Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
Updated September 17, 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 Commerce
On June 4, 2020, U.S. Secretary of…
2020 Small Business Profiles For The States And Territories
Advocacy’s Small Business Profiles are an annual portrait of each state’s small businesses. Included in each are snapshots into each state’s small business health and economic activity. Some economic data is also supplied for U.S.…
Advocacy Comments on FWS and NMFS’ Proposed Rule to Define “Habitat” in Critical Habitat…
On August 5, 2020 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 (NMFS), (hereinafter “Services” or “the Services”) published a proposed…
USDA Reopens Comment Period on Interim Final Rule to Establish a Domestic Hemp Production Program
On September 8, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service reopened the comment period for its previously published interim final rule to establish a domestic hemp production program in the United…
A Silver Lining In Unprecedented Times
By Joe Knilans, National Rural Affairs Advocate
According to the Office of Advocacy’s 2020 Small Business State Profiles, Wisconsin is home to over 456,000 small businesses, employing 1.3 million Wisconsinites.
On July 31, SBA…
August Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 8. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Some States May Tax Forgiven PPP Loan Proceeds
By Charles Jeane, Assistant Chief Counsel
‘Tis better to have a loan and be taxed than to never have had the loan at all. Tennyson and taxpayers with forgiven PPP loans who live in states that have static conformity dates with the…
Small Business Facts: Black Business Owners Hit Hard By Pandemic
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on business owners have varied across demographic groups. The decline in business activity among Black owners has been nearly three times the decline among other owners. Read “Small Business Facts:…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable – September 11, 2020
FRIDAY, September 11, 2020, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Via Webinar
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on…
USDA Announces Virtual Public Meeting to Receive Input on Development of Animal Welfare Standards…
On August 20, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notification of public meeting announcing virtual listening sessions to receive input on the development of animal…
Bureau of Industry and Security seeks help in defining the term “foundational technologies”
On August 27, 2020 the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on “foundational technologies” and asked for industry input as the agency crafts a definition for the…
FAR Council Publishes Interim Rule Prohibiting Contracts with Entities Using Certain…
On August 27, 2020, DoD, GSA, and NASA (FAR Council) issued a second interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require an offeror to represent annually, after conducting a reasonable inquiry, whether it uses covered…