Digital Tools Outreach Meeting – June 17, 2022
The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration, is holding an outreach meeting in Durham, NH on June 17th to hear from small businesses about their views on access to and use of digital tools.!-->…
African American Entrepreneurs: Contributions and Challenges
African Americans are underrepresented among self-employed workers. When African Americans own firms, they are less likely to have employees, operate with less financing, and are more likely to become discouraged enough to forego applying!-->…
Advocacy Comments on IRS’s Proposed Rules on Required Minimum Distributions
On February 24, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend income tax regulations on required minimum distributions from qualified retirement plans. The proposal reflects amendments!-->…
Facts About Small Business: Small Business Hiring Needs
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the tightening labor market is disproportionately impacting smaller businesses. 23.4 percent of small businesses cited labor needs in August 2020, which increased to over 40 percent at!-->…
Advocacy Comments on Davis-Bacon Act Proposed Rule
On March 18, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a proposed rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts Regulations, the first comprehensive review of federal construction regulations in over forty!-->…
Advocacy Comments on BOEM’s Environmental Assessment for the Morro Bay Offshore Wind Energy Area
On April 6, 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published a draft environmental assessment for the Morro Bay Offshore Wind Energy Area. On May 16, 2022, Advocacy filed a public comment letter on the assessment stating that!-->…
Family Fishers Fight For Their Way of Life
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of speaking with Monique Coombs. Monique introduced herself as a “fisherman’s wife,” but she is also the Director of Community Programs for the Maine Coast!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Comments on NAS Energy Efficiency Rulemaking Report
On December 28, 2021, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a report that reviewed the Department of Energy’s methods for setting energy efficiency standards. On May 13, 2022, Advocacy filed a public!-->…
SBA Environmental Roundtable – May 26, 2022
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2022. The meeting will be held using the Microsoft!-->…
Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable – May 20, 2022
The next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable will meet virtually on Friday, May 20, 2022 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (ET). The meeting will be held using the Microsoft Teams platform.
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA)!-->!-->!-->…