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.
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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…
Advocacy Comments on IRS’s Proposed Rules on Required Minimum Distributions
On February 24, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend income tax regulations on required minimum distributions from qualified retirement plans. The proposal reflects amendments…
USMCA SME Delegation Announces Women’s Entrepreneurship Webinar
Learn first-hand how women-led businesses have grown across North America with insights from women entrepreneurs and receive tips from women counselors on strategies and programs that have worked supporting women-led businesses in Canada,…
EPA Seeks Small Business Input on Emission Standards for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting qualified small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel. This…
Facts About Small Business: Small Business Hiring Needs
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the tightening labor market is disproportionately impacting smaller businesses. 23.4 percent of small businesses cited labor needs in August 2020, which increased to over 40 percent at…
Advocacy Comments on Davis-Bacon Act Proposed Rule
On March 18, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a proposed rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts Regulations, the first comprehensive review of federal construction regulations in over forty…