1. When Barack Obama entered the White House, the U.S. government was 10.6 trillion dollars in debt.  Today, the U.S. government is 19.5 trillion dollars in debt, and Obama still has several months to go until the end of his second term.  That means that an average of more than 1.1 trillion dollars a year will be added to the national debt during his presidency 

It is important to reduce the regulations that federal agencies issue daily.  Businesses have to comply with these regulations.  It takes man-hours in H.R. departments, legal fees, and administrative costs, all of which take away from the essentials of the business such as production, manufacturing, and distribution.

In 2015 daily publication of the federal government’s rules, proposed rules and notices amounted to 81,611 pages. The regulations are printed in the Federal Register, also known as the Coder of Federal Regulations (CFR)

In the last 50 years, the EU has adopted more than 100,000 legislative acts

EU legislation comes in three main forms: Directives, Regulations, and Decisions. Directives are the most important and most general of the three. There are many important regulations as well, but usually regulations have a more narrow focus and limited application time. Decisions are the least general of the three. Directives are like real laws, and regulations and decisions are like government decrees.

A CNN/ORC poll released shortly after the last debate found that Hillary Clinton scored a clear victory over her rival Donald Trump. One problem – the survey sample included 41% Democrats compared to just 26% Republicans. Asked, “Who do you think did the best job in the debate – Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?”, 62% of respondents said Hillary while 27% said Trump.

Text has been edited. Original Source ' Top 10 Reasons smaller lobbying firms are better' Authored by Cansler Consulting (USA)

For the majority of organizations that don’t have large lobbying budgets, a smaller more specialized lobbying firm can be more effective due to the enhanced focus they offer and it comes at an affordable price.

1. Lower Costs due to Lower Overhead

AALEP is dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship as a positive force for economic vitality and social advancement in the EU; advocating for policies that facilitate the entrepreneurial process and encouraging others to support entrepreneurship. 

Austria

• Junior Enterprise Austria (Member JA Europe)

Belgium

• VLAJO (Member JA Europe)
• Les Jeunes Entreprises (Member JA Europe)

Bulgaria 

Source: The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (Most Recent Data 2014)

Percentage of 18-64 population who are either a nascent entrepreneur or owner-manager of a new business

BASED ON INC 5000 EUROPE 2016

With only a year in national politics,Trump does not have to show a mastery of foreign and domestic policy details on Monday night’s debate. Rather he has to meet and exceed expectations. He has to convince a plurality of voters, who seem prepared to vote for him, that he’s not a terrible risk and that he will be a president of whom they can be proud. He has to show the country a Trump that contradicts the caricature created by those who dominate US politics, culture and press.

Three factors make the communication of influence a necessity: