"It can make a difference, for some people, between going under and staying profitable."

Of course, those stores closed for a reason: they weren't selling enough music to stay profitable.

They are the energy behind new ventures that make big businesses stay profitable.

It produces more and better quality goods. The plant has done everything to stay profitable.

"If we can make $100 a ton now, we'll stay profitable through the downturn," he said.

And even if you miss three out of every five times, you still may bring home enough from the two hits to stay profitable.

During the 1980s the chain had trouble staying profitable, eventually leading the company into bankruptcy in 1987.

The major mobile phone carriers are themselves fighting to keep subscribers and stay profitable.

But even Saks acknowledges that it has to seek new ways to stay profitable.

It is nothing new for automakers to rely on their credit divisions to stay profitable.

Every business should think of customer satisfaction as the key to achieving great sales and staying profitable.

The new opera house was well received and did well early on, but later struggled to stay profitable.

Businesses often have important "intellectual property" that needs protection from competitors for the company to stay profitable.

To stay profitable the ship took whatever jobs were available, carrying a variety of cargo over long distances.

Companies are trying to stay profitable after canceling investments in equipment and laying off workers.

But we figured out a way to grow, and stay profitable, and there was no logical place to stop.

But the company stayed profitable and avoided layoffs, something that would be unimaginable for most companies.

Brick manufacturing declined in the Depression, but recovered and stayed profitable into the 1960s.

To stay profitable, companies would have to cut jobs or wages, eventually inhibiting consumer purchasing power.

Venture capital firms stay the course to stay profitable.

Financial analysts hailed the deal as bringing needed consolidation to an industry that has been struggling to stay profitable.

"We were the first to prove that you could get these markets profitable, stay profitable and grow the margins."

"For retail houses, staying profitable is a function of monitoring expenses and controlling the compensation line."

Staying profitable required reducing costs through economies of scale, specialization, technology and downsizing.

"Our only obligation is to stay profitable."