Sentences with phrase «about government business»

Text messages sent about government business are public records, but state agencies do not necessarily have policies and procedures in place to provide

The Minority Chief Whip also suggested that, Majority MPs were not serious about government business.

The Conservatives would argue that this was a question about government business — you see, even when rules are applied, there are ways of getting around them for your partisan purposes.

Not exact matches

Yesterday, I wrote about the shady role of a few start - ups in the government's bid to gather more and more intelligence about people and businesses around the globe.

Trump has sought to assuage concerns about foreign government spending at his properties by offering to donate profits from such business to the U.S. Treasury.

The summer started with a reasonable (if clumsy) attempt by the government to stop incorporated individuals from taking advantage of the lower small - business tax rate, and ended with people such as Arlene Dickinson, the investor and Dragon's Den star, talking about an assault on entrepreneurship.

The SBA also has a Government Contracting Classroom (GC Classroom) that offers online training for small businesses wanting to learning about government coGovernment Contracting Classroom (GC Classroom) that offers online training for small businesses wanting to learning about government cogovernment contracting.

«It would be a great gesture of goodwill for the prime minister to make ahead of negotiations but equally it's good for our businesses... This is what I hear about day in, day out,» he added, noting that the U.K. government could offer this to EU workers unilaterally despite having been rebuked earlier by the trading bloc in an attempt to agree a deal on this issue ahead of full Brexit negotiations.

With Finance Minister Bill Morneau set to deliver the budget on March 22, small business owners are still in the dark about what exactly the government has in store for them.

Unless your business works closely with the U.S. Government, the decisions about Kaspersky Lab should not necessarily preclude you from using their software.

For example, Small Business Week Eastern Missouri has a schedule of almost 20 different events next week, ranging from information sessions about how to get an SBA loan for your business and how to win a government contract bid to a SBA gala and networkinBusiness Week Eastern Missouri has a schedule of almost 20 different events next week, ranging from information sessions about how to get an SBA loan for your business and how to win a government contract bid to a SBA gala and networkinbusiness and how to win a government contract bid to a SBA gala and networking event.

If Slack is about making businesses more efficient, our survey leaves no doubt that you think government is about the opposite.

One week every year, the U.S. government shines a spotlight upon the entrepreneurial community to raise awareness about small business and to provide resources for aspiring business owners across the nation.

While working at high - powered government jobs, the siblings dreamed about what they could do with the family's 102 - year - old chocolate business.

Reacting to the announcement, the Spanish ministry of education, culture and sport said the company was making a business decision to pull out of certain services but that the government remained open to negotiation about how it implemented what its statement referred to as a «Google tax».

Amid growing concerns about government scrutiny of encrypted email in the United States, Silent Circle decided to give up on that part of its business.

Clinton dodged Todd's question about who gave her permission to operate a private email server to conduct government business.

As is often the case, the Government is busy pointing their finger at energy providers and energy providers are busy pointing their finger at the Government - but no one seems to be doing anything about it, and the people (and businesses) of South Australia are caught in the middle.

In 2005 two of the four 8 (a) business development specialists took early buyouts, leaving just Proffitt and the two remaining specialists to mentor about 260 companies, offering advice and referring them to procurement officers in the government.

Inc.com's Eric Markowitz spoke with Craig about her military career, maxing out eight credit cards to start her business, and scoring her first government contract.

It's just one reminder about the challenges of doing business with China: the government still maintains a tight grip on its corporations, and Beijing's wishes come first.

The state government has awarded building and construction contracts to a number of local businesses, including Perkins Builders, with the combined value of the contracts worth about $ 37.3 million.

The federal government has made sweeping cuts to red tape as small and medium businesses grow more confident about the year ahead, but a growing number believes the state government is working against their best interests, according to the latest Sensis survey.

The decision has been ascribed to some combination of the persuasive powers of the president - elect, about $ 7 million in tax breaks from the state of Indiana, and implicit threats to the valuable business Carrier's parent company United Technologies, a major military contractor, conducts with the federal government.

NADC is coordinating Wednesday's third annual Small - Business Lending and Investment Summit, which will draw about 150 attendees, including leaders from International Franchise Association, National Small Business Association, National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders and Small Business Investor Alliance.

ANALYSIS: Politics and business never mix well, which is something the state government is about to discover with news that former Nationals WA leader Brendon Grylls is eyeing a return to his party's top job.

The Canadian government is actively working on a free trade agreement with India, which business should get behind — it's not just about market access, it's an attention getter.

Applicants are directed to furnish basic information about themselves and their businesses, including personal information (full legal name, street address); basic business information (employer ID number, type of business, number of employees, banking institution used); names and addresses of management personnel; estimated business expenditures and costs (including details on the SBA loan request); summary of collateral; summary of previous government financing; and listing of debts.

For example, the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are seed funds created by Congress to help transform government - funded research into businesses; these invest about $ 2.5 billion in grants, annually, in more than 6,000 companies.

But Lesko's lists pertain mostly to small business: you'll find information on agencies that give development assistance to expanding companies, economic reports that regional Federal Reserve banks will send you, government surplus - property auctions, whom to ask about overseas selling, how to find financial data on a company or franchisor, where to apply for research grants — in sum, information on the offerings of nearly every federal, state, and local bureaucracy in the country.

As enthusiastic as people are about the growth of new businesses in Turkey, it will be interesting to watch over the coming months the dance between the government and entrepreneurs in Turkey.

Business sponsorship makes up 22 per cent, government grants add 25 per cent, private sponsorship brings in about 5 per cent and membership fees account for 6 per cent.

Morneau's ability to carry the message about the government's sensitivity to small business is, however, in doubt.

The large and accelerating rates of incorporation happened because of the weird interaction of two different populist instincts: (1) Even tax - cutting governments were reluctant to reduce personal income taxes on the top tier of income - earners, for fear of being accused of delivering «a tax cut to the richest Canadians;» (2) Just about every government from Jean Chrétien's onward was eager to cut small - business tax rates, because this seemed to be a handy spur to the plucky spirit of the theoretically job - creating mom - and - pop entrepreneurial class.

While the technology is still learning about its users, it eventually will «push» resources — say, information on government - buying programs for women - owned business — rather than people aimlessly searching for them.

Meanwhile, 61 percent of small small - business owners surveyed felt uncertain about the government's ability to avoid the fiscal cliff.

When asked about the PBO findings Thursday, Morneau said the government pursued the changes because some Canadians were lowering their taxes by sprinkling income to children or their spouses in a private corporation, even though those family members weren't actively engaged in the business.

But the people who came from Statoil, that was a government oil company, so they thought about the fuel business first and the stores second.

Foreign businesses in China, as well as foreign governments, have long complained about a lack of market access in China and restrictive policies that run counter to its pledges to free up markets.

As the Paris talks wind down, Exxon is facing government and shareholder scrutiny about its climate change business risks.

For years, business leaders have complained about government being too slow or unfriendly to business.

The U.S. government went about its business throughout the crisis.

In addition to the civil - liberties issues raised, businesses in U.S. increasingly are fretting about the financial impact on government surveillance.

The Financial Accountability Office has issued a report saying the government pumped about $ 22.9 billion dollars into dozens of business support programs between 2012 and 2017.

THE State Government continues to be very concerned about the effect of ongoing petrol price rises and their impact on everyone in the State, from families to businesses.

Since then politicians, businesses, and civilians have been engaged in a nonstop discussion about government surveillance policies.

The government estimated that about five million households and small businesses will be eligible for the rebate, saving the average household about C$ 130 ($ 100) a year.

Most biting of all, critics have branded Bechtel as the archetype for a big business that feeds from government contracts — about half its sales flow from state - sponsored projects — and cultivates cozy ties with officials to gain an unfair edge.

Rely on the U.S. Chamber for analysis, commentary and real stories about the intersection of government and business.

«Business property taxes and land transfer taxes represent about two - thirds of the total tax burden on corporate investment in Canada, a large share for governments to continue ignoring.»