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.
Letter to SBA: Advocacy Submits Comments on Proposed Rulemaking on Express Loan Programs;…
The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submits these comments on the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) proposed rulemaking on Express Loan Programs; Affiliation Standards. Advocacy is concerned that!-->…
Great Year for Advocacy in Region 6
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
The Office of Advocacy traveled extensively throughout Region 6 in 2018, listening to the regulatory concerns of small businesses in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. We were honored…
Small Business Facts: Spotlight on Veteran-Owned Employer Businesses
In December 2018, the Office of Advocacy published a fact sheet titled “Small Business Facts: Spotlight on Veteran-Owned Employer Businesses,” written by Nora Esposito, Economic Research Fellow. The fact sheet provides general information…
November 2018 Small Business Advocate
Advocacy Needs Small Biz Trade Output; Letters to Federal Agencies in Response to Feedback from Small Businesses