Advocacy Submits Comments on FWS Designation of Critical Habitat for the Northern Mexican…
On April 28, 2020 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a revised proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the northern Mexican gartersnake and narrow-headed gartersnake. The U.S. Small!-->…
Small Business Facts: Restaurants and Bars Staggered By Pandemic
In May 2020, employment in leisure and hospitality was down 41 percent relative to May 2019, compared to declines ranging from 2 to 18 percent in other areas. The largest category of businesses within leisure and hospitality is food!-->…
APHIS Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions Phase VI – Teleconference – June 24
APHIS Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions Phase VI
Teleconference
Wednesday June 24, 2020 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (EST)
The Office of Advocacy will be hosting a teleconference to discuss the United States Department of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Updated December 22, 2021, 3:00pm ET
The Office of Advocacy will share small business resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic as we receive them.
SBA COVID PAGE
On February 22, 2021 - The White House released!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Significant Cost Reduction of User Fees and Services for Small Business Exporters Through September…
On June 4, 2020, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) and U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service (USFCS) are temporarily reducing or eliminating the!-->…
Advocacy Submits comments on EPA’s Economic Guidelines for the consideration of the Science…
On June 5, Advocacy submitted comments to EPA on the Science Advisory Board Peer Review of EPA’s Draft Guidelines for the Preparing Economic Analyses. Advocacy requests that the panel pay special attention to recommendations in the!-->…
Advocacy Submits Comments on EPA’s Proposed Industrial Stormwater Multi-Sector General Permit
On March 2, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a public comment period for the proposed 2020 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial!-->…
Small Business Facts: Small Business Employment Plummets
Since a declaration of emergency for COVID-19 was issued on March 13, 2020, total private employment dropped by over 15 percent. Small businesses employers bore the brunt of the job loss, with a decline of more than 17 percent. Read “Small!-->…
May Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 5. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Progress Continues on Census’s Nonemployer Data Project (NES-D)
By Brian Headd, Economist
Advocacy published a blog six months
ago on an important new data gathering effort, Advocacy And Census Focus On The
Smallest Small Businesses With A New Nonemployer Demographic Data Project. The blog reported!-->!-->!-->…