Famous Quotes & Sayings

On one hand you have very strong signals from businesses services, but on the other quite weak ones from the retail sector. That's going to drag overall services growth down.

Klaus Kleinfeld

Only successful businesses can secure and create jobs.

On the other hand, people are living longer now. That is kind of the negative side. If people are living longer, these businesses won't grow all that fast.

Certainly, in the same way the Web has leveled the playing field for businesses of all sizes to compete, search has taken that one step further. It allows Mom and Pops to get that much closer to shoppers they wouldn't ordinarily come into contact with.

Certain applications are too big to write quickly. In other cases, businesses will not readily switch to another application to run on Linux if they are happy with the current software's performance.

But there aren't any businesses there (in that annexed section) to speak of, just residents.

But the core businesses are still suffering. It's a mixed bag.

Businesses which import products into San Diego also are impacted.

Businesses, small businesses restaurants, service businesses can take a credit off of the minimum wage for the tips that certain employees receive and this is prevalent throughout the US.

Businesses remain confident in the economic outlook and are committing to significant capital investments.

Businesses recognize that information and information security are critical to delivering their products and services.

Mitch Daniels

Businesses pick not just a locality but a state, ... We are not going to give away the state but we are getting positive feed back on our efforts. We want to provide not just incentives but efficiency in the process of getting reviews done and decisions made.

Businesses need to be 24/7, ... Individuals don't.

Businesses may react. We saw after 9/11 that there was some caution on the part of businesses regarding capital spending,

Businesses in particular want convenience, with one device, one bill, one provider for all communication services, one contact point to the provider and the same experience on the move and within buildings.

Businesses in Hastings have to be competitive with the rest of the U.S. We need to provide opportunities for those business to locate and expand and be able to make that profit so they can provide the payroll that will turn over in the community in terms of retail sales.

Businesses have to feel safe or they won't come to the city. If customers don't feel safe they won't patronize the businesses. In economic terms, crime prevention is critical. Even if there's no crime, if you're in fear of it, you're a victim of the crime.

Businesses have responded rapidly to the economic climate, showing the dynamic nature of the U.S. economy, and it's very good for the long-term outlook.

Greg Boyle

Businesses have come and gone at Homeboy Industries. We have had starts and stops, but anything worth doing is worth failing at. We started Homeboy Plumbing. That didn't go so well. Who knew? People didn't want gang members in their homes. I just didn't see that coming.

Businesses have been very generous in donating to our silent auction. They have donated many gift certificates and other items.

Businesses have been through a lot over the last few years, and many of them don't have a great deal of tolerance for uncertainty.

Businesses have been clamoring for the leading e-mail providers, like Microsoft, to enhance the capabilities of mail servers.

Businesses give a higher priority to profitability and earnings.

Businesses don't want to train them just to lose them.

Businesses are using texts more than ever because they are seeing the power of convenience.

Businesses are the most sensitive to changing economic dynamism, followed by households and, lastly, the government. Right now, the household sector is catching up.

Mark Zandi

Businesses are stepping up. They're flush, and they're increasingly confident.

Businesses are showing increased optimism in their hiring plans.

Businesses are really now doing much better. There's been a lot of quiet activity. It certainly bodes well for a very good year.

Businesses are realizing that an effective loss-prevention program can become a competitive advantage. If a company has a pretax profit rate of 4 percent and cuts shrinkage in half from 2 percent to 1 percent, that represents an increase in profitability of 20 percent.

Businesses are going to be waiting and seeing. The most important factor is how consumers behave, ... The cost of capital is important, but in the final analysis, you've got to sell products. If you're not going to sell products, you're not going to need capacity.

Fred Wilson

Businesses are a legacy we can pass on to our sons and daughters. We need our own businesses to have more of a say-so in our communities.

David Boaz

Businesses and nonprofits deal with 15% revenue losses all the time.