Sentences with phrase «whose first business»

«Basically, private chains are totally different animals than public chains and we think that trying to track the public chain ecosystem is inappropriate for a consortium whose first business will be to adopt standards for private chain use cases,» Monax Industries COO Preston Byrne told CoinDesk.

In these circumstances it does not fall to the Queen to decide who shall be First Minister, or in Ireland to the President; under their constitutions it falls to the newly elected parliament, whose first business (after election of a presiding officer) is to elect the head of the new government.

Not exact matches

They had done their razor reconnaissance, and after that first trip to Eisfeld, Katz - Mayfield wooed Feintechnik, traveling regularly to Germany to meet with CEO Becker, whose direct German business style melded well with Katz - Mayfield's data - oriented tendencies.

One of the very first acts of business between two of the most powerful people on Earth — a duo whose to - do list involves addressing pretty fundamental disagreements on, among other things, the trade relationship that supports both economies — was to commit, publicly and unequivocally, to tackling an issue that affects literally half of each of their constituencies.

We've mentioned a few times the experiences of co-author Jon Burgstone, whose first entrepreneurial success came after he teamed up with a business school classmate named Asif Satchu.

We have worked with the management team at Ziegler in the past and we are excited to add not only a growing and profitable business to our platform but one whose culture of integrity and putting the client first is very similar to our own.»

(The one exception to this rule is 37signals, whose book RE: THINK does talk about right - sizing your business, even if that you're both the first and the last employee.)

In the first place such education, now as always, is concerned with the nurture of men and women whose business in life it will be to help men to see their immediate perplexities, joys and sufferings in the light of an ultimate meaning, to live as citizens of the inclusive society of being, and to relate their present choices to first and last decisions made about them in the totality of human history by Sovereign Power.

When the company's founder Billy Downs, whose initials are a part of the company's name, opened his first restaurant in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit, philanthropy was a part of his business model.

The first order of business was to address wastefulness — a top of mind topic for Myint, whose side hustle is a non-profit he runs with Lucky Peach editor - in - chief Chris Ying, ZeroFoodprint, which encourages restaurants to reduce their carbon footprint.

J.P. Grant, whose Race On, LLC firm contacted promoters ASM to run the event starting in 2012, first announced the cancellation of the event on Friday with the Baltimore Business Journal.

They also follow several women's stories — both those who succeed and fail at attempting a VBAC — including that of filmmaker Abby Epstein, whose first c - section delivery was depicted in the dramatic, final moments of The Business of Being Born.

Unrelenting in his determination to see to the disgrace of his predecessor whose administration he has been touting as the worse thing ever to happen to Ghana, the President, The aL - hAJJ's ongoing investigations have uncovered, has tasked the various state intelligence agencies to conduct forensic investigations into business activities of some persons with links to the former first family.

Siemens got into the business in the 1960s, when it purchased Elema - Schönander AB, a Swedish company whose claim to fame included the first implantable pacemaker and first portable electrocardiogram.

And then, of course, there's the film's eventual premiere, when Wiseau first endures the feeling of having audiences laugh at his work, for which he had bared his soul and burned several million dollars of a fortune whose origins are anybody's guess (although «such nosy person» Sestero's best guess in the book, involving a shady business called Street Fashions USA, isn't even mentioned in the film).

The story of Burt Shavitz, the bearded, backwoodsy photojournalist - turned - homespun entrepreneur whose beekeeping and honey - selling business morphed into the Burt's Bees empire, «Burt's Buzz» spends its first hour as a charming character study of an idiosyncratic man who lives a ramshackle life («sort of like a high - class hobo») when he's not serving as the public face of a huge brand.

It also comes with a staff — including head zookeeper Kelly Foster (Scarlett Johansson), her niece Lily (Elle Fanning, whose character has an on - and - off first - love relationship with Dylan), temperamental grounds - keeper Peter MacCready (Angus Macfadyen), and others who fill in the background of scenes (including Patrick Fugit as the reptile expert and Carla Gallo as a rabble - rouser who thinks Benjamin is in over his head and sure to fail)-- and multiple business expenses.

If all that weren't bad enough, the first person Hector meets on his trip is an obnoxious business man (Stellan Skarsgard) whose key feature is that he is much richer than Hector.

If this approach sounds like a daunting challenge for already overworked teachers whose first order of business, after all, is teaching academics, Ungar says he's encouraged by some of the inventive programs he's encountered in U.S. and Canadian schools.

Fuller, the visionary thinker and inventor whose work spanned fields from architecture to philosophy, was about to address a 1988 conference of business executives at Rockford College in Illinois, but was first reacting to a speech just concluded by the college's president.

We employ professional academic writers whose business is writing, first and foremost.

Going back to the early stages of the recent years» e-reader explosion when Germany was the first country whose digital publishers took issue with the way ebooks are taxed, to the current state of countries outright ignoring the mandated taxation rate in order to lure business to their countries, the issue is far from simple.

Qais Akbar Omar (whose first name is pronounced «Kice») manages his family's carpet business in Kabul and writes books.

First of all, Barnes & Noble — a retailer whose primary business is selling books — does not offer their Nook Press clients retail distribution.

MWAMWA's Official Decision: That because Harlequin's for pay publishing business violates MWA's rules for approved publishers, MWA takes the following action: First, Harlequin shall be removed from MWA's list of approved publishers upon the adoption of this motion; Second, that all current active status members of MWA whose status is based upon books published by Harlequin shall remain active status members; Third, that MWA decline applications for active membership based upon books published by Harlequin pursuant to contracts entered into after the effective date of this motion; Fourth, that books published by Harlequin pursuant to contracts entered into prior to the adoption of this motion shall be eligible for the Edgar ® Awards, except that books published by DellArte Press shall not be eligible for the Edgar ® Awards regardless of when such contract was entered into; and Fifth that books published by Harlequin pursuant to contracts entered into after the adoption of this motion shall not be eligible for the Edgar ® Awards.

I also edit papers and books for academics in business, marketing and management disciplines whose first language is not English and who are submitting material for publication.

Smith, whose book Theory of Moral Sentiments in 1759, highlights the importance of prudence in business dealings: «The care of... the fortune... is considered as the proper business of that virtue which is commonly called Prudence... Security, therefore, is the first and the principal object.»

(a) No creditor having a place of business in Alabama, or having a resident employee in Alabama whose employment includes making consumer loans or taking assignments of consumer credit contracts shall engage in the business of making consumer loans or taking assignments of consumer credit contracts without first having obtained a license for each location in Alabama from the administrator; provided, however, that a creditor having no place of business in

We know about an investing strategy that beats Buy - and - Hold in 102 out of 110 time - periods, an investing strategy that permits us to obtain far higher returns at dramatically less risk, an investing strategy that permits us all to retire years sooner and that would bring us out of this economic crisis if we could share it with millions of middle - class investors (if people could switch to an investment strategy that would put their retirement plans back on track, they would feel free to start spending again and businesses could start hiring again), and our first reaction is to come up with convoluted arguments as to why the best thing to do is to AVOID learning more about it and to AVOID getting the word out to the millions of middle - class people whose lives we have destroyed with our promotion of Buy - and - Hold.

If investors begin to question the recovery, it will probably show up first in the performance of those stocks whose businesses are closely tied to fast growing areas.

Eric Weyer is the co-owner of Hoots Roller Bar and Beer Company in Winston - Salem, N.C.. Upon seeing a man with a tattooed sleeve, long beard, and beanie, one's first impression of him might be that of an unapproachable, tough - guy business owner, someone whose conversation would revolve around beer.

In its first two weeks since its «silent» launch, The Hub has attracted more than 60 companies whose executives are sharing expertise and conducting business - to - business discussions.

The agreement is the first of its kind for the Grand Lion Group whose primary business is real estate and agriculture.

Hey Sal: We write about business class for several reasons, first, this blog is written primarily for business travelers whose companies have the means to fly them in business class.

The other truly transforming business invention of the first quarter of the century, besides the car, was the airplane — another industry whose plainly brilliant future would have caused investors to salivate.

I know that one of the first legal issues that comes up in discussing cloud computing is where the data are (business and personal data) and whose law applies to the operator of the cloud — meaning often what governmental authorities might have a right to get access to the data.

For businesses whose lawyers hold their corporate records, any legal notices will be sent to the lawyer first — including notices of a lawsuit.

Cantor Fitzgerald LP, a global financial firm founded in 1945 whose businesses range from bond brokerage to investment banking to real estate, is going to launch bitcoin derivatives on its own exchange in the first half of 2018.

When we force a vote on this bill, Republicans in Congress will — for the first time — have the opportunity to right the administration's wrong and show the American people whose side they're on: big ISPs and major corporations or consumers, entrepreneurs, and small business owners.

Would you be interested in going into business with someone whose first impression of themselves is a picture of them chugging a 40 - ounce beer and making an explicit hand gesture?

When I first started in the resume writing business in 1995, I met a colleague whose client base was built on word - of - mouth referrals and repeat clients.

Equipment operation, techniques, daily activities, and farming strategies are all first - hand accounts given by Ryan, an agricultural business major whose family run these farms.

«I chose early on to become a full - time agent because my business grew rapidly and I knew that the more clients I had, the more available I had to become,» says Sharpe, whose first sale was a $ 1 - million house.