Sentences with phrase «while smaller firms»

While smaller firms and solo practitioners may not have the extensive resources or global footprint as bigger law firms may have, lawyers at smaller firms or with solo practices are often more resourceful in identifying ways to handle matters which yield the same outcome.

While smaller firms might not need this type of convenience, mobile lawyers may benefit from «softphones,» which allow them to field phone calls using their office system from their laptops.

While smaller firms, which like last year constitute the majority of survey respondents, may be reducing first - year associate salaries, Bay Street firms competing for top talent are unlikely to follow suit, Bongard believes.

So the big banks make up the largest share of these ETFs — say, 3 % to 7 % — while smaller firms make up only a fraction of a percent.

In all, a surprisingly good outcome: as you may recall, the Entrepreneurial Agenda thought that while small firms were better served by the Senate's tax proposals, the House was more thoughtful when it came to SBA lending.

Big, national employers are currently subject to only one set of health insurance regulations (federal), while small firms» plans are regulated at both the federal and state level (this is one of many reasons why individual and small group plans are so much more expensive than corporate plans).

For example, while smaller firm billing rates rose by 5 percent to $ 352, that's a bargain compared to the $ 1,000 / hour rates that some large firms charge.

Large firms could spread the cost of that function over many lawyers (and some still do), while small firms could not.

Reports of big firms next year being hacked are going to be prevalent in security reports while small firms continue to run into everyday malware and phishing attempts.

The structure of a $ 300 billion U.S. legal industry is a well - oiled machine, while a small firm like an accident attorney in Huntsville, Alabama might struggle.

Not exact matches

Most of the big law firms in Perth have shrunk in size over the past year, with Ashurst experiencing the biggest drop in staff, while only a couple of smaller firms have achieved significant growth, research by Business News has found.

But while one of the Big Four firms might seem attractive, you have to ask yourself whether a small firm will be overlooked.

This company - building - companies structure also lends itself well to helping large corporations behave like startups while at the same time giving smaller businesses access to resources only available to larger firms.

And while there is scant evidence to suggest the Waterloo, Ont., firm is set to revisit its glory days (its valuation was $ 83.4 billion in 2008; it's $ 4.3 billion now), in 2016 it took the bold step of redefining its identity as a smaller, more focused and, arguably, more sustainable business.

While Kinaxis is an all - Canadian operation, don't expect many Canadian firms to sign up as clients — most are just too small, without a big enough budget to afford RapidResponse.

While accelerator programs have long offered this perk to startups, usually in exchange for equity, entrepreneurs are finding other types of free space available, says Steve King, partner at Emergent Research, a consulting firm focused on small business in Lafayette, Calif..

While nobody has measured the prevalence of fraud, Lloyd Chapman, who heads the American Small Business League, notes that firms are unlikely to be deterred by the government's record of enforcement — not one firm has been prosecuted for falsely representing itself as sSmall Business League, notes that firms are unlikely to be deterred by the government's record of enforcement — not one firm has been prosecuted for falsely representing itself as smallsmall.

While many growing businesses in competitive landscapes may want to hire an expensive public relations firm, startups and small businesses can start off with some simple «do - it - yourself» PR.

Small - business owners are optimistic about the next quarter, even while still mired in sluggish economic conditions, according to a new survey by payroll - processing firm SurePayroll.

While the biggest VC firms may get all the attention, being backed by a smaller firm may be a better move.

While our government would probably screw it up if they tried to implement universal public health insurance (as in Canada or France), it would definitely create a more level playing field between big companies and smaller firms.

The story behind J. McIntyre Machinery v. Nicastro stretches back to 2001, when Robert Nicastro severed four fingers while using a shearing device that was manufactured by J. McIntyre, a small firm based in Derbyshire, England.

While July was the fifth straight month in which small firms added jobs, «the magnitude of growth is less than desired,» according to SurePayroll CEO Michael Alter.

While a government report showed that the economy added 207,000 jobs, a survey conducted by a payroll processing firm found that small businesses are hiring at a more modest clip.

As I wrote last week, small firms that didn't offer insurance to their employees cited a variety of reasons, but 79 percent called cost an important factor, while 76 percent said the same of firm size — their businesses were just «too small.»

Small businesses with 50 or more employees invested an average of $ 257,098 in time and money seeking contracts in 2012, while those firms with fewer than 10 employees spent only $ 37,172, the American Express survey finds.

While safeguarding the bottom - line for the prevention of financial risks, China will step up credit support for weak links in the economy, including small firms and the rural sector.

DraftKings previously had raised money from investment firms associated with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, while Major League Baseball also holds a small equity stake.

Smaller firms also reported paying between $ 3,000 and $ 1.4 million in fees to external consultants, while staff accountants spent as much as 90 % of their time on compliance issues.

Expect well - funded top dogs — companies like Bit9 + Carbon Black, Tanium, CrowdStrike — to weather the storm while more traditional big tech names and security stalwarts snap up smaller firms through «tuck in» acquisitions, cleaning up the field as the pipsqueaks wither away.

While sales and revenue grow, the number of composite businesses in this industry is predicted to decline by 3 percent through 2016 as smaller firms consolidate or become independent advisers helping larger companies.

Yet, the company's segmented market information offers a telling detail: while Coastal's eyeglasses sales in North America are almost equal to its core contact lens business, glasses account for a much smaller portion of the firm's sales in places such as Sweden, Japan and Australia.

While big banks can absorb big losses on markets, for some smaller firms, the volatility in the franc proved too much.

Well suited for small businesses, as well as accounting firms that handle payroll for multiple clients and prefer a desktop payroll application, CheckMark Payroll Pro is $ 429.00 while CheckMark Payroll Pro + is $ 499.00.

Gilbreath explains that while other firms may have hundreds of clients, Ahalogy goes deep with a smaller number — they even turn down customers when they don't feel that they would benefit from the optimization and marketing assistance Ahalogy currently offers.

While smaller - company stocks tend to be more volatile than the stocks of larger firms, studies indicate that their average long - term returns have been greater.

While firms owned by women of color are smaller than non-minority women - owned businesses both in terms of average number of employees and revenue, their growth in number is generally far outpacing that of all women - owned firms.

As veteran Japan watcher Richard Werner (author of Princes of the Yen) recently described the situation to me, «while Japanese small firms were killed by the continued refusal of banks to expand credit (and many a small firm president was killed by having to sell a kidney to the loan sharks he was forced to resort to), foreign speculators received ample yen funds for a pittance.»

While the development of new export markets is quite costly and very time consuming, and there is no guarantee of success, smaller firms from Europe are already selling to Canada, and many Canadian companies thrive in overseas markets.

Our small firm platform allows us to quickly respond to clients» needs while guaranteeing a high level of service.

And while the firm is increasingly making a dent with big - ticket deals, Bob Knakal and its middle - market brokers have been prolific with smaller sales above the $ 1 million mark.

Writing in The Times, Henrietta Royle, chief executive of the coaching and strategy consultancy firm Fanshaw Haldin, made the point that while most Conservatives have no difficulty with equality for gay people, «a significant chunk of the party's core supporters clearly doesn't think that has to include redefining the traditional concepts of marriage to suit a small portion of the population without so much as a by your leave».

The Logan, Utah - based firm sells premium organic flour and grains to retailers and bakeries while dealing directly with small farms.

While the tart is firming up, make the maple caramel: in a small sauce pot combine the maple syrup and Pacific Foods Cashew Unsweetened Original Non-Dairy Beverage.

While the four firms remain profitable during the price war some smaller suppliers do not and decide to close.

Looping back to my initial commentary about loving smaller tech, SimpliSafe was designed in partnership with the global design firm IDEO with the explicit goal of having the hardware disappear into the home; they have managed to reduce the size of their sensors in half, while doubling the range.

Storage pockets below each window that can be used to keep small items, and sand pockets that are filled with sand to make the tent more firm on the ground while on the beach.

Bottle Tips and Tricks: Often times using a preemie nipple (usually one that is smaller and firmer with a slow flow rate, or one that is angled and flat) on a bottle, or a silicone shield over the breast nipple when nursing, enables an infant to suck more efficiently while slowing the flow of liquid.

The arm rests angle outward which will allow children with wide hips to sit comfortably while other seats with firm, narrow armrests may be too small for them.

Commenting on the provisional Project Merlin figures which have been issued today showing that the banks loaned # 37.4 billion to small firms — just short of their commitment to lend # 38 billion, John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «While it looks like the banks are on course to meet their full year lending commitment, targets do not address the underlying problems in the banking sector where only a handful of banks control the majority of the masmall firms — just short of their commitment to lend # 38 billion, John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «While it looks like the banks are on course to meet their full year lending commitment, targets do not address the underlying problems in the banking sector where only a handful of banks control the majority of the maSmall Businesses, said: «While it looks like the banks are on course to meet their full year lending commitment, targets do not address the underlying problems in the banking sector where only a handful of banks control the majority of the market.