Industrial customers buy in bulk, which could jump-start sales and keep the company afloat.
NASA is preparing for the maiden launch this week of its new Orion spacecraft, which could help jump-start America's return to human exploration of space, including a journey to Mars.
SmartThings, for example, has fostered a community of developers who have created apps for the platform, which could serve as a valuable jump start for an acquisitive consumer technology company looking to build its own smart home system.
Both have fought hard for the company, which, they feel, could jump-start the local economy.
Obama has also promised a long-term investment of $150bn in a new-energy economy through efficiency, jobs programmes, upgrading the electrical grid and supporting the research and development of new technologies, which if enacted could jump-start the economy.
Remnants of a bid to host the 2012 Olympics have helped jump-start construction at Hudson Yards, which could soon have more office space than all of Baltimore, city officials said.
"It is a big risk to jump on a ship which could be sinking.
A threat to jump-start an untested sanctions procedure against Italy, which could result in a fine of €3.4bn, was reiterated by Valdis Dombrovskis, an EU vice-president, on Friday — but he was greeted with defiance from Italy.
With a post-election SNP slashed back to two MPs, the party needed a serious jump-start - but that jump-start dragged the party into a period which could have finished it off for good.
Horses also had larger muscle fibres, which could also explain their excellent jumping capability.
Along with these partnerships, the abundance of new NFC-enabled iPhones could jump-start mobile payment, which has so far failed to gain traction among American consumers.
