Sentences with phrase «government business contracts»

Not exact matches

An industry representative body wants the state government to make it easier for small businesses to tender for contracts.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

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In 2012, small businesses won around $ 90 billion in government contracts.

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.

And if much of your business relies on government contracts or a consumer base that includes Trump supporters, then assume you're on the list, as well.

Assistant inspector general Robert Seabrooks noted dryly in a memo: «As the protector of small - business interests, SBA should be taking the lead in ensuring that businesses that are legitimately small are receiving government contracts.»

Working from this nondescript campus and seven others around the country, Alutiiq raked in $ 533 million in revenue in 2006, virtually all of it from the government, won under contracts set aside for small disadvantaged businesses.

Heather Babb, a Pentagon spokeswoman, told Business Insider that the competition for the contract would be «full and open» to land the high - profile and well - compensated government contract.

«If in fact the Canadian government were to decide not to select the F - 35 we will certainly honour the contracts that we have here with the Canadian industry but our approach in the future would be to try to do business with the industries that are in the countries that are buying the airplane,» he said in an interview after officially opening its new engine overhaul facility in Montreal.

But the real problem is small businesses, particularly those who serve the federal government in contracting.

«Simply removing that exemption and putting a set - aside rule in place for all government contract vehicles would significantly increase the pool of contracts available to small businesses,» Reeder says.

Crucially, Alaskan firms aren't subject to the limits on no - bid contracts that apply to other 8 (a) s. And while the CEO of a regular 8 (a) must be a «disadvantaged» individual, the Alaskans are free to hire whomever they choose to run the business — and usually their choices are rich with experience in government contracting, particularly at the Pentagon.

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.

Changes in government contracting guidelines, and an awareness of those changes, has made it more attractive for women to own businesses; and there has been an increasing number of resources available to women and veterans who want to become entrepreneurs.

The federal government has responded to Andrew Forrest's Creating Parity review by announcing plans to award 3 per cent of all supply contracts, worth an estimated $ 135 million per year, to indigenous businesses.

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.

A subsidiary of TFS Corporation and a joint venture between a Melbourne oils producer and a local indigenous business have been shortlisted for wild sandalwood oil processing contracts with the state government.

Government departments and disability business enterprises have signed contracts worth $ 12 million in the two years since Workpower was charged with improving relations between the sectors.

The U.S. government is the largest supplier to small businesses in the U.S., doling out hundreds of billions of dollars worth of contracts each year.

Hay spotted opportunity: As a woman, a minority (her mother is from Vietnam), and a service - disabled veteran (her hearing was damaged while in the Navy), she knew she'd have an edge in the contracting process — and that the government has to expedite pay to small businesses.

According to the Small Business Act of 1953, 23 percent of all government spending is supposed to go toward small business coBusiness Act of 1953, 23 percent of all government spending is supposed to go toward small business cobusiness contracts.

Ideally, benefits of this special 8 (a) program to the protà © gà © firm — which can have only one mentor at a time — will include technical and management assistance; options to enter into joint - venture business agreements with mentor firms to compete for government contracts; financial assistance in the form of equity or loans; and qualification for other SBA assistance programs.

Women business owners still face greater difficulties in gaining access to commercial credit and bidding on government contracts than do their male colleagues, and pockets of resistance to women entrepreneurs remain strong in some industries and geographic regions.

The U.S. government awarded 22.25 percent of its contracts to small businesses in the 2012 fiscal year, which ended in September, according to a scorecard released by the U.S. Small Business Administration today.

In the past, fewer than 5 percent of the women - owned firms in the United States were certified to do business with their state government and only 1.5 percent of the billions of dollars in federal contracts went to women - owned firms.

In the late 1990s the SBA introduced a new Business Development Mentor - Protege Program meant to help improve the fortunes of 8 (a) participants seeking federal government contracts.

Pressure on Washington, D.C., to cut its overall spending has resulted in fewer government contracts available for all businesses, says John Shoraka, associate administrator for government contracting and business development at the SBA, in a conference call with reporters.

Google has never shown much interest in government contracting, and spying on individuals runs counter to its business model.

The federal government asks it to help meet its contracting goals, some of which are for small businesses in general.

Government contracts are a huge part of what the business does.

One result — neither entirely positive nor negative — of the smaller contracting budget of the U.S. government is that small - business contractors are no longer as reliant on Uncle Sam.

The federal government's official goal is to award 5 percent of federal contracts to women - owned business, but it has struggled to consistently reach that mark.

The survey is part of its Government Contracts Program, which helps train and educate small - business owners on how to win government Government Contracts Program, which helps train and educate small - business owners on how to win government cContracts Program, which helps train and educate small - business owners on how to win government government contractscontracts.

Uncle Sam is spending less, and that means that businesses are having to fight harder to win business contracts with the U.S. government.

Not surprisingly, those firms specialize both in high - tech clients and in businesses with government contracts.

The federal government has announced a $ 19.1 million funding boost towards a participation framework that will help Australian businesses get a fairer go at winning government and private sector contracts.

Two years ago, the Huntsville - based Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation, a non-profit research and development organization, applied for an SBA grant to create a «cluster» or business network that could help business owners tap the rich vein of government contracts in the defense industry.

One of the most popular efforts of the cluster has been the creation of a website which, in addition to listing cluster events, serves as a matchmaking service for small businesses seeking government contracts.

Having watched her father struggle for years to land government contracts, she was «squarely intent» on avoiding the family business.

Currently, a company bidding for a Government of Canada defence contract must prove that it will spur business activities in Canada (or «offsets») worth the full value of that contract.

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.

And that is good news for nearly 18,000 businesses that until now have been unable to take a government - backed loan or to get assistance winning federal contracts.

One of the goals the law set: The government should aim to award 5 percent of its contracts for which small businesses are eligible to women - owned businesses.

A 2016 study found women - owned businesses are still 21 percent less likely to win government contracts than similar companies managed by men.

Each month, WBENC keeps you up - to - date with the Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) certification program and the latest opportunities for federal government contracting.

This makes a DUNS number invaluable for many small businesses, since government contracts are often stable, lucrative sources of income.

WBENC - Certified Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) can access information on industry forecasts, procurement trends, government contracting, and skill building.

Private contracts involving public money are insulating government business from needed public scrutiny.

It has had great success in helping mostly small, high technology businesses access and execute Federal contracts and grants, team with other businesses and grow the ecosystem of support among industry, government, nonprofits and academia — while simultaneously bringing innovative solutions to help America's warfighters achieve mission success and safety.