For instance, there is not much fundamental difference between large U.S. stocks and small U.S. stocks.
It could send a small U.N. stabilization force to Syria to as a monitor.
The growth helps rank Middleby at 12 on our list of the 200 Best Small U.S. Companies.
There was great excitement Tuesday for SpaceX, a small U.S. rocket company trying to bring down the cost of leaving the Earth.
Not only is stimulating off-shoring bad policy, it is unfair to small U.S. competitors who cannot afford offices overseas to avoid visa constraints.
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That leaves the Allianz ADR, which trades in dollars and pays dividends in dollars, for small U.S. investors avoiding the complications of currency conversion.
Organized by LibForAll, a small U.S. foundation based in Winston-Salem, N.
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Some small U.S. companies are taking advantage of another wrinkle.
Ethanol was making investors giddy last year when oil prices were high, corn prices were low and ethanol producers like Archer Daniels Midland and small U.S. farmer cooperatives were reaping huge profits distilling corn mash into fuel.
The details are complex but the main thrust is that, in response to lobbying from transnational U.S. corporations and foreign governments, Congress has made it much harder for small U.S. inventors to protect their intellectual property from infringement and even from outright theft.
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The assistance comes from the budgets of other organizations, mainly through the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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The 12-year-old Ocean Atlas is one of a very small number of U.S.-flagged heavy-lift vessels.
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In fact, in many communities large and small across the U.S., Chinese firms are opening up operations or acquiring businesses.
But I think it's a relatively small number of U.S. troops that would be required, and I think we could muster a large force of supporting troops.
Twenty-five years ago, prescription drugs were a relatively small part of U.S. health care spending, but an aging population has coupled with a dizzying array of pricey drugs with proven benefits.
Obama was optimistic about prospects for a deal on immigration reform, Kenny said, adding that it's an issue of importance to the Irish people even though they make up a relatively small portion of U.S. immigrants.
Specialized master's programs, one-year degrees in subjects including finance and accounting, have found particular popularity among younger Chinese students seeking a competitive edge back home, though such programs make up a small share of U.S. graduate schools.
The best defense is offered by a small team of U.S. Marines, guided by the veteran hand of a staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart), which, taking its cue from highly decorated video games, meets and defeats the invaders at every turn, closing in on their underground command center and pausing only briefly to deliver what some historians have already hailed as the dumbest dialogue of the year.
There are an estimated 11 million undocumented workers currently in the U.S. Imagine what small business growth in the U.S. would look like if they were provided legal status, if they had an opportunity for citizenship.
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The programs and resources available to small business owners and entrepreneurs by the U.S. Small Business Administration are meant to be applicable to a wide array of audiences, regardless of race, ethnicity, or cultural and language differences.
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses account for a full 50 percent of total U.S. employment.
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According to the Small Business Search Marketing Survey by American Express OPEN, U.S. small businesses can still count on word-of-mouth as a top way for shoppers to find them.
Most notably, we completed U.S. and Japanese filings for crizotinib in ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer and U.S. and EU filings for axitinib in advanced renal cell carcinoma.
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The SBA has responsibility under section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)) for overseeing the federal small business procurement goaling process, including the government-wide, cumulative 3 percent goal for participation by small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in federal contracting and subcontracting.
Rest assured, small businesses in the U.S.: this provision will not break your bank.
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The manufacturers are all small companies in the U.S. There's no General Electric for ECT devices.
And there are about 2 million small businesses in the U.S. that could potentially benefit from the service.
Women start more than half the small businesses in the U.S. and thus create the most new jobs.
Gates said if a training plan went through, it likely would involve "a very small number" of U.S. troops.
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