Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
Updated May 22, 2020, 11:00am ET
The Office of Advocacy will share small business resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic as we receive them.
Department of Agriculture
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny…
Progress Continues on Census’s Nonemployer Data Project (NES-D)
By Brian Headd, Economist
Advocacy published a blog six months
ago on an important new data gathering effort, Advocacy And Census Focus On The
Smallest Small Businesses With A New Nonemployer Demographic Data Project. The blog reported…
Starting is the Hardest Part
By Brian Headd, Economist
The Kauffman Foundation is a Kansas City-based organization whose
work supports entrepreneurship, education and inclusion, in general. Like the Office of Advocacy, the foundation conducts
research,…
Regulatory Burden Reduced for Small Businesses in FY 2019
The Office of Advocacy’s efforts at monitoring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) resulted in changes to 10 specific rules that reduced the regulatory burden for small business. These changes led to $773…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable – May 22, 2020
Friday, May 22, 2020, 10:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon
Via Skype Webinar
We have scheduled the next Small Business
Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, May 22, 2020 from
10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The meeting will be held…
DOE Seeks Comments on Reviews of Energy Conservation Standards
The U.S. Department of Energy is
requesting comments and information on reviews of several current energy
conservation standards for the below listed products. In each review the agency
seeks to determine whether to amend efficiency…
USDA Seeks Comments on Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Economic Analysis Report
On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
National Organics Program (NOP) issued a request for comment on an Economic
Analysis Report related to the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final
Rule, published on January 19,…
CMS Publishes Interim Final Rule Making It Easier For Healthcare Professionals To Order, and Receive…
On May 8, 2020, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published an interim final rule (75 FR 27550) with comment period that gives individuals and entities that provide services to Medicare, Medicaid, Basic Health Program,…
SBA Final Rule: Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business…
This final rule will be effective on July 15, 2020.
The Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) amends its regulations to implement a statutory requirement to certify Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (WOSBs) and…
IRS Treatment of PPP Loan Proceeds Imposes Unexpected Costs
By Charles Jeane, Assistant Chief Counsel
On April 30, the IRS released Notice 2020-32, which
provides guidance on the deductibility of otherwise deductible expenses
incurred in a trade or business if a taxpayer received a loan through…
EPA Publishes Draft Risk Evaluation for Perchloroethylene and Announces Public Peer Review Meetings
On May 4, 2020, EPA published its draft risk evaluation for perchloroethylene
(PCE). Under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), EPA is required to
conduct risk evaluations to determine whether existing chemicals present an…