Brand Protection Issues Within the Small Business Community
By Zvi Rosen, Assistant Chief Counsel
In late September of 2019, the Center for
Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP) at Michigan State
University brought together leaders in the field from government, academia,
large…
High Demand, New Data, and Open-Source Software Help Produce Publication on Small Business in…
By
Richard Schwinn, Research Economist
The Office of Advocacy frequently receives requests for small
business statistics. In most cases, the information is already curated in one
of the 20-plus publications that Advocacy publishes each…
Advocacy Submits Request for Extension of Comment Period on FDA’s PMTA Proposed Rule
On September 25, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule titled Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Recordkeeping Requirements (PMTA), with a comment period ending on November 25, 2019. Advocacy…
Advocacy Releases “Accessing the Internet in Rural America”
Rural areas lag urban areas in gaining high-speed internet access. A new report from the Office of Advocacy, “Accessing the Internet in Rural America,” analyzes recent survey data on subscriptions to the internet through three popular…
Delay, Delay, Delay: Small Business Stuck with Uncertainty About Brexit
By Thomas Rossomondo, Manufacturing and Technology Advocate
I recently attended a forum on the implications
of the United Kingdom exiting the European Union (aka “Brexit”) for American businesses held at Duquesne
University, and…
Learn to Earn in Biz Town: Nonprofit Teaches Career Skills to Students
By Marina DeWit – Region 9 Advocate
There are more than 1.5 million registered non-profit organizations in the United States and in the past ten years, the number grew by 30 percent. A 501(c)(3) organization is a type of…
SBA Office of Advocacy- Roundtable on Employee Benefits- November 21, 2019
The Office of Advocacy is hosting an Employee Benefits Roundtable on Thursday, November 21 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The roundtable will be held at the U.S. Small Business Administration Headquarters in Washington, D.C., 409 3rd…
SBA Office of Advocacy- Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable- November 15, 2019
The next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable will be held on Friday, November 15, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Due to renovation activities at the U.S. Small Business Administration, the roundtable is being moved…
Texas Small Businesses Share Their Concerns with Advocacy
The Office of Advocacy visited San Antonio and Austin, Texas, on
September 5-6 to meet with small business leaders and hear about their federal
regulatory concerns.
The Small Business Development Center at Texas State University
hosted…
October 2019 Small Business Advocate
The Small Business Advocate
Vol. 38, No. 9
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 38, No. 9. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.…