Sentences with phrase «reform business regulations»

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Many of the policies that Barack Obama has advocated - the Affordable Care Act (ACA), banking reform, and changes to tax rates, the minimum wage, and regulations - make life more difficult for small - business owners.

As I have explained elsewhere, many of the policies put in place by the Federal government since the election of President Obama in 2008 — banking reform, business regulation, tax policies, and the Affordable Care Act to name a few — have made entrepreneurship more difficult to undertake.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

The key issues for the over 2.5 million Hispanic - owned businesses would appear to be the same as for all the other small firms out there: «less regulation, tax relief, lower health care costs, and litigation reform.»

But while the European Commission says the reforms will make it easier for businesses, a conflict between the regulation and another EU directive on e-privacy could mean national telecommunications laws would override some elements of the regulation, meaning in some cases companies would still face complying with 27 different national laws.

Trump was elected to reform taxes, slash regulations and generally make business and capital formation run more smoothly.

«I'm absolutely convinced he has plans on both to make this country great,» he said, such as plans to reform the tax code, reduce regulations for businesses, and make sure fair trade.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

That will take a generation and will require a large - scale and sustainable reform of the failing Spanish educational system, a marked reduction in business regulations and a long - term commitment to innovation.

He released a comprehensive Jobs Plan earlier this year that emphasized reforming the tax code, eliminating burdensome regulations, and encouraging investment in small businesses.

She also touted recent reforms to small business regulations, which she said have helped speed up new openings.

His top priorities are reducing regulations on small businesses, Sandy relief, and reforming Common Core.

He released a comprehensive Jobs Plan earlier this year that emphasized reforming the tax code, eliminating burdensome regulations, and encouraging investment in small businesses such as Viking Industries.

Greg Hands will be a new Treasury minister whilst John Penrose becomes shadow minister for business, enterprise and regulation reform.

Marking the first anniversary of the Government's moratorium from new domestic regulation for micro businesses, the FSB has published a report which argues that the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) needs more powers to scrutinise performance, advocate regulatory reform and act as an ombudsman.

BY CHERYL SLAVIN The bi-partisan state Senate Majority Coalition, seeking to identify and eliminate the most costly government regulations that inhibit business and job growth and drive up local taxes, hosted one of 10 public forums on regulatory reform at the Nanuet Public Library last Monday.

He confirmed that major reforms, including term limits or limits to outside income, have receded in talks, and said he was seeking action on «economic development, workforce development, job training, business regulations.»

Katko agrees with some items on the president's wish list, like tackling sentencing reform and rolling back some of the regulations on businesses.

In his «Reforming Employment Relations» speech back in November 2011, Vince Cable expressed the government's commitment to review the Regulations in 18 months» time, stating that the government plans to «simplify and streamline the UK recruitment sector» and that it will consult with a view to «scrapping unnecessary rules and making the remaining ones more comprehensible to business, so they can use agency workers as flexibly as possible».

The Regulations amount to a sweeping consolidating reform of the existing piecemeal legislation and implement the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005, which is intended to harmonise legislation across the European Community preventing business practices that are unfair to consumers, so as to support growth of the internal market.

The Department of Trade and Industry (now Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) consulted on the judgment (which it did not appeal) and the result is the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/656).

Organisations across the industry are re-examining their business strategies as healthcare reform presents a combination of new regulations and new markets.

We have limited time to work on how they think we can make this work: boards and associations have to tackle this the way the small business community tackled the ill conceived regulations on small business tax reform that came out from Ottawa.

By contributing to RPAC, you are able to support REALTOR ® - friendly legislators who believe in our industry and believe in protecting private property rights, preserving the American dream of home ownership, fighting for tax reforms and reducing burdensome regulations on our business.

The business community continues to raise concerns about the negative impacts of over regulation, and the commercial industry continues to wait for clarity on key reforms to the CMBS market and lease accounting standards.