Local U-Pick Farm, a Sweet Taste of Fresh Citrus
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate
The increasing interest in how our food is produced and delivered is giving rise to “U-Pick” farms that are becoming a more popular activity for consumers of all ages. This farm-to-table strategy…
Motor Technology, Inc. is Keeping Motors Running to Keep Business Running
By Thomas Rossomando, Manufacturing and Technology Advocate
Motor Technology, Inc. (MTI) is a family-owned company that builds, services, and sells industrial motors, controls, gearboxes, and related driving equipment for advanced…
What I Learned This Week in South Louisiana
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
I had the pleasure of meeting with dozens of groups of small business owners in 2018 in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Gathering several businesses in a room and hearing from…
January-February 2019 Small Business Advocate
Advocacy releases three reports: What Small Businesses Are Saying and What Advocacy Is Doing About It: Progress Report on the Office of Advocacy’s Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables, Section 502 Small Business Report on the…
Farming in the Border Town of Yuma, Arizona
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate
In the southwest corner of Arizona is Yuma County, the nation’s third largest vegetable producer. There are roughly 230,000 acres of agricultural land with rich soil, almost daily sunshine, and the…
Advocacy Helps Small Businesses Seek Relief from Federal Regulations
Advocacy has published a report titled What Small Businesses Are Saying and What Advocacy Is Doing About It: Progress Report on the Office of Advocacy’s Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables.
Advocacy Releases Trade Report
In early 2016, Congress passed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA). This law established a new role for the Office of Advocacy: to facilitate greater consideration of small business economic issues during international…
Fact Sheets on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and Complete Text
The negotiations on the NAFTA Modernization resulted in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which was signed on November 30, 2018. USMCA will replace the NAFTA upon its entry into force. Below are the U.S. Trade…
Letter to USCIS: Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-1B Petitions on Behalf…
The Office of Advocacy submits the following comments to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding its proposed rule which creates an early registration process for the H-1B visa…
Advocacy Releases “Small Business GDP, 1998–2014”
This Advocacy research report, "Small Business GDP, 1998-2014," shows that small businesses account for 44 percent of U.S. economic activity. This is a significant contribution, however this overall share has declined gradually.