August-September Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 41, No. 6. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Energy Roundtable – September 29, 2022
Energy Roundtable
September 29, 2022, 2- 3 p.m. (ET)
Roundtable to discuss FERC’s Proposal to Reform Interconnection Procedures
The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the United States Federal Energy Regulatory!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Comments on Title IX Proposed Rule
On July 12, 2022, the Department of Education proposed to amend the Nondiscrimination since Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance regulations. The amendment would ban all forms of sex!-->…
Small Business Facts: Small Business Innovation Measured by Patenting Activity
Experts often use patenting activity as a proxy for innovation. Data from the National Science Foundation show that small businesses that engage in R&D generate more patents per employee than larger businesses that engage in R&D.!-->…
Advocacy Submits Comments on the Federal Trade Commission’s Motor Vehicles Proposed Rule
The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submits thisletter in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) notice of proposed rulemaking(NPRM) on Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation. The Office of!-->…
Annual Report Of The Office Of Economic Research, FY 2021
To support Advocacy’s mission of examining the contributions of small businesses to the American economy, the Office of Economic Research (OER) spent fiscal year 2021 providing timely and relevant research products, analyzing proposed!-->…
Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable – September 16, 2022
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable
Friday, September 16, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon (Eastern Time)
Via Teams Webinar
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable on Friday, September 16, 2022, from 10:00!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Attorney Participates in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit
by Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Last month, I participated in Women in Government Relations’ annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Summit. Advocacy staff often attend conferences and trainings that further professional!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy to host Digital Tools Hybrid Outreach Meeting in Seattle, WA
***Digital Tools Hybrid Outreach Meeting***
TUESDAY, September 13, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PDT
The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration, is holding an outreach meeting in!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
2022 Small Business Profiles for the States, Territories, and Nation
Advocacy’s annual State Profiles gather the latest federal economic data into state-by-state snapshots of small business economic activity.
The 2022 State Profiles are the first to contain data gathered during the COVID-19!-->!-->!-->…