2019 Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories
The Small Business Profiles are an annual portrait of each state’s small businesses. They gather the latest federal data into state-by-state snapshots of small business health and economic activity. Limited economic data is also provided…
SBA Advocacy Environmental Roundtable, May 30, 2019
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of
Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics,
beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The meeting will be
held in Washington, D.C., at…
Are Rural Communities Being Ignored?
By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate
In
April, I met with county council members from Union and Wallowa Counties in Northeast
Oregon. These elected officials described several significant long-term issues
arising from federally owned…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable, May 17, 2019
Friday, May 17, 2019, 10:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon
U.S.
Small Business Administration, Eisenhower (Concourse Level) Conference Room*
Dear Small Business Representatives:
We have scheduled the next Small Business
Labor Safety…
DOE Seeks Comments on Modifications to Test-Procedure Waiver Process
On May 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to streamline the decision-making process for granting test procedure waivers; the rule as proposed would…
IRS Requests Comments on Investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds
On May 1, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for guidance under section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code relating to capital gains that may be deferred as a result of investing in a…
Advocacy’s International Trade Team Goes to Columbus
By Les Davies,
Region 5 Advocate
On October 16, 2018, President Trump notified Congress that he intended to negotiate a United States-Japan trade agreement as well as trade agreements with the European Union and the United Kingdom.…
EPA Seeks Comments on its Proposed Revisions to Chemical Data Reporting Requirements and Small…
On April 25, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published proposed revisions to its Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) requirements under section 8(a) of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). The CDR rule requires chemical…
April 2019 Small Business Advocate
Vol. 38, No. 3
The Office of Advocacy has released the April 2019 edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 38, No. 3. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Letter to EPA: Advocacy Comments on Proposals Regarding the Blending of Ethanol into Gasoline
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) March 21, 2019, notice of proposed rulemaking on “Modifications to Fuel…
DOE Seeks Comments on Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Small Electric Motors…
On April 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) published a request for information on whether to amend the energy conservation standards for small electric motors. The request…