Revamped Web site keys on compliance.Can a single website handle the compliance information needs of any small businesses and obviate ob·vi·ate tr.v. ob·vi·at·ed, ob·vi·at·ing, ob·vi·ates To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary. See Synonyms at prevent. a host of Web searches? Business.gov claims to be that site. Relaunched in October, business.gov "will search for compliance news, information and federal forms from nearly 100 government websites, and compile To translate a program written in a high-level programming language into machine language. See compiler. government compliance contact information from throughout the federal government," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an announcement. The site is managed by the U.S. Small Business Administration in a partnership with 21 federal agencies and is part of the President's Management Agenda The President's Management Agenda is an initiative, announced by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2001, to make the U.S. federal government more efficient and effective. In its drive to make government more "citizen-centered, market-based, and results-oriented," the agenda . Business.gov is aimed at helping small businesses stay in compliance and stay in business, offering compliance information from federal agencies ranging from the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and to the Department of Labor. It contains keyword, industry- and topic-specific compliance searches, includes all federal forms from Forms.gov, and lists compliance contacts from government agencies. Cost savings are an obvious target for smaller businesses: The average small business owner spends $7,647 per employee staying in compliance with government regulations, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy. That's 45 percent more per employee than larger firms. |
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