Sentence examples for business foothold from inspiring English sources

In the early years the company had difficulties, almost going bankrupt twice, but it finally established a business foothold by analyzing retail food and drug sales, which thereafter remained the company's largest and most profitable operation.

Besides being known for its vibrant foodie scene (and pizza), the Chicago Bulls basketball team and its very own style of blues music, Chicago is a strong business foothold, with the city named as one of the top 10 most competitive cities for business in a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Zuckerberg said he learned Mandarin in order to communicate with his wife Priscilla's paternal grandmother, but his performance earlier today may help Facebook gain more diplomatic and business footholds in China.

The publicity the issue drew only helped the business gain a foothold, and the shop has been a quiet success ever since.

It also gave Murdoch the beginnings of a global entertainment business with a foothold in the key US market, expected to provide Shine - now called Shine Group - with around two-thirds of the company's income.

Citi considers the card business a key foothold in a country that is bound to open up after joining the World Trade Organization.

As for Google, it gives the cloud business a stronger foothold in IoT with an established platform, and engineering talent, which over time could help build their cloud business further.

Greg Quinn, Britain's ambassador, is spending a significant amount of time helping British businesses get a foothold in Guyana.

"Although the acquired confectionary businesses strengthened Cadbury's global foothold, allowing these businesses to run with a high degree of autonomy, it gave the firm a bloated management structure, too many inefficient manufacturing plants and a proliferation of stock-keeping units and innovation projects that added unneeded complexity," said Morningstar analyst Erin Swanson in a recent report.

Yet just as their fledgling business was gaining a foothold, Yoder found out she was pregnant with her seventh child.

The business was gaining a foothold in department stores and was popular among people with sensitive skin and conditions such as eczema.