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The study examines the impact of small business activity by industry on overall state economic growth. A few studies have focused on the impact of small business in general at the state level, but their results make it clear that the…

U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of the goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States. This research takes each component of private nonfarm GDP and estimates the proportions produced by…

The Office of Advocacy’s Small Business Profiles are an annual analysis of each state’s small business activities. Each profile gathers the latest information from key federal data-gathering agencies to provide a snapshot of small business…

(Was: Deadline Looms for Posting Employee Rights per National Labor Relations Act) As of January 31, 2012, most private sector employers must post a notice of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act at their worksites. The…

By Todd McCracken and Dan Danner December 11  In the past few months, there has been an influx of sentiment claiming that small businesses aren’t really that important to the U.S. economy and that politicians spend far too much time…

Dr. Winslow L. Sargeant was confirmed as Chief Counsel for Advocacy by the U.S. Senate on Friday, November 18. Dr. Sargeant is the sixth presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy. Dr. Sargeant…

On November 17 and 18, Advocacy regulatory attorneys participated in the American Bar Association’s Administrative Law Conference held at Georgetown University.  Advocacy’s Assistant Chief Counsel Jennifer Smith moderated a panel discussion…

WASHINGTON POST -- 5 ways to get that federal contract  The federal government spends more than $500 billion a year in contracts, making it the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. Small businesses throughout the country…

How are credit conditions for small firms? Credit conditions are improving. In mid-2010, commercial banks began to ease the tight lending conditions on small businesses that had begun in early 2007. And credit has continued to flow, as…

What is the survival rate for new firms?  Seven out of ten new employer firms last at least two years, and about half survive five years. More specifically, according to new Census data, 69 percent of new employer establishments born to…