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.
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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…
EPA Extends the Comment Period for its Proposed TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping…
On August 3, 2021, EPA published a notice announcing an extension of the public comment period from August 27, 2021, to September 27, 2021, for its proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl…
EPA and the Corps of Engineers Seek Comments on Definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS)
On August 4, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a notice of solicitation of pre-proposal feedback of the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean…
Facts About Small Businesses: Women-Owned Businesses
There were roughly 12 million women-owned businesses in 2017, with $388.1 billion in payroll and 10.1 million employees. However, women remain underrepresented in small business ownership. For more information on women small business…
June-July Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 40, No. 4. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.