Advocacy submits comments on the vaping industry’s FDA citizen petition
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final Deeming Rule requires manufacturers of deemed tobacco products to submit their products to the agency for approval before those products can be introduced into the market. On September 25,!-->…
Advocacy Comments on USDA’s Reopened Comment Period for Interim Final Rule to Establish a Domestic…
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) of the U.S. Small Business Administration submitted comments on October 8, 2020 in response to the reopening of the public comment period for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing!-->…
SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting – October 16, 2020
FRIDAY, October 16, 2020, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Via Microsoft Teams Meeting
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
September Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 9. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Advocacy Urges AMS To Extend The Reopened Public Comment Period For Interim Final Rule On Domestic…
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) of the U.S. Small Business Administration submits the following comment letter in response to the reopening of the public comment period for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing!-->…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable – September 18, 2020
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable
Friday, September 18, 2020, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Via Teams Webinar
We have scheduled the next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, September 18, 2020!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Small Business Lending in the United States, 2019
Advocacy’s small business lending report examines FDIC data to determine the state of bank lending to small businesses. Between June 2017 and June 2019, small business lending remained positive, though below the increase in lending to!-->…
Advocacy Comments on FWS and NMFS’ Proposed Rule to Define “Habitat” in Critical Habitat…
On August 5, 2020 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) along with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), (hereinafter “Services” or “the Services”) published a proposed!-->…
A Silver Lining In Unprecedented Times
By Joe Knilans, National Rural Affairs Advocate
According to the Office of Advocacy’s 2020 Small Business State Profiles, Wisconsin is home to over 456,000 small businesses, employing 1.3 million Wisconsinites.
On July 31, SBA!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
August Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 8. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.