April Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, "The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 4. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Small Business Facts: Early Data Show Severe Disruptions
Data collected in the course of administering government programs can provide timely information about changing economic conditions. Over the past five weeks, applications related to business formation have plummeted, while initial!-->…
IRS provides guidance under the CARES Act to taxpayers with net operating losses
The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance providing tax relief under the CARES Act for taxpayers with net operating losses. Recently the IRS issued tax relief for partnerships filing amended returns.
COVID Relief for taxpayers!-->!-->!-->…
DOD Allows Payments to Contractors Who Cannot Work Due to COVID-19 Facility Closures or Other…
Statement attributed to Lt. Col. Mike Andrews, Department of Defense spokesman:
"The Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) office has issued a class deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Submits Comments on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit…
On April 8, The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submitted comments on the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) joint proposed rule on!-->…
U.S. Department of Labor Announces New Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave…
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Helps Americans Overcome COVID-19 Workplace Challenges
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced new action regarding how American workers and employers will benefit from the protections!-->!-->!-->…
March Small Business Advocate
The Small Business Advocate
Vol. 39, No. 3
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 3. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Submits Comments to FCC on Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Rules in an Era of…
On November 25, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
published a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking proposing to remove network unbundling requirements for
incumbent local exchange carrier networks as follows: DS1 and DS3 loops in!-->…
Hemp: A Possible Blossoming Business for America’s Small Farms
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
From rope to clothing, biodiesel to hempcrete, plant-based
ingestible protein to CBD balm, the uses of hemp are far-reaching. Up until the
passage of the 2018 Farm Bill however, it was illegal!-->!-->!-->…
Research from Advocacy: An Investigation of Women Business Owners, Industry Concentration, and…
When starting businesses, women tend toward industries related to domestic service and men lean toward construction and repair-related industries. This has had implications for the size and growth of their individual businesses. On!-->…