Sentences with phrase «small business contracts»

«It is time to end the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants,» Obama said, according to the statement.

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

And that means several cases important to small business — dealing with issues including health care, immigration, unions, and small business contracting — may leave lower court rulings standing for some time.

Building Together: Infrastructure Investment and the Potential for Small Business Contracting

«Implementing the Women - Owned Small Business contracting rule has been a top priority for the Obama Administration and SBA,» said Administrator Karen Mills.

If enacted, the bill would enable businesses that are part of the Women Owned Small Business program to get sole - sourced government contracts already available to other small business contracting programs.

In fact, every year for the past 10 years, the Department has been awarded an A rating for reaching and exceeding its small business contracting goals and is on the path to achieve another A rating for FY 2017.

Not exact matches

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Essentially, some companies set aside millions of dollars in procurement contracts for diverse small businesses, often to make inroads into untapped markets.

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

A ruling from the Small Business Administration lifts the cap on federal contracts set aside for women - owned small busineSmall Business Administration lifts the cap on federal contracts set aside for women - owned small businesmall businesses.

St. Paul, Minn., is home to the so - called Defense Alliance, an independent business network that helps small - business owners figure out the daunting task of winning contracts from Uncle Sam — specifically, the Department of Defense.

With no employees, the Seattle - based company relies on its small team of contracted workers — seven, to be exact — to keep the business humming.

In the past two years, aided by a grant from the Small Business Administration, the network has helped a niche - group of energy entrepreneurs secure some $ 32 million in federal contracts and create an estimated 400 jobs.

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

Whether you're a freelancer or run a small business you should always sign an agreement or contract with your clients or customers.

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

Most small businesses choose an accountant — either hiring a «numbers person» on staff or hiring accounting services on a contract basis — when a business» financial challenges have become too great to handle without expert help.

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.

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.

In some cases, they use small businesses they've acquired to bid on contracts.

I didn't really know exactly what I was doing, but because I was comfortable with technology, I felt as a small business, I could have contracts all over different agencies.

Within that sum, nearly a quarter of that budget is set aside exclusively to contract small businesses.

The Small Business Administration sets goals for the total percentage of federal contract funds that agencies should award to small business, which includes for disadvantaged and women - owned fSmall Business Administration sets goals for the total percentage of federal contract funds that agencies should award to small business, which includes for disadvantaged and women - owneBusiness Administration sets goals for the total percentage of federal contract funds that agencies should award to small business, which includes for disadvantaged and women - owned fsmall business, which includes for disadvantaged and women - ownebusiness, which includes for disadvantaged and women - owned firms.

Both companies are among the corporate giants that have been awarded federal contracts specifically set aside for small businesses.

«Those contracts that we would pursue,» said Hobbs, «they're not coming from the small - business community but from the big - business community.»

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.

Federal regulations mandate that most contracts valued between $ 3,000 and $ 150,000 should be reserved for small businesses, generally defined as companies with fewer than 500 employees and less than $ 7 million in annual revenues.

The SBA expects no disruption to its loan programs since it doesn't typically reach its actual loan cap, but small businesses that depend on federal contracts are expected to suffer.

With the Presidential election nearing, we break down the candidates» stance on small - business contracting and how they plan to invest — or not invest — future federal dollars.

Kingdomware is a small, veteran - owned company based in Waldorf, Maryland, whose owner sued the Department of Veteran Affairs in 2012 for awarding a contract to a non-veteran-owned business.

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.

Not only will the state enforce payment with the threat of jail time, but the money is funneled through the state agency from the perpetrator to the victim so that there is no direct contract between the two, and all at little or no expense to the small business owner.

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.

Currently, certain kinds of small businesses are exempt from paying employees the federal minimum wage, such as businesses with annual revenues less than $ 500,000, companies that transact within a single state, seasonal businesses, or companies that rely on contract workers.

«Improving small - business opportunities through federal contracts creates jobs and saves taxpayer money because small businesses bring competition, innovation and lower prices.»

The initiative, which originated out of Section 8 (a) of the Small Business Act — hence its name — provides participants with access to a variety of business development services, including the opportunity to receive federal contracts on a sole - source or limited competitioBusiness Act — hence its name — provides participants with access to a variety of business development services, including the opportunity to receive federal contracts on a sole - source or limited competitiobusiness development services, including the opportunity to receive federal contracts on a sole - source or limited competition basis.

Meanwhile, House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R., Mo.) lambasted the Obama Administration for its failure to meet the small - business contracting thresSmall Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R., Mo.) lambasted the Obama Administration for its failure to meet the small - business contracting thBusiness Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R., Mo.) lambasted the Obama Administration for its failure to meet the small - business contracting thressmall - business contracting thbusiness contracting threshold.

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 tsmall businesses in the 2012 fiscal year, which ended in September, according to a scorecard released by the U.S. Small Business Administration tSmall Business Administration today.

Small businesses are sued for a wide variety of reasons, from breach of contract to product defects to employee relations to noncompliance with federal regulations (such as the Americans with Disabilities Act).

The ruling, which involves a staffing agency that provided workers for a California recycling center, is critical for small businesses to understand because it redefines your responsibilities around hiring contract workers.

The 8a program is intended to open the doors for minority - owned small businesses under the fiercely competitive federal contracting program.

The NYT examines a few small businesses that have broken into the $ 55 billion world of military contracting.

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

About a month ago, Sam Lehman found out his small business, Columbia Consulting Group, had been turned down for its application under the 8a federal contracting program for certification as a disadvantaged business.

The cumulative cost of the small - business owner's investment includes time spent by staffers to prepare bids, travel cost to contracting conferences, shipping costs of documents and money spent at matchmaking events, says Weeks.

Small businesses with 50 or more employees invested an average of $ 257,098 in time and money seeking contracts in 2012, while those firms with fewer than 10 employees spent only $ 37,172, the American Express survey finds.

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.