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Site Visit: Reindeer Farm in Palmer, Alaska, Faces Unusual Business Obstacles
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
When
you think of the climate that is most prevalent in Alaska—cold…
Hawaii’s General Excise Tax Puts Local Small Business at a Disadvantage
By Marina DeWit – Region 9 Advocate
The first things that come to mind when thinking about Hawaii are…
Wild Burros Collide With the Ranching and Farming Economy
By Marina DeWit – Region 9 Advocate
Hiking in the mountains and rugged terrain is a popular tourist activity…
“Do We Want Small Businesses to Stay in Business or Do We Want to Drive Them Out?”…
By Claudia Rodgers, Senior Counsel
Minimum wage,
overtime, worker visas, health care reporting, fish sound…
Labor Shortages Have Small Businesses Singing the Blues at Memphis Roundtable
By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel
Memphis is known as the Home
of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock ‘n…
July 2019 Small Business Advocate
Vol. 38, No. 6
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business…
DC Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds EPA Decision Not To Impose Costly Financial…
By Kevin Bromberg, Assistant Advocate
In a major victory for small businesses, the D.C. Circuit
Court of…
South Carolina Roundtables Canceled
Unfortunately the Office of Advocacy is not able to host the scheduled events in South Carolina at this time. An…
June 2019 Small Business Advocate
Vol. 38, No. 5
The Office of Advocacy has released the June 2019 edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business…
Pharmacy and Other Small Business Issues Dominate Mississippi Roundtable
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief
Counsel
One issue stood out above others at
Advocacy’s recent Regulatory…