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
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October 2019 Small Business Advocate
The Small Business Advocate
Vol. 38, No. 9
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Small Business Economic Bulletin: October 2019
The Office of Advocacy's Small Business Economic Bulletin uses quarterly and monthly data to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the current small business economy. Small businesses strength indicators include self-employment!-->…
Rutgers Food Innovation Center – Food Entrepreneur Boot Camp
By Christine Myers, Region 2 Advocate
Did you grow up eating your
grandmother’s special cake or your mother’s special gravy? Have you spent 20 years fine tuning a barbecue
sauce or creating an alternative snack because you are!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Submits Comments on FMCSA’s Proposed Hours of Service of Drivers Amendments Rule
On August 22, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) published a proposed rule on Proposed Hours of Service of Drivers Amendments Rule. The proposed rule would provide greater flexibility for drivers subject to the Hours!-->…
Advocacy Introduces Guide for Small Businesses to Participate in the Federal Regulatory Process
By Jason P. Doré, Assistant Chief Counsel for External Affairs/Director of Information
Small business owners often tell the Office of Advocacy they do not know where to begin when it comes to having their voices heard in the federal!-->!-->!-->…
Reservations Have Extra Bureaucratic Hurdles for Small Businesses
By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate
Recently, Region 10 Administrator
Jeremy Field and Region 10 Advocate Apollo Fuhriman met with small businesses
operating on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon. While these businesses are!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy’s Environmental Law Team Travels to ABA Conference
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Last month Advocacy’s team of
environmental law attorneys traveled to Boston to participate in the fall
American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
conference.
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Clean Energy Policies Discussed in D.C. During National Clean Energy Week
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Towards the end of September policy
makers in the energy industry from around the country gather in Washington,
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The Void: How the Wayfair Decision Is Affecting Small Business in New Hampshire
By Keegan Shepardson, Region 1 Advocate
Last month, I had the pleasure of attending
a Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee field hearing co-hosted by Senators
Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire. The hearing!-->!-->!-->…