Business Secretary stories:
Dubai debt offer denied
Feb 14th, 2010 - Reuters
dubai (reuters) - dubai's handling of the debt crisis at flagship dubai world will affect its ability to attract future investment, british business secretary peter mandelson said on sunday, amid a report the firm may offer creditors just 60 centsUS to Create Climate-Change Office, Commerce's Locke Says
Feb 8th, 2010 - BusinessWeek
feb. 8 (bloomberg) -- u.s. commerce secretary gary locke announced plans today to create an office aimed at helping inform businesses and local communities about climate change. the office, which will be part of the national oceanic and atmospheric
Rank and file House Dems trash Obama's plan to give tax credit to businesses that add workers
Feb 3rd, 2010 - baltimoresun
washington (ap) - some rank and file democrats in the house are trashing president barack obama's plan to give businesses that add workers a new $5,000 tax credit for each job they create.
democratic rep. mike thompson of california said businessesNew US bank plan offers lending incentive -Geithner
Feb 2nd, 2010 - Reuters
) - the obama administration's new plan to revive small business lending would reduce the cost of government capital for small banks as they make more loans, u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner said on tuesday. "we're trying to create strong
Geithner Defends Small Business Proposal
Feb 2nd, 2010 - ABC News
treasury secretary tim geithner came to capitol hill today to pitch lawmakers on president obama's $3.8 trillion budget, but found himself defending the administration's economic rescue measures against criticism from restless lawmakers
Business Secretary videos from YouTube:
3:03"How to Succedd in Business ..." - A Secretary Is Not a Toy 1967
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - 1967 in the video you can see 30 years old Tucker Smith , best known from West Side Story
1:21Protestor Slimes British Business Secretary
An environmental activist threw a green liquid in British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson's to protest his support of government plans to build a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport. (March 6)
1:43Ken Clarke on becoming Shadow Business Secretary
Ken Clarke, who became Shadow Business Secretary in today's reshuffle, talks about his new role.
Business Secretary from WikiPedia:
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The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (formerly the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and previously Secretary of State for Trade and Industry) is a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. Its secondary title is the President of the Board of Trade. The Secretary of State is responsible for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (formerly the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and previously the Department of Trade and Industry). The current holder of the post is Lord Mandelson.
The idea of a Board of Trade was first translated into action by Oliver Cromwell in 1655 when he appointed his son Richard Cromwell to head a body of Lords of the Privy Council, judges and merchants to consider measures to promote trade. Charles II established a Council of Trade on 7 November 1660 followed by a Council of Foreign Plantations on 1 December that year. The two were united on 16 September 1672 as the Board of Trade and Plantations.
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