges, plates, signage and other business branding tools serving 35,000 customers from 21 industries in 60 countries

That's because, rather than handing the capital over to any one of 17 government agencies with a finger in the innovation pie, or giving the money to the Business Development Bank of Canada, which deployed just $ 408 million of its $ 18.4 billion balance sheet to the venture capital industry, the Conservatives have decided to invest that money directly in entrepreneurs.

BAML's list included a price objective for each stock pick, which Business Insider compared against price (as of 30 January) to create a ranking of stocks from every industry which could deliver the biggest return this year.

According to FBN's co-founder, VP of Product Charles Baron: «The ways in which farmers do business had not been touched by e-commerce and social networks like other consumer industries before.

He told L.A. Weekly his main goal is to protect the burgeoning marijuana industry in the Golden State, which he called «one of the greatest businesses» in the state.

Whitman began her tenure with a pledge to retain HP's printer - and - PC business, which Apotheker wanted to jettison; three years later, responding to what she called an industry changing at «lightning speed,» she changed her mind.

Retail industry analysts also suggest that profitability is difficult to achieve as an online - only business, which necessitates branching out into a so - called omni - channel strategy that includes a physical presence.

The best way to get around this is to find an expert on your industry who can clearly explain your business and knows in which channels to promote it.

The SBA also notes that some businesses are disqualified from consideration from the outset by the industry in which they operate.

Miriam Hernandez - Kakol is the U.S. Service Line Leader for KPMG's Customer & Operations business, which is focused on delivering industry - specific solutions to address the front - and middle - office challenges of Fortune 500 clients.

Generally, 1,500 employees is the cut - off point for SBA consideration, but even establishments that have between 500 and 1,500 employees may not qualify as small businesses; in such instances the SBA bases its determination on a size standard for the specific industry in which the business under consideration operates.

More important, all of SRC's outstanding contracts had to be renegotiated, including several with Dresser Industries, which had purchased Harvester's construction equipment business and now represented 60 % of SRC's annual volume.

Among its best features: an overview of current events within each company and industry; a summary of each business's history from the start - up stage forward; and an index of data, which includes contact information for each business.