Advocacy Submits Comments on EPA’s Revisions to Accidental Release Prevention Requirements
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act;!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Urges FAR Council to Re-Evaluate Compliance Costs for Small Construction Companies in the…
On August 19, 2022, the FAR Council published a proposed regulation that would make it mandatory for agencies to have Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for federal construction contracts valued at $35 million or more. This mandatory PLA would!-->…
Small Business Facts: An Overview of Immigrant Business Ownership
Immigrant owners consist of roughly 18 percent of business owners with employees and almost 23 percent of business owners without employees. Immigrant-owned businesses are found in every sector of the U.S. economy. Immigrants made up 36.8%!-->…
Small Business Commercial Refrigeration Roundtable – October 28, 2022
Small Business Commercial Refrigeration Roundtable
Friday, October 28, 20222 – 3:30 p.m. (ET)VIA TELECONFERENCE
AGENDA AND TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
I. Welcome and Introductions (2-2:05 p.m.)o Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Virtual Labor Roundtable – October 20, 2022
Office of AdvocacyVirtual Labor RoundtableOctober 20, 2022, 1 – 2:30 p.m. (ET)
Virtual Roundtable to discuss the NLRB’s Proposed Rule on Joint-Employer Status
The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the National!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Recommends Considering Small Businesses in Council on Environmental Quality’s Environmental…
On October 3, 2022, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted public comments to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on the development of its Environmental Justice Scorecard, used to evaluate how federal agencies are achieving!-->…
SBA Environmental Roundtable – October 7, 2022
***SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting***
FRIDAY, October 7, 2022, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Via Webinar
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Small Business FAR Council Roundtable – September 29, 2022
SBA Office of AdvocacyVirtual Roundtable onthe FAR Council’s Proposed Rule Requiring Project Labor AgreementsThursday, September 29, 2022, 1-2:00pm (Eastern Time)Via Teams Webinar
Dear Small Business Stakeholders:
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IRS Releases Rules for Claiming Alternative Fuel and Alternative Fuel Mixture Credits
On September 13th, the Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2022-39, providing rules for claiming the alternative fuel credit for sales and purchases made in the first three calendar quarters of 2022. Taxpayers who wish to claim the!-->…
Small Business Facts: Small Business Contributions to Research and Development
In 2019, small businesses with 10–499 employees performed $70.6 billion worth of R&D work and employed over 500,000 R&D workers. Among businesses engaged in R&D, small businesses spend a much higher percentage of their sales on!-->…