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 June 23 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 released…
Small Business Facts: Equally Male/Female-Owned Employer Businesses
Equally-owned businesses, which are businesses half owned by men and half owned by women, totaled 860,754 employers in 2018. These businesses employed 7,970,121 workers, generated $1.3 trillion in annual sales receipt, and paid $280…
Advocacy Submits Comment Letter on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
On August 27, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) on its proposed rule, which increases the minimum wage for federal…
Advocacy Submits Comments to DOL on Tip Regulations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA);…
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) on its proposed rule, which adds restrictions to the use of the tip credit…
August Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 40, No. 5. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Small Business Facts: The Importance of Business Ownership to Wealth
On average, the self-employed are wealthier than the non-self employed and are significantly wealthier than workers and retirees. According to 2019 data from the Federal Reserve, business ownership is an important source of family …
CMS Proposes to Rescind the Most Favored Nation Interim Final Rule and Associated Regulations
On August 10, 2021, CMS published a proposed rule (86 Fed. Reg 43618) to rescind the Most Favored Nation Model interim final rule that was published on November 27, 2020.
The November 2020 interim final rule established a 7-year…
SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting- August 13, 2021
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topic, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021. The meeting will be held using the…
OSHA Seeks Volunteers for Small Business Panel on Emergency Response
On August 2, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) notified the Office of Advocacy that it plans to reinitiate and convene a small business panel on a possible OSHA Emergency Response standard on October 4, 2021.…
Small Business Facts – Supply Squeeze: Small Business Commodity Challenges
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, small businesses are struggling to obtain the goods they need to operate, impacting their recovery. 37.2% of small businesses reported having domestic supplier delays in the second week of June 2021 and…