“What’s New” Infographic Let’s You See the Answers to the Small Business Top 10
The place for answers to the top 10 frequently asked questions is Advocacy’s handy infographic, Whats-New-With-Small-Business. This colorful visualization shows and tells you the answer to these and other top small business questions.…
Site Visit: EME Inc. in “Hub City,” California
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate
The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in Los Angeles County. There are less than ninety-seven thousand residents that make up a relatively young population with an average age of 25 years. …
Advocacy Visits Puerto Rico One Year After Hurricanes Irma and Maria
By Christine Myers, Region 2 Advocate
Last month, I traveled to Puerto Rico for the first time as the Region 2 Advocate. I have visited Puerto Rico before on vacation, but, admittedly, I was focused on fun, sun and sightseeing. That was…
Advocacy Visits Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
The Office of Advocacy held a small business regulatory forum on the campus of Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas on August 30th. Two dozen small business leaders attended the event…
Letter to U.S. Department of Education: Proposed Rule 83 Fed. Reg.37242 (July 31, 2018)
Comments on General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Proposed Rule
DOL to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Overtime Regulations under the FLSA
The Department of Labor (DOL) will conduct public listening sessions to gather views on its overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, most workers are entitled to minimum wage and overtime pay…
Past Event Announcement: Please Join Us In NJ, PA and NY for Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables
Please join us in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York as we continue our roundtable road trip across America to hear from you!
Advocacy is hosting small business roundtables in order to hear, firsthand, from small businesses facing…
Advocacy Attends 2018 Indian Country Business Summit in Oklahoma
By: Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
The Office of Advocacy recently visited the Indian Country Business Summit in Norman, Oklahoma, to hear from area small businesses about their federal regulatory burdens. Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate,…
Small Businesses in Wyoming and Colorado Hopeful to Find Regulatory Relief
By Jason Doré, Assistant Chief Counsel for External Affairs/Director of Information
The month of August brought the Office of Advocacy to Wyoming and Colorado as the office continues its quest to hear the federal regulatory concerns…
Putting on the Brakes at 50 in Ohio
By Les Davies, Region 5 Advocate
We’ve all been there – you're driving down that straight highway, and the speed limit seems ridiculously low. You would like to go faster, but you also know the consequences: a speeding ticket from a nice…