Likewise speedy, efficient and spontaneous work can fit
with slow business.
Not exact matches
The world's largest retailer, for years
slow to respond to Amazon.com (amzn) in the digital wars, has been on a tear in recent quarters, helped by the $ 3 billion acquisition of jet.com and overhaul of its marketplace last year, and by better integration of its stores
with its digital
business.
Rather than ram onward, the Toronto - based company changed its tune and
slowed its
business down while working
with regulators to come into compliance.
But rising labor costs and
slow growth in overseas demand left Pan
with no choice but to sell the
business to a bigger textile manufacturer
with a domestic focus, in the hope that new capital can keep it afloat.
Timing is everything in building the right team for a new company and, notwithstanding the fact that too often people are too
slow in bolstering their
business with some seasoned seniors, it's just as bad to be too early as too late.
With business slowing to a crawl and his rent due, this entrepreneur found prosperity by leaning into his fear.
«I really love that
slow - motion shot of Kylo and Rey back - to - back
with the guards from all the sides in Snoke's chambers,» Johnson told
Business Insider in a recent interview.
Starting a
business is never easy, and the health - tech field comes
with its own set of challenges, including
slower penetration because of regulatory FDA concerns, HIPAA patient privacy rules, reimbursement rules and bottlenecks.
And while
business travel in Western Europe has been on the
slower side, as Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece have struggled
with crippling debt, the GBTA says the worst is over and expects
business travel in those regions to begin picking up.
With high - profile breaches rocking companies like Under Armour and Boeing, the cybersecurity
business is not
slowing down anytime soon, CNBC's Jim Cramer said on Friday.
«
With my first
business, the inventory was a
slow buildup over the years, so I never felt cash - strapped.
Starting a new
business, overcoming financial hurdles during a
slow period, and finding access to funds for expansion may all seem like daunting tasks for
businesses with insufficient credit.
BCG surveyed nearly 450 executives at companies
with more than US$ 1 billion in revenue in seven countries about their plans and expectations, and concluded that
businesses have not done enough cutting or rethinking to prepare for the
slow growth ahead.
Morale among German
businesses dropped yet again in April, data showed Tuesday,
with economists asking whether the euro zone's largest economy is
slowing down without anyone noticing.
«
With the Reserve Bank's efforts to
slow down the economy, small
business may soon be saying goodbye to the buoyant conditions they are currently experiencing.»
Still, small
businesses shouldn't rest on their laurels, advises Constant Contact, but use the
slower months of summer to try a new platform or experiment
with one they're already on.
«The beauty of our company,» chairman Grauer observes, «is that as a private
business with essentially one shareholder, we can take a very long - term view about these opportunities,» tolerating a «
slow ramp - up to profitability.»
I started out taking one week of vacation per year and gradually worked up to four, timing my breaks to coincide
with the periods when
business was
slow.
These exceptional
business pros don't entertain negativity and continue to push on
with a strong sense of organization, patience and fortitude — when
business is
slow and especially when it's flowing.
But the informed
business owner
with an eye on the financials can see that if sales are
slowed and the collection of receivables is stepped up, then cash flow will magically increase.
If
business is
slow and you are just going to hang out in front of your computer next week AND your service leans toward the necessity side, then you may still want to meet
with this person.
However, it appears many small
business owners are instead focusing on
slow and steady growth, and driving up productivity to increase margins
with the use of technology, fewer workers, and more hours.
As successful as Whitman was, she left successor John Donahoe
with a couple of problems: a
slowing auction
business and a poorly planned acquisition.
«The lackluster economy combined
with significant long - term concerns have caused many owners of small - to medium - sized
businesses to
slow their growth activities,» Insperity chairman and chief executive officer Paul J. Sarvadi said in a statement.
With Chinese growth
slowing, a paramount issue for President Obama and American
business will be learning what the direction of Chinese policy will be — toward greater opening of its market in the tradition of Deng Xiaoping, or much less welcome alternatives.
Expand too fast, and the
business risks becoming over-extended; expand too
slow and the company risks stalling as others react and / or the
business can not keep pace
with demand.
The process of branding cannabis
businesses is further
slowed by marijuana's classification under the federal Controlled Substances Act as a Schedule 1 drug (along
with heroin, LSD and other hallucenogens).
In the future, Sterling anticipates that Yelp's growth will
slow, despite it being a global brand that many local
businesses feel the need to engage
with for exposure.
The
slow pace of innovation and relatively late start on the
business side mean DfB is still catching up
with core features competitors have, and that enterprises demand.
Slow economic growth, increasing extreme weather events and volatility in capital markets made the insurance
business tumultuous in recent years,
with employees facing upheaval in their day - to - day roles as well as layoffs.
The company is also teaming up
with the fintech startups Stellar.org and KlickEx Group to use blockchain technology to process financial transactions across borders and currencies — a process which is often prohibitively
slow and costly for small
business owners, especially when they are in developing regions
with smaller banking infrastructures.
That morning,
with business slow, his bosses agreed to let him take a trio of new Land Cruisers, each
with less than 1,000 miles on the odometer, to Baghdad's airport.
The sector isn't devoid of challenges: Canada's banks are contending
with an ongoing low - interest - rate environment,
slower consumer lending growth and weakness in the securities
business.
A
slower business, however, or one
with just a few large transactions per month, such as a small Web site design shop, dog - sitting service, or swimming pool repair company, would probably be fine if it posted weekly or even monthly.
As Figure 1 shows, this pattern contrasts notably
with previous decades, when real wage growth
slowed substantially in response to
business cycle downturns.
Although a traditional small
business loan from the bank is a good option for some borrowers and some circumstances, there are many situations when the typical weeks - long processes associated
with their application criteria makes it simply too
slow or burdensome given the
business need.
The U.S. threat of investment restrictions is already damping the enthusiasm of Chinese
businesses,
with some canceling or
slowing plans to invest in the American market.
Chinese
businesses have expressed difficulties
with the specificities of
business in Russia — likely referring to its
slow pace and complex bureaucracy.
However, EPS growth continues, albeit at a
slower than expected pace as the company has begun focusing on improving and growing its
business in key segments
with an eye towards the future.
Chinese
businesses have expressed difficulties
with adjusting to the specificities of
business culture in Russia — likely referring to its
slow pace and complex bureaucracy — compared to the
business cultures in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.61 Even though Russian attitudes toward the Chinese may be improving, this change is only recent, and long - standing perceptions that Russians harbor anti-Chinese sentiment may still fuel Chinese doubts about the feasibility of pursuing
business endeavors in Russia.
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2016.03.01 RBC PMI:
Slowest deterioration in manufacturing conditions for six months Overall
business conditions across the manufacturing sector moved another step closer to stabilization in February, according to the latest RBC PMI survey,
with output and new orders both continuing to fall at
slower rates than those seen at the end of 2015.
Overall
business conditions across the manufacturing sector moved another step closer to stabilization in February, according to the latest RBC PMI survey,
with output and new orders both continuing to fall at
slower rates than those seen at the end of 2015.
WSJ: «The U.S. threat of investment restrictions is already damping the enthusiasm of Chinese
businesses,
with some canceling or
slowing plans to invest in the American market, China's Commerce Ministry said.
The
slowing in activity has been largely concentrated in the
business and external sectors, consistent
with the moderation of the global ITC cycle and the easing in demand seen in other countries.
New export orders fell less quickly than total new
business,
with the latest decline the
slowest since August 2011.
If a
business is a quality one, and has some advantages in the industry
with slow change, you will likely do pretty well.
If productivity picks up slightly,
with support from
business investment associated
with tax cuts, Evercore ISI believes that should
slow the decline in unemployment relative to the growth rate.
With remote work, bad weather or a power outage doesn't have to
slow down
business.
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