Will New Federal Regulations Restrict Your Site Choices?

Do you plan meetings or conferences in Canada or Mexico that U.S. citizens attend? If so, you may soon have a tough time picking the perfect location for your next meeting or conference when a new effort by the Department of Homeland Security is implemented in December 2006.

Regulatory Compliance and The Mis-Use of Law

To protect the public from what might be called run-away capitalism, the United States Government has set up regulatory bodies to curb corporate crime. Unfortunately nearly every law they make they make not to protect the American People but rather to protect one corporation, industry or business group against another. How so you ask?

Corporate Investment with All these Attacking Regulatory Agencies; Why Bother?

The government is saying re-invest in America. Pour capital into the free markets, but why? If they do who will work in the new factories and plants? Who will work in the new outlets? Who will man the machinery? Unemployment is at a very low number.

Federal Trade Commission Makes Horrific Merger Decision

It is amazing sometimes the way that our Federal Regulators operate, as they prevent some industries from consolidating and due to political pressures disallow others. Indeed the business office supply business is completely competitive and the move by Staples to acquire Office Depot should have been allowed because Staples early on could not get the funding needed to expand as fast a Office Depot.

Business Wars in the Market Place; Online Gambling VS the Gaming Industry in the US

The war between online gambling and the US gaming industry is getting heavy, as the government is intervening now. Why? Simple, many states receive a lot of revenue from the gaming industry. States like Nevada, Alabama and New Jersey and without this tax revenue they will have severe budget issues.

Corporate Governance Elements Of Sarbanes Oxley

Sarbanes Oxley Law, more commonly known as SOX, is a popular legal tool to ensure that the right measures of corporate governance are infused in the business operations to avoid any corporate scams or misreporting. In fact, the area governed by this act is much larger and diverse, yet the eventual aim is to curtail any illegal activity in the business sphere by tightening the grip of law on the overall operations, especially the financial proceedings.

What is the Securities and Exchange Commission?

The Securities and Exchange Commission, also referred to as the SEC, was created back in 1934 by section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It was created to regulate the securities industry, protect investors from fraud, as well as to enforce federal securities laws. Some of the federal securities laws that are enforced by the SEC include: the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Ignoring ADA Could Cost Your Business a Bundle

Virtually every business is in violation of the ADA, it is a real problem that you should be aware of, especially if you own and operate business or own any commercial property.

Municipal Code Enforcement, Zoning and Business Licenses for Mobile Oil Change Companies

There are many issues with many mobile businesses in the United States and having founded a service company, which turned into a multi-state franchise system in the automotive, trucking and aviation sector, I can tell you that most municipalities do not know how to deal with these businesses.

Getting Your New York Mortgage Broker License

New York has one of the most detailed applications for mortgage licenses and one of the longest timeframes in which to get the approval for the license. But the large population in the state coupled with some very high housing prices (and therefore mortgage amounts) make New York one of the most coveted licenses for a mortgage broker that can generate business in that state. Here is some information you need to know to get your mortgage broker license in New York.

Are Regulators Trying to Set Prices?

Is The Securities and Exchange Commission trying to regulate price control? It appears that they are as they develop more rules and regulations on how the securities industries may charge their customers and the type of disclosures that must be made. Is it really the SEC's job to regulate prices? What happened to free markets and why should the government intervene in something they clearly do not understand?

Nevada Reps Propose to Study the Regulation of Internet Gambling in U.S.

Two Nevada Congressional Representatives are going to propose that online gambling can be regulated by the U.S. government, and instead of outlawing online gambling, the U.S. should be embracing it. Shelley Berkley and Jon Porter are slyly not asking for outright endorsing internet gambling, not yet, but only that Congress initiate an 18-month study of online gaming to figure out how it could be regulated by the U.S. The study would be conducted by the National Research Council, a relatively independent agency.

Prevent the Public Smoking Ban Destroying Your Business

Smoking in enclosed public places will be banned in England from 1st July 2007 following similar bans already implemented in Scotland and Wales. The potential impact of this ban should not be underestimated and could even drive customers away from pubs, clubs and bingo halls to name just a few! Timber Smoke Shelters from Compton prove that smoke shelters don't have to be ugly providing a covered area for smokers to enjoy their habit before easily returning to your premises.

Getting Your Florida Mortgage License

Learn what licenses are available to mortgage brokers and lenders and what the requirements are to obtain the different licenses.

How Long Will it Take to Get Your Mortgage License?

The time it takes to get a mortgage broker-lender license can vary from under a month to the better part of a year. Find out which states are faster and which times of the year slow down the approval process.