Small Business Environmental Roundtable – February 29, 2024
The next Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will be held virtually on February 29, 2024, at 2 PM ET on the Microsoft Teams platform. The discussion will focus on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions!-->…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Proposes Revisions to Historic Preservation Regulation
On February 9, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to harmonize its historic preservation rules with those of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The proposal also!-->…
EPA Proposes to List 9 PFAS as Hazardous under RCRA
On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to add nine specific per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), their salts, and their structural isomers, to its list!-->…
Spotlighting Black History Month
Black History Month, formerly recognized as Negro History Week, began the second week of February in 1926. Carter G. Woodson, who was a historian and co-founder of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, played an integral!-->…
OSHA Proposes Emergency Response Rule for Firefighters and Emergency Responders
On February 5, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a new rule to update existing regulations for the safety and health of firefighters and other emergency responders.
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Small Business Roundtable – February 16, 2024
The Office of Advocacy will hold a virtual roundtable to discuss the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Proposed Apprenticeship rule. DOL proposes updates to key areas of apprenticeship that would add paperwork requirements and adopt a new Career!-->…
Advocacy Raises Multiple Concerns Over Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
On December 6, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule revising the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for lead and copper under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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New Measuring Stick for the Small Business Economy: Comparing New Employer Firm Applications to…
by Research Economist, Brian Headd
In 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau began producing a timely small business economic indicator: new business applications and projected future actual starts. Small and new businesses are more susceptible!-->!-->!-->…
Facts About Small Business: Black-Ownership Statistics 2024
Advocacy has released an updated infographic showcasing Black-owned businesses. Black business owners own 3.5 million businesses and employ more than 1.2 million people. This represents an annual increase of over 7 percent in people!-->…
Roundtable Recap – USPTO Trademark Pendency Rates
On January 15, 2024, the Office of Advocacy held a roundtable with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to discuss pendency rates for trademark applications. Pendency rates represent how quickly the Trademark Office can issue or!-->…