Small Business Lending in the United States, 2020
Advocacy’s small business lending report examines FDIC data to determine the state of bank lending to small businesses. This report, which analyzes loan data from June 2019 to June 2020, examines the small business lending market at the!-->…
Endangered Species Roundtable- July 20, 2022
The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed rule to update regulations concerning experimental populations of endangered and threatened species. The Service is proposing!-->…
Natural Resources Roundtable – July 21, 2022
The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the United States Department of the Interior’s Request for Information to Inform Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting. The roundtable will take place virtually!-->…
Budding Young Entrepreneur Bakes Up Success
by Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
At a recent small business popup event, I met the owner of Pryncess Treats, a small business founded during the pandemic. Pryncess Treats’ owner and CEO is a six-year-old named Elysia. Elysia!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposed Asbestos Reporting Rule
On May 6, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rulemaking on reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos under the Toxic Substance Control Act. This proposed rule would impose a one-time requirement to!-->…
Advocacy Comments on SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Disclosures
On April 11, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published proposed rules that would require public companies to provide detailed disclosure about climate-related risks and climate-related financial metrics in their!-->…
Small Business Economic Bulletin: June 2022
The Office of Advocacy’s Spring Economic Bulletin examines how small businesses continue to recover from the COVID-19 recession. Recent trends show small businesses have weathered the pandemic, but new challenges have arisen. Currently,!-->…
Environmental Roundtable Meeting – June 17, 2022
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topic, beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022. The meeting will be held using the Microsoft Teams!-->…
Advocacy Comments on APHIS’ Proposal to Establish Animal Welfare Standards for Birds not Bred for…
On May 24, 2022, Advocacy filed a public comment letter on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service’s proposed rule to establish animal welfare standards in birds not bred for research. The proposed!-->…
May Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 41, No. 4. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.