Who Bears the Cost of Overregulation?
Business may be the direct recipient, but the ultimate costs are passed on.
Business may be the direct recipient, but the ultimate costs are passed on.
New global digital business models are a source of acute tax uncertainty today. Simple tax questions—where did this transaction take place? Where was this software developed? Can have complicated answers in an interconnected world.
Executives at midsized companies face a unique set of challenges as they help grow their companies. With a larger headcount often comes the need to comply with additional employment laws, and recruit and retain the talent needed to help their businesses grow and succeed.
If the victory of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire’s primary election showed anything, it revealed that 83% of voters aged 18-29 voted for the 74-year old democratic socialist. These voters represented one-fifth of the electorate. The only age segment Hillary Clinton won were people 65 and older.
True to his impact in every way, Donald Trump is the great polarizer of CEOs as well as of the body politic. And while fellow business chiefs who oppose him have been the more vocal, a considerable number of CEOs also support the real estate mogul who maintains a huge lead in Republican presidential polls heading into the South Carolina primary later this week.
By now, American companies seeking to lower corporate taxes by merging with foreign-based outfits—in so-called “tax inversion” deals—have become political punching bags.
Massachusetts has consistently landed in the bottom five out of 50 states every year for the last three years in Chief Executive’s Best & Worst States for Business, as ranked by CEOs in those states. “Massachusetts is overtaxed and overregulated,” one CEO responded in 2015. Connecticut is never more than one or two steps above Massachusetts. So what did Boston do differently to win over GE that it hasn’t done before?
The income inequality subject is growing as an issue among constituents, which is increasing discussion among CEOs as well.
As over-regulation continues to be a bane of existence for many CEOs and company owners, business leaders are encouraged to see examples where the modern trend toward regulatory overreach is frustrated, turned back, or at least seriously challenged.
Manufacturers are trying to stay a step ahead of the growing movement at the state and federal government levels to ban “microbeads” of plastic that are used in personal-care products ranging from skin exfoliants to soaps to toothpaste.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.