NMFS Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule to Revise Critical Habitat for the Southern Resident Killer…
On September 19, 2019 the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule to revise the critical
habitat designation for the Southern Resident killer whale. The proposed rule
would designate six new areas along the West…
Albuquerque Small Business Leaders Discuss Their Regulatory Burdens
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
There are 150,000 small businesses in New Mexico, comprising 99% of all firms in the state. They employ a third of a million people, or about 55% of the employees in the state.
To learn more about…
Letter to CFPB: Advocacy Submits Comments on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s Proposed…
On May 21, 2019, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) published a proposed rule on Debt Collection (Regulation F). The Bureau is proposing to amend Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006, which implements the Fair Debt Collection…
Advocacy and Census Focus on the Smallest Small Businesses with a New Nonemployer Demographic Data…
By Patrick Delehanty, Acting Director of Economic Research, and Brian
Headd, Research Economist
The
Office of Advocacy’s research mission includes tracking the economic progress
of all small businesses. Small businesses are often…
University-Small Business Partnerships: A Growing Trend with Encouraging Results for Local…
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate
With
the U.S. unemployment rate at 3.7 percent, the lowest level in the past half
century, small businesses are adjusting their employment models in ways that
will attract and retain new…
Site Visit: Driving Recreational Opportunity
By Apollo Fuhriman,
Region 10 Advocate
In meeting with the owner of the RV Concierge in Wasilla,
our team from the Office of Advocacy saw the can-do entrepreneurial spirit
where opportunity meets someone willing to say “yes” first. This…
Site Visit: Growing Businesses Adapt
By Apollo Fuhriman,
Region 10 Advocate
Recently, staff from the Office of Advocacy along with local
SBDC representatives and an official from the governor’s office visited a local
business in Anchorage that is representative of one of…
Letter to EPA: Advocacy Comments on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:…
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule, “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal…
Announcing the Small Business Profiles for Congressional Districts
The Office of Advocacy has launched a new series, the Small Business Profiles for the Congressional Districts. The congressional district profiles are part of Advocacy’s state profile series, which provides user-friendly snapshots of…
Advocacy Meets with Burlington Smalls – A Call for OSHA Regulations
By Joe Knilans, National Rural Affairs Advocate
Advocacy held a regulatory reform
roundtable in Vermont in July. One issue that came up at the roundtable in
Burlington, was the lack of OSHA regulations.
Before you fall off your…