2023 Small Business Profiles for the States, Territories, and Nation
Advocacy’s annual State Profiles gather the latest federal small business economic data into state-by-state snapshots of small business economic activity.
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Small Business Profiles for Major Metropolitan Areas
The Office of Advocacy has launched a new series, the Small Business Profiles for Major Metropolitan Areas. The metropolitan area profiles are part of Advocacy’s state profile series, which provides user-friendly snapshots of national,!-->…
Advocacy Files Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Worker Walkaround Rule
On November 13, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on their proposed Worker Walkaround Representative Designation!-->…
Advocacy Requests Extension of Comment Period for CFPB’s Personal Data Rights NPRM
The Office of Advocacy submitted a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requesting an extension of the comment period for the proposed rule on Personal Financial Data Rights. The proposed rulemaking would implement section!-->…
Advocacy Recommends that the Labor Department Complete New Small Business Analysis for Overtime…
On November 7, 2023, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments on the United States Department of Labor’s proposed rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and!-->…
Spotlighting Veterans Day
Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day in the U.S., was established to honor the Veterans who faced the atrocities of World War I. The armistice, a formal agreement by warring parties to stop fighting, ended World War I on November!-->…
Facts About Small Business: Veteran Ownership Statistics
Advocacy has released its newest infographic spotlighting veteran-owned businesses. Veterans own more than 1.9 million businesses and employ almost 5.5 million Americans. The infographic uses the latest annual Census Bureau data for!-->…
CMS Proposes to Require Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities
On September 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule titled, “Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting.” !-->…
Consumer Product Safety Roundtable – November 15, 2023
The next Office of Advocacy Consumer Product Safety Roundtable will be held virtually on November 15, 2023, at 1 PM ET on the Microsoft Teams platform. The discussion will focus on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s proposed safety!-->…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable – November 17, 2023
The next Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will be held virtually on November 17, 2023, from 1 PM - 3 PM ET on the Microsoft Teams platform. The discussion will focus on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed!-->…
Region 6 Visits KOK Wings & Things chain restaurant in Louisiana
by Region 6 Advocate, Janea Jamison
In early October, I had the opportunity to visit a relatively new restaurant that is taking over Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by storm, KOK Wings & Things (KOK).
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Office of Advocacy Comments on Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain…
On August 30, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a proposed rule titled “Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements.”
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