2021 Small Business Profiles For The States, The District of Columbia, and The U.S.
Advocacy’s annual State Profiles provide a snapshot of each state’s small businesses. The profiles gather the latest federal economic data into state-by-state snapshots of small business health and economic activity.
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Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act, FY 2020: Annual Report of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy…
As the voice of small business in government, the Office of Advocacy is working to bring small businesses’ priorities into the regulatory process. Advocacy’s efforts at ensuring federal agency compliance with the…
Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Updated November 15, 2021, 10:00am ET
The Office of Advocacy will share small business resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic as we receive them.
SBA COVID PAGE
On February 22, 2021 - The White House…
Department of Commerce Proposes Further ICTS Supply Chain Regulations
On November 26, the Department of Commerce published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to secure information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply chains, including potential third-party audits of connected software and…
FCC Releases Agenda and Draft Proposals for December Open Commission Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission has announced the agenda for its December 14, 2021 Open Commission Meeting. The FCC publicly releases the draft text of each item expected to be considered at the next Open Commission Meeting, which…
BOEM Requests Comments, Hosts Listening Sessions on Mitigating Impacts of Offshore Wind Development…
On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a request for information to guide its development of agency guidance for mitigating the impacts of offshore wind development on…
Advocacy Submits Comments to Departments of Interior and Commerce on Two Rules Modifying Policies…
On October 27, 2021 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) along with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (jointly “Services”), published a proposed rule rescinding the 2020…
Advocacy Submits Comment Letter to DOI on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved…
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) of the U.S. Small Business Administration respectfully submitted the following comments on the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)’s request for comments regarding implementation of Executive Order 13985…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable – November 19, 2021
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable
Friday, November 19, 2021, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon (Eastern Time)
Via Teams Webinar
Dear Small Business Representatives:
We have scheduled the next Small Business Labor Safety…
Small Business Economic Bulletin: November 2021
The Office of Advocacy’s bi-annual Economic Bulletin examines new data on how small businesses have recovered since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both self-employment and proprietor income have recovered…
EPA and the Corps of Engineers Request Proposed Groups for Geographic Roundtables to Discuss…
On November 8, 2021 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers extended the deadline for the agencies’ solicitation for proposed groups to be included in Geographic Roundtables with the agencies to discuss…
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing
On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on mandatory “COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing” under section 6(c)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health…
Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business, 2021
Advocacy’s most popular publication, Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business, gathers the most up-to-date statistics about American small businesses in one place. Updated annually, the FAQ is a convenient place to find facts about…