Meeting with Small Business Owners and Business Groups in Mississippi
By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate
As the Region 4 Advocate for the SBA Office of Advocacy, it was a pleasure to have some students from the University of Southern Mississippi come and listen to the discussion. Dr. Faye Gilbert, The…
The Twins Want to Know – Who Regulates the Regulators?
By Les Davies, Region 5 Advocate
What do you learn when you visit the thirteenth largest economy in the country and the second largest in the Midwest behind Chicago? When the area you visit is the second largest manufacturer of medical…
Site Visit: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
On August 9, 2018 Assistant Chief Counsels Jamie Belcore, Bruce Lundegren, and Prianka Sharma met with rangers from the National Park Service (NPS) at the Florissant Fossil Beds National…
Advocacy has a Listening Ear for Small Business Owners in Mississippi
By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate
On August 8, 2018, I went on a small business listening tour to Gulfport and Biloxi and met with several small business owners.
In Gulfport, I heard firsthand the stories of how small business owners…
Site Visit: Bristol Brewing Co. in Colorado
By Jason Doré, Assistant Chief Counsel for External Affairs and Director of Information
The history of brewing in Colorado is a long one. Coors Brewing Company was founded there in Golden, Co in 1873. Many refer to Colorado as “the Napa…
Site Visit: Elk Mountain Ranch in Colorado
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
On August 8, 2018 Assistant Chief Counsels Jamie Belcore and Prianka Sharma traveled to Elk Mountain Ranch outside Buena Vista, Colorado. A quaint and remote ranch, with little to no cell phone…
Site Visit: Rocky Mountain Adventure in Colorado
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
On a warm and sunny Tuesday afternoon in August, Assistant Chief Counsels Jamie Belcore and Prianka Sharma traveled to the scenic Poudre Canyon, CO to meet with Ryan Barwick, owner of Rocky…
Site Visit: Mammoth Networks
By Jamie Saloom, Assistant Chief Counsel
As the attorney in Advocacy who is tasked with overseeing regulations issued by the FCC, I work closely with small telecommunications and broadband providers to identify issues that make…
Site Visit: Environmental and Engineering Firm in Laramie, WY
By Jason Doré, Assistant Chief Counsel for External Affairs and Director of Information
Following the Office of Advocacy’s Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Casper, Wyoming, the Advocacy team headed south to visit…
Small healthcare provider in Louisiana wants to focus on helping patients
By: Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
The Office of Advocacy recently conducted two small business forums in Lake Charles, Louisiana to find out what regulatory burdens smaller firms in the area face on a daily basis.
A company that…