Sentences with phrase «small contracting company»

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Dig Deeper: The Case for Self - Insurance Health Care Reform and Small Business: If You Have 50 Employees Starting now, companies that are growing or which are already hovering around 50 employees should make sure they can document exactly how they count employees versus contract workers, temps, and full - time equivalents.

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

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

It's great for companies that need contract management capabilities, but can be expensive and difficult to use for smaller companies.

Large companies bidding on big contracts need small company subcontractors to meet the goals set by government regulators.

Through the initiative of one technical staffer, Steve Newcomb, the company turned a small contract into one that landed $ 700,000.

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

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.

In 2005, the agency claims, $ 80 billion, or more than a quarter of prime contract payouts, went to small companies.

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.

What's more, he says, most of Bluedrop's contracts «were small projects in large companies.»

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.

Small and medium companies across the country that have contracts with the prime (think of a parts manufacturer for a car or airplane company) or with the government are eligible in the vast majority of cases.

Despite longstanding concerns about the number of government contracts set aside for small companies, military contracts are helping some small companies stay afloat during the recession.

A Donald Trump presidency, others say, should be a windfall for coal miners, small - cap U.S. companies (because their sales are mostly in the U.S.), and, of course, construction companies that might benefit from a massive government wall - building contract.

In exchange, they agree to give the incubator a small percentage of their gross annual sales once their companies become profitable, with a contract buyout available after nine years.

The opinion, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, strikes down a legislative provision, first enacted in 1986 and renewed numerous times since, which sets a goal that 5 percent of federal defense contracting dollars each fiscal year must be awarded to certain entities, including small disadvantaged companies.

Among the small business owners also named in the case are Dana Grimes, owner of Premier Renovations, a home contracting service in Greenwich, New York; David Klemencic, who sells flooring through his West Virginia - based company, Ellenboro Floors; and Timothy Thompson, the sole proprietor of Thompson's Automotive, a repair shop in North Ashland, Ohio.

Boenigk shared her experience over the last year with the changes that allow procurement officers to award small contracts directly to qualified companies, without competitive bidding.

Small business owners can contract with a factoring company, known as a factor, to have their invoices sold at discount in exchange for a cash advance.

Whether it be a tailored federal government - centric website, printed collateral, outbound email marketing to federal buyers or a video capability statement, Rafael Marrero & Company has the strategic marketing communications plans to put your small or large business in the best position to land government contracts, and stand out in the specialized and competitive $ 500B federal marketplace.

In this case, FEMA merely extended a smaller contract it had with the company to feed Hurricane Irma survivors in the US Virgin Islands.

It is important to state that the Biotechnology industry does not include companies that are involved in developing small - molecule pharmaceuticals, performing contract research or manufacturing biological equipment.

The company's free online platform essentially serves as an outsourced logistics arm, enabling small businesses to grow without worrying about logistics infrastructure, shipping minimums, and contracts.

Tonight's event also features the debut of Law Scout, a MaRS - based legal tech startup that connects small businesses with legal services, and a demo of Beagle, a contract analysis company currently participating in the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator program in Seattle.

However, their long - term contracts and the fact that greater use of frac sand is one way for oil and gas companies to maximize productivity from each well means that demand declines might prove smaller than those of other oil services companies.

The analysts noted «OptBlue will make it easier for merchants to accept Amex cards, boosting the company's wallet share: OptBlue addresses small merchants» concerns as third - party acquirers negotiate directly for a combined, single - grid contract for all networks.

Equally, Ishida's customer base has increased dramatically, ranging from individual multiheads or checkweighers for small contracts packers to complete packing plants for multinational blue - chip companies.

Assemblies Unlimited has over 20 years of experience in retail packaging solutions and we have established ourselves as the «go - to» source for large and small companies alike who want reliable partner to outsource contract packaging, contract filling...

Processes such as contract approvals were becoming more complicated and CCA's smaller operational customers, such as convenience stores and food bars, accused the company of favouring the larger chains and charging more than it used to.

Thanks to a small clause that was included in the original contract, the company can get out of paying up thanks to a technicality.

With football clubs routinely shelling out the type of sums on a player that could prop up a small nation's economy, an individual's personality is quickly becoming every bit as important as technical skill, with everything from mental toughness to the company they keep dissected carefully before a bid is made, let alone contract offered.

The smaller power companies have trouble paying for new plants without a five - or 10 - year contract from a major customer like Con Edison or the New York Power Authority.»

The director of Puerto Rico's power company resigned on Friday amid ongoing blackouts and scrutiny of a contract awarded to a small Montana - based company to help rebuild the electric grid destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

With 53 per cent of small business owners saying that they spend between one and six hours per week chasing late payments, firms can take control by: Making sure there is a contract in place which confirms payment times and then penalties if payment is late — such as interest charges Offering a discount for prompt payment, dependent on the relationship with the purchaser Asking for payment up - front, or a deposit before work begins Talking to the purchaser before shipment to make sure that all sides know payment terms John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «There are always going to be companies that pay late, but there are steps that businesses can put in place to make sure that they don't fall foul of the ismall business owners saying that they spend between one and six hours per week chasing late payments, firms can take control by: Making sure there is a contract in place which confirms payment times and then penalties if payment is late — such as interest charges Offering a discount for prompt payment, dependent on the relationship with the purchaser Asking for payment up - front, or a deposit before work begins Talking to the purchaser before shipment to make sure that all sides know payment terms John Walker, National Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, said: «There are always going to be companies that pay late, but there are steps that businesses can put in place to make sure that they don't fall foul of the iSmall Businesses, said: «There are always going to be companies that pay late, but there are steps that businesses can put in place to make sure that they don't fall foul of the issue.

«We are determined to press ahead with measures to create a more level playing field so that small organisations and businesses can compete fairly with bigger companies for government contracts,» Mr Maude added.

Most MWBE firms are also small local businesses, so increasing contract awards to these companies helps the local economy.

The new deputy mayor position would «oversee the planning and execution of large, complex and cross-agency projects, and establish a more fair and competitive contracting process that incorporates smaller companies, startups and minority and women - owned businesses.»

On Thursday, the City Council approved a bill requiring the Department of Small Business Services to survey and study the gender, ethnic, and racial makeup of executive - level staff and board members of companies that contract with the city.

The groups say the new contract will increase air travel at the small airport rather than bring in taxpaying retailers and other companies.

A much smaller contract to supply office furniture for the film hub built by COR, worth less than two hundred thousand dollars, attracted interest from twelve companies after being advertised more widely.

Or we contract out the project to someone with an MBA or to a university small business centre that will use your company as a case study for their students in return for a discount on their fees.

For people who work alone or in small companies, it may be easier to scrap computers when they go wrong than pay for a service contract or call out an engineer.

«We no longer use the contract completions crews that used very small trace amounts of kerosene and a hydrocarbon distillate on five wells more than three years ago,» said John Christiansen, director of external communications at Anadarko Petroleum Corp., one of the companies listed in the report.

Hundreds of small companies have been given contracts for this decontamination work.

The other small company chosen for a NASA contract is Rocketplane Kistler, which is also developing reusable launch vehicles.

NASA has contracted a small company, KnowInnovate, to facilitate the creative process; this small team — two brothers — helped us move forward in the complex debate.

Biomedcode is a highly innovative Contract Research Organization (CRO) which provides preclinical drug evaluation services to small and large pharmaceutical companies worldwide.

Efraim has started his own arms dealing business in Miami, and it's pretty successful, living off the crumbs of small military contracts that the major companies generally ignore.

A report by the Prime Minister's Enterprise Advisor Lord Young outlines a set of new reforms that will give smaller companies more opportunities to win government contracts.