Current opportunities
Businesses using CompeteFor to express an interest in a tier one opportunity offered by the ODA will be directed to the London 2012 eTendering Service, which provides a simple, secure and efficient means of managing the tender process.
Businesses can download the latest progress of current and future ODA procurement opportunities for London 2012 venues and infrastructure, including details of awarded contracts, shortlisted companies or status of procurement.
Businesses can also view a timetable and database of the ODA's known future procurement opportunities.
Download the latest information regarding LOCOG's future opportunities for January to July 2012 (PDF)
The Business of the Brain
China’s Premier Wen Jiabao sent a shockwave through the global economy this week when he lowered the country’s GDP growth target for 2012, to 7.5% from 8%. In doing so, Wen was not only recognizing the tremendous headwinds China is facing from an uncertain global economy. He was also acknowledging that China needs to alter its growth model if the country’s economic miracle is to continue.
The 2012 "Forbes' Billionaires List" generates a lot of coverage on how the most wealthy make and spend their money. Overlooked is how regular investors can cash in on these billionaires' success.
Each month the Government and private organizations release dozens of statistics that help market participants and policy makers judge the health of the economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistic’s monthly Employment Situation Report used to be just another one of these statistics – albeit a high profile one.
Attracted by the promise of jobs and tax revenue, most towns would offer significant economic incentives to attract a large corporate headquarters. But being the home base of a corporate giant like Facebook has its challenges too. At least that’s the position leadership in the city of Menlo Park, Calif., are taking in asking the social-media behemoth to consider compensating the city for some of the increased pressure the company’s expansion creates on civic services and the potential impacts it has on sales and property taxes. But Wharton real estate and finance professor Susan M. Wachter says the story is an example of the need to rethink city tax structures in an increasingly knowledge-based economy.
