Government Archives | Vistage Research Center https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/tag/government/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Wed, 14 Feb 2024 17:14:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 The Corporate Transparency Act: What small businesses need to know https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/corporate-governance/20240213-corporate-transparency-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240213-corporate-transparency-act https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/corporate-governance/20240213-corporate-transparency-act/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:55:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=45159 Just as economic optimism has improved for the new year according to the December WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index survey, January 1 brings another new challenge that certain small businesses must respond to: The Corporate Transparency Act. If you...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/corporate-governance/20240213-corporate-transparency-act/feed/ 0 3 ways to get CEO voices heard on national policy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/ceo-voices-national-policy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ceo-voices-national-policy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/ceo-voices-national-policy/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2022 23:30:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=43367 When it comes to small and midsize businesses, it’s essential that CEO voices are heard on government policies. Those policies can play a huge role in whether or not a company succeeds. Business leaders have to be involved in shaping...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/ceo-voices-national-policy/feed/ 0 I SOLD Yah, Uncle Sam!!! How to Sell to the Federal Government https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/i-sold-yah-uncle-sam-how-to-sell-to-the-federal-government/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-sold-yah-uncle-sam-how-to-sell-to-the-federal-government https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/i-sold-yah-uncle-sam-how-to-sell-to-the-federal-government/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:53:59 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=9490 Every year, the U.S. federal government spends billions of dollars on commercial products (e.g., office supplies, building materials, computers, furniture, etc.) and professional and technical services (e.g., IT services, training, HR Consulting, media and marketing, electricians, and engineering services). You...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/i-sold-yah-uncle-sam-how-to-sell-to-the-federal-government/feed/ 2 (Infographic) CEO Confidence: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/infographic-ceo-confidence-a-pictures-worth-a-thousand-words/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=infographic-ceo-confidence-a-pictures-worth-a-thousand-words https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/infographic-ceo-confidence-a-pictures-worth-a-thousand-words/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:39:00 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=7088 The 20 point drop in the Vistage CEO Confidence Index this year is shocking, but not unexpected. Vistage CEOs feel that they are the victims of a lackluster economy and a government that is ineffective at offering any meaningful stimulus. In...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/infographic-ceo-confidence-a-pictures-worth-a-thousand-words/feed/ 5 Hey D.C., GROW UP! Stop Bickering Like Children and Help Small Business https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/hey-d-c-grow-up-stop-bickering-like-children-and-help-small-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hey-d-c-grow-up-stop-bickering-like-children-and-help-small-business https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/hey-d-c-grow-up-stop-bickering-like-children-and-help-small-business/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:25:19 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=6299 The schoolyard bully Eric wants the class president Johnny to come out and play. The principle says he can’t, he hasn’t finished the homework he was given on Tuesday. Doesn’t the debt ceiling conversation seem this childish to you? Some...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/hey-d-c-grow-up-stop-bickering-like-children-and-help-small-business/feed/ 1 Tweet! Penalized for High Sticking: How Small Businesses Are Paying for Ballooning U.S. Debt https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/tweet-penalized-for-high-sticking-how-small-businesses-are-paying-for-ballooning-u-s-debt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tweet-penalized-for-high-sticking-how-small-businesses-are-paying-for-ballooning-u-s-debt https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/tweet-penalized-for-high-sticking-how-small-businesses-are-paying-for-ballooning-u-s-debt/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:14:45 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=6252 “What does it mean to your business when our government grows our national debt to hockey stick proportions?” With D.C. locked in partisan bickering about raising the debt ceiling, part of the answer is dependent on the risk of that...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/tweet-penalized-for-high-sticking-how-small-businesses-are-paying-for-ballooning-u-s-debt/feed/ 0 Where to Diversify: Consider Barriers to Entry https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/where-to-diversify-consider-barriers-to-entry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-to-diversify-consider-barriers-to-entry https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/where-to-diversify-consider-barriers-to-entry/#respond Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:46:10 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=5820 A common theme in recent years is the thirst to diversify. Often organizations wish to minimize customer concentration risk, or seek out new markets with less competition. Competition is a matter of degrees, and one can predict which markets will...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/where-to-diversify-consider-barriers-to-entry/feed/ 0 If Uncertainty Is The Enemy of Confidence, How Can We Have A Government Shutdown? https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/if-uncertainty-is-the-enemy-of-confidence-how-can-we-have-a-government-shutdown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-uncertainty-is-the-enemy-of-confidence-how-can-we-have-a-government-shutdown https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/if-uncertainty-is-the-enemy-of-confidence-how-can-we-have-a-government-shutdown/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:38:13 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=4552 What we’ve learned over the years through our Vistage CEO Confidence Index is that  confidence has proven to be a harbinger for economic growth.   The greater our confidence, the higher our expectations, and the better we perform.  It’s the Pygmalion...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/if-uncertainty-is-the-enemy-of-confidence-how-can-we-have-a-government-shutdown/feed/ 3 Are 15 People Using Social Networking Causing the Collapse of the Egyptian Government? https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/are-15-people-using-social-networking-causing-the-collapse-of-the-egyptian-government/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-15-people-using-social-networking-causing-the-collapse-of-the-egyptian-government https://www.vistage.com/research-center/customer-engagement/marketing-strategy/are-15-people-using-social-networking-causing-the-collapse-of-the-egyptian-government/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:10:11 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=3449 I am astonished by the fact that business leaders still constantly want to engage with me in a discussion regarding whether or not social networking is anything beyond a toy or a distraction with no real application to business. I...

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