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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…
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.…
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…
Letter to USDA: Advocacy Comments on the Food and Nutrition Service’s Proposed Rule on…
On February 19, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published a proposed rule titled: Taking Administrative Actions Pending Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Processing. The Office of…
SBA Advocacy Environmental Roundtable, April 26, 2019
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics, beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2019. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Small…
Today’s Manufacturing Brings a Better Tomorrow with Grote Company
By Tom Rossomando, Manufacturing & Technology Advocate
Recently, members of the Office of Advocacy visited the Grote Company in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1972 by Jim Grote, it has been a family-owned and operated small business…
Export Barriers for U.S. Small Businesses!
By Joseph Knilans, Rural Affairs Advocate
What
do fireplace firebricks and industrial flooring have in common? Allied Mineral
Products. On March 26, the Advocacy team visited Allied Mineral Products in
Columbus, Ohio and met with John…
Letter to Army Corps and EPA: Advocacy Submits Comments in Support of Revised Definition of Waters…
On February 14, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a proposed rule titled: “Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States.’”1 This proposed rule defines the scope of waters…
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Announces 2019 Trade Practice Seminars
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will be conducting Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA) Trade Practice Seminars in the following locations:
Ted Weiss Federal Building – New York, New York on April 24, 2019…
Advocacy to Hold Roundtables Across the United States to Hear from Small Businesses
Outreach Meetings on Trade Agreements with Japan, EU, and UK in
Ohio and Washington, DC
The Office of Advocacy is interested in receiving feedback from small businesses and their representatives regarding their views on trade agreements…