Advocacy Announces New Funding Opportunities for Small Business Research
The Office of Advocacy is pleased to announce new funding opportunities for small business research. The Office of Advocacy periodically funds economic research on small business issues, and is currently seeking research proposals in six!-->…
June 2019 Small Business Advocate
Vol. 38, No. 5
The Office of Advocacy has released the June 2019 edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 38, No. 5. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Louisiana Legislature Passes Small Business Protection Act
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
I
am pleased to report that progress is being made in my home state of Louisiana
to protect small businesses from burdensome regulations imposed by state
government agencies. The Louisiana State!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Staff Pitches in at Local Food Bank
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief
Counsel
The Office of Advocacy has hosted
numerous Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables across the country to hear
directly from small businesses and other small entities about which federal!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Publishes Supplemental Comment Letter on the USDA’s Proposed Rule Providing…
On May 28, 2019, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) filed comments on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) proposed rule. Advocacy noted that the transparency of the rule would be greatly!-->…
SBA Office of Advocacy DOE Modifications to Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process Teleconference,…
The U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy will be hosting a teleconference to discuss the Department of Energy’s proposed rule on modifications to the interim waiver process for test-procedures at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday,!-->…
SBA Office of Advocacy – Roundtable on Financial Issues – June 26, 2019
The SBA Office of Advocacy will host a Small Business Roundtable on June 26, 2019 from 2:00p.m. until 4:00p.m. on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s proposed rule on Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F) and the Federal Trade!-->…
SBA Advocacy International Trade Outreach Meeting, June 26, 2019
The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration, is holding an international trade outreach meeting in Glendale, CA on June 26 to hear from small businesses about their views on trade agreements!-->…
SBA Advocacy International Trade Outreach Meeting, June 25, 2019
The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration, is holding an international trade outreach meeting in Los Angeles, CA on June 25 to hear from small businesses about their views on trade!-->…
Letter to USDA: Advocacy Suggests Improvements to the Proposed Rule on Providing Regulatory…
On April 5, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published a proposed rule titled: Providing Regulatory Flexibility for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program!-->…