Are Rural Communities Being Ignored?
By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate
In
April, I met with county council members from Union and Wallowa Counties in Northeast
Oregon. These elected officials described several significant long-term issues
arising from federally owned…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable, May 17, 2019
Friday, May 17, 2019, 10:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon
U.S.
Small Business Administration, Eisenhower (Concourse Level) Conference Room*
Dear Small Business Representatives:
We have scheduled the next Small Business
Labor Safety…
Advocacy’s International Trade Team Goes to Columbus
By Les Davies,
Region 5 Advocate
On October 16, 2018, President Trump notified Congress that he intended to negotiate a United States-Japan trade agreement as well as trade agreements with the European Union and the United Kingdom.…
April 2019 Small Business Advocate
Vol. 38, No. 3
The Office of Advocacy has released the April 2019 edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 38, No. 3. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Letter to EPA: Advocacy Comments on Proposals Regarding the Blending of Ethanol into Gasoline
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) March 21, 2019, notice of proposed rulemaking on “Modifications to Fuel…
2019 Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories
The Small Business Profiles are an annual portrait of each state’s small businesses. They gather the latest federal data into state-by-state snapshots of small business health and economic activity. Limited economic data is also provided…
Letter to USDA: Advocacy Comments on the Food and Nutrition Service’s Proposed Rule on…
On February 19, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published a proposed rule titled: Taking Administrative Actions Pending Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Processing. The Office of…
SBA Advocacy Environmental Roundtable, April 26, 2019
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics, beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2019. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Small…
Small Businesses in Tampa Bay Had a Lot to Say About WOTUS
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Sunny skies, cruise ships, and jurisdictional wetlands. These were themes that emerged at Advocacy’s National Waters of the United States roundtable in Tampa, Fla. In a room filled with…
Today’s Manufacturing Brings a Better Tomorrow with Grote Company
By Tom Rossomando, Manufacturing & Technology Advocate
Recently, members of the Office of Advocacy visited the Grote Company in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1972 by Jim Grote, it has been a family-owned and operated small business…