Report On The Regulatory Flexibility Act, FY 2021: 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 Regulatory Flexibility Act…
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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Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Updated December 22, 2021, 3:00pm 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 released…
Environmental Roundtable Meeting – June 17, 2022
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topic, beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022. The meeting will be held using the Microsoft Teams…
DOL Announces Public Forums on Independent Contractor Regulations
On June 3, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced that it is reviewing regulations addressing the distinction between an employee and an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Independent…
EPA Solicits Feedback on Addressing Environmental Justice Through the Justice40 Initiative
On June 2, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will host a virtual meeting to finalize advice and recommendations on EPA’s investments to address…
OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC Issue Joint Rulemaking on the Community Reinvestment Act
On June 3, 2022, the OCC, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC (agencies) published a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on changes to update and clarify the regulations to implement the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).The CRA…
Advocacy Comments on APHIS’ Proposal to Establish Animal Welfare Standards for Birds not Bred for…
On May 24, 2022, Advocacy filed a public comment letter on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service’s proposed rule to establish animal welfare standards in birds not bred for research. The proposed…
May Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 41, No. 4. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Advocacy Recommends Changes to Council on Environmental Quality’s Beta Version of Its Climate and…
On May 25, 2022, the Office of Advocacy submitted public comments to the Council on Environmental Quality on the beta version of its Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJS Tool). The CEJS Tool identifies which communities are…
TTB Requests Comments On Information Collections
On May 3, 2022, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 86), requesting comments on the following information collections (forms, recordkeeping and…
Digital Tools Outreach Meeting – June 17, 2022
The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration, is holding an outreach meeting in Durham, NH on June 17th to hear from small businesses about their views on access to and use of digital tools.…
African-American Entrepreneurs: Contributions and Challenges
African-Americans are underrepresented among self-employed workers. When African-Americans own firms, they are less likely to have employees, operate with less financing, and are more likely to become discouraged enough to forego applying…