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…
2020 Small Business Profiles For The States And Territories
Advocacy’s Small Business Profiles are an annual portrait of each state’s small businesses. Included in each are snapshots into each state’s small business health and economic activity. Some economic data is also supplied for U.S.…
Starting is the Hardest Part
By Brian Headd, Economist
The Kauffman Foundation is a Kansas City-based organization whose
work supports entrepreneurship, education and inclusion, in general. Like the Office of Advocacy, the foundation conducts
research,…
Regulatory Burden Reduced for Small Businesses in FY 2019
The Office of Advocacy’s efforts at monitoring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) resulted in changes to 10 specific rules that reduced the regulatory burden for small business. These changes led to $773…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable – May 22, 2020
Friday, May 22, 2020, 10:00
a.m. - 12:00 noon
Via Skype Webinar
We have scheduled the next Small Business
Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, May 22, 2020 from
10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The meeting will be held…
SBA Final Rule: Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business…
This final rule will be effective on July 15, 2020.
The Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) amends its regulations to implement a statutory requirement to certify Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (WOSBs) and…
IRS Treatment of PPP Loan Proceeds Imposes Unexpected Costs
By Charles Jeane, Assistant Chief Counsel
On April 30, the IRS released Notice 2020-32, which
provides guidance on the deductibility of otherwise deductible expenses
incurred in a trade or business if a taxpayer received a loan through…
Research From Advocacy: Bank Lending to Rural vs Urban Firms in the United States, 2007-2016
The diversity of small businesses across the United States means their funding needs differ from place to place. Access to bank credit is important for all small businesses, whether located in rural or urban areas. Using FDIC data, this…
DOL Requests Online Feedback on Opening America’s Workplaces
The
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) invites small business and workers to
participate in the DOL’s “Opening America’s Workplaces Again National Online
Dialogue.” Through this dialogue, the public can
play a key role in helping to reopen…
Early Reports Show Deep and Immediate Effects of COVID-19 on Small Business
By
Elisabeth Newcomb, Regulatory Economist
The
economic effects of COVID-19 have been historic, though effects on small
businesses are yet to be reflected in traditional public small business data
sources. Small business economic data…