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Should Banking Powers Expand into Real Estate Brokerage and Management?
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July 30, 2003
Creator:
Jackson, William D.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Should Banking Powers Expand into Real Estate Brokerage and Management?
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August 28, 2003
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Jackson, William D.
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Should Banking Powers Expand into Real Estate Brokerage and Management?
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July 10, 2002
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Jackson, William D.
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Should Banking Powers Expand into Real Estate Brokerage and Management?
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August 2, 2002
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Jackson, William D.
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Can a Foreign Employee of a Foreign Company be Federally Prosecuted for Foreign Bribery?
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This report discusses whether foreign nationals and companies may be federally prosecuted for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations under conspiracy and accomplice liability theories.
Date:
September 19, 2018
Creator:
Brinson, Christopher B.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
SBA Small Business Investment Company Program
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This report describes the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program's structure and operations, focusing on SBIC eligibility requirements, investment activity, and program statistics. It also includes information concerning the SBIC program's debenture SBIC program, participating securities SBIC program, impact investment SBIC debenture program (targeting underserved markets and communities facing barriers to access to credit and capital), and the now-sunset early stage debenture SBIC in…
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March 9, 2018
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Small Business Disaster Assistance: Responding to the Terrorist Attacks
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Date:
November 29, 2001
Creator:
Mulock, Bruce K.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Disadvantaged Businesses: A Review of Federal Assistance
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It is the policy of the federal government to encourage the development of small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) owned by minorities and women. SDBs are statutorily defined as small businesses that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias and who have limited capital and credit opportunities. This report presents an overview of the major federal programs now in existence and indicates w…
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Date:
January 14, 2002
Creator:
Fauntroy, Michael K.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
The Sensitivity of Small Businesses to Interest Rates: A Cross-Sectional View
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May 26, 1982
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McCalip, Bernevia
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Legal Analysis of the 10% Disadvantaged Small Business Set-Aside Provisions of H.R. 2400, the "Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1997"
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This report discusses the vote on H.R. 2400, the "Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1997"(BESTEA), an omnibus bill to fund surface transportation into the next century.
Date:
March 25, 1998
Creator:
Dale, Charles V.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs and Funding
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This report provides an overview of the Small Business Administration (SBA) business loan guaranty programs.
Date:
March 20, 2014
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay & Lowry, Sean
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
"Hollowing Out" in U.S. Manufacturing: Analysis and Issues for Congress
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Statistics showing that domestic value added represents a diminishing share of the value of U.S. factory output have been interpreted by many analysts as indicating that manufacturing is "hollowing out" as U.S. manufacturers undertake more highvalue work abroad. Economic data have been slow to take note of this development, which raises the question of whether the United States will continue to generate highly skilled, high-wage jobs related to advanced manufacturing. This report discusses econ…
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Date:
April 15, 2013
Creator:
Levinson, Marc
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Minority Business Development Agency: An Overview of Its History and Current Issues
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This report discusses the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) which is the lead federal agency dedicated to supporting the development and expansion of the minority business community. Currently, the MBDA provides a number of services principally through a network of business centers located in areas with the largest concentration of minority populations and the largest number of minority businesses. The Trump Administration's budget request for FY2018 proposes …
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Date:
November 9, 2017
Creator:
Boyd, Eugene
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"Hollowing Out" in U.S. Manufacturing: Analysis and Issues for Congress
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The health of the U.S. manufacturing sector has been a long-standing concern of Congress. Only a small proportion of U.S. workers are now employed in factories. U.S. factories have stepped up production of goods that require high technological sophistication but relatively little direct labor. In the context of national security, the fact that U.S. manufacturers of vital products are critically dependent upon inputs from abroad is frequently a subject of concern. International comparisons indic…
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Date:
March 23, 2011
Creator:
Levinson, Marc
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Rothe Development Corporation v. Department of Defense: The Constitutionality of Federal Contracting Programs for Minority-Owned and Other Small Businesses
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This report discusses Rothe Development Corporation v. Department of Defense, a case involving a constitutional challenge to a minority contracting program authorized under Section 1207 of the Department of Defense (DOD) Authorization Act of 1987. This program allowed DOD to take 10% off the price of bids or offers submitted by "small disadvantaged businesses" in determining which bid or offer had the lowest price or represented the best value for the government.
Date:
March 16, 2009
Creator:
Feder, Jody & Manuel, Kate M.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Small Business Tax Benefits: Overview and Economic Analysis
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Date:
March 3, 2004
Creator:
Guenther, Gary
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Double-Dip Recession: Previous Experience and Current Prospect
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This report discusses factors suggesting an increased risk of a double-dip recession. A double-dip or W-shaped recession occurs when the economy emerges from a recession, has a short period of growth, but then, still well short of a full recovery, falls back into recession. It also discusses other factors that suggest economic recovery will continue. It presents the U.S. historical experience with double-dip recessions. It examines the role of deleveraging by households and businesses in the af…
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Date:
June 19, 2012
Creator:
Elwell, Craig K.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Using Business Tax Cuts to Stimulate the Economy
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This report discusses issues associated with the use of business tax subsidies. First, is fiscal policy appropriate? Second, how successful are subsidies likely to be and what form might they take to be most effective? Finally, what other consequences might flow from the use of business tax subsidies, especially if they are to be permanent?
Date:
January 29, 2009
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Double-Dip Recession: Previous Experience and Current Prospect
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This report discusses factors suggesting an increased risk of double-dip recession. It discusses other factors that suggest economic recovery will continue. The U.S. historical experience with double-dip recessions is also presented. It examines the role of deleveraging by households and businesses in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis in shaping the likely pace of economic recovery. The report concludes with a look at current economic projections.
Date:
December 3, 2010
Creator:
Elwell, Craig K.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Small Business Tax Preferences: Legislative Proposals in the 108th Congress
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Date:
March 12, 2004
Creator:
Guenther, Gary
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Using Business Tax Cuts to Stimulate the Economy
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Date:
April 2, 2002
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
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Using Business Tax Cuts to Stimulate the Economy
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Date:
January 30, 2003
Creator:
Gravelle, Jane G.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
Minority Contracting and Affirmative Action for Disadvantaged Small Businesses: Legal Issues
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This report discusses the minority participation “goals” that have been an integral part of federal policies to promote racial and gender equality in contracting on federally financed construction projects and in connection with other large federal contracts.
Date:
February 24, 2006
Creator:
Dale, Charles V.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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