Posts Tagged ‘business’

Obama Administration Launches Website to Help Businesses with ACA Issues

The Obama Administration has just launched Business.USA.gov/healthcare, a one-stop-shop website that will provide employers of all sizes educational materials on how the Affordable Care Act may affect businesses and help them compete. The site includes a wizard tool that is tailored based on size and location, so businesses can learn how the law helps them provide affordable coverage options to their employees while still meeting their bottom line. The site will act as a user-friendly hub that connects employers to informational content on tax credits and other provisions of the law from the Small Business Administration, the Department of Health…

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83 industries in which women are underrepresented in the federal contracting marketplace

"Despite their growth and the fact that women lead some of the strongest and most innovative companies, women-owned firms continue to be underrepresented in the federal contracting marketplace," according to SBA Administrator Karen Mills, recently quoted on GovernmentExecutive.com. On Monday, Oct. 4, the SBA filed a final rule creating a long-awaited procurement program, which focuses on 83 industries in which women are underrepresented in the federal contracting marketplace. Program participants will be eligible for set-aside deals of less than $3 million for most contracts and $5 million for manufacturing. To be eligible for the program, a firm must be 51…

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