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    CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as defined by the US business Act of 1953 refer to business enterprises that is independently owned and operated and that isn’t dominant in its operation. One with fewer than five hundred employees. According to Bank of Ghana (2006) under the Funds for Small and Medium Enterprises Development defined small and micro enterprises as firms with assets (excluding land) of between 25million Ghana cedis and 5million

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    and government owned businesses. The term government owned business is often interchangeable with the term SOE (State ownership enterprise). In Australia, these SOEs provide public goods such as in the case of national defense and merit goods like public health and education (PwC, 2015, p. 14). In addition, they provide necessary societal needs, such as in the case of Snowy Hydro throughout Australia and SA Water in South Australia, by providing electricity and water to the country. Government owned

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    Purpose of the federal small business program; include a historical aspect of the Government regulations that created the program: The U.S. Small Business Administration was founded on July 30, 1953, and has delivered millions of loans, contracts, counseling sessions, loan guarantees, and other types of assistance to small businesses. Even though SBA was formally created in 1953, its philosophy and mission began to form years earlier in other agencies and began largely as a response to the pressures

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    and the government. These disputes often arise from one of the parties failing to comply with the aspects of the contract or in some cases the contractors may feel the government violated particular laws that may have not given them a far chance to bid on the contract. After carefully reviewing several different reports there are those that have some aspects of contract dispute but there is one that stands out to me because the contractor clearly feels they were not

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    use of tax incentives for small businesses requires careful tax designed. Many times government use income tax exemptions to attract investment or persuade for joint ventures to attract investments. Good infrastructure, long term effective policies, economic stability etc. are important for bringing investment. There is a need of have correct taxation policy to really have a great impact on domestic small business. Good governance of tax incentives is critical for small business growth. Transparency

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    212104089 ADMS 1000 - Section C November 20, 2017 Explain the pros and cons of increasing the minimum wage to $15 in Ontario to individuals, businesses and the government: the 3 major stakeholders in an economic environment. The three major stakeholders in an economic environment include the consumers, the businesses and the government. To achieve a thriving economy, Canada’s economic system has three primary goals: economic growth, economic stability, and employment. At any rate, the economy is

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    Abstract—This paper will discuss the topic of small-scale Renewable Energy (RE) technologies, their progress and prospects in developing countries. Specifically, five technologies will be given a closer look: tidal array, geothermal, anaerobic digestion, small-scale hydro (micro and mini), and small combined heat and power (CHP). The paper will explain the technologies and the setting in which they can be applied, and look at case studies from developing countries where small-scale RE are making a difference

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    benefits. Continue reading to discover the truth about wages in America. From a small business owner perspective, it is safe to say people are split 50/50 about raising the minimum wage. The supporters think a raise will have more positive externalities than negative. For example, some predict more money will be in worker’s pockets which will allow them to buy more goods from small businesses and therefore, aid small businesses (Harrison, J.D., 2014). Continuing with this idea, if worker’s have more

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    Alex Liscio Mrs. Grimaldi/ Mr. Morotti College Now English/Government 14 November 2017 The first federal minimum wage was twenty five cents an hour. Which was set in place in 1938 as part of the New Deal passed by Franklin Roosevelt. Now the federal minimum wage in America is $7.25 an hour. There is a high rate of controversy as to whether the federal minimum wage should be increased or deceased. The federal minimum wage should not be because it will lead to a lack of ambition for people to

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    Background: Small businesses are essential for the growth of any economy since they are considered as building blocks. They can be equated to stem cells in the human body that have the ability to self-generate and differentiate into various structural forms. Small businesses can be established to cut across industries, countries, and communities. One of the primary roles of small businesses is the creation of employment for large numbers of people in society. In the United States (US), small businesses

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