Letter to FCC Regarding Regulatory Reform Priorities
August 1, 2018
On July 30, 2018, Jamie Saloom, Assistant Chief Counsel for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy), Charles Maresca, Director of Interagency Affairs for Advocacy, and Jordan Arnold, Economic…
Advocacy Attends Credit and Collection Conference in Nashville
By Jennifer Smith, Assistant Chief Counsel
ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, is the comprehensive trade association that brings together third-party collection agencies, law firms, asset buying…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable, July 27, 2018
Friday, July 27, 2018, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Dear Small Business Representatives:
We have scheduled the next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, July 27, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.
We are…
Past Event Announcement: Please Join Us in Wyoming and Colorado for Regional Regulatory Reform…
Please join us in Wyoming and Colorado as we continue our roundtable road trip across America to hear from you!
Advocacy is hosting small business roundtables in order to hear, firsthand, from small businesses facing regulatory burdens.…
Letter to the FDA: Regulation of Premium Cigars, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
July 25, 2018
On March 26, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking entitled: Regulation of Premium Cigars. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy)…
Site Visit: Great Clips! Entrepreneur Franchisee Provides Career Opportunities for Stylists
By Bruce E. Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel
Jerry Akers has a real passion for his businesses – and for his employees. Jerry’s family-owned business – called Sharpness, Inc. - currently owns fifteen Great Clips hair salon franchises…
Site Visit: Puck Enterprises in Iowa
By Jason Doré, Assistant Chief Counsel for External Affairs/Director of Information
As the son of an Iowan farmer, Ben Puck has strived to build a business that not only provided him with the ability to maintain his family farm, but also…
Site Visit: Small Mechanical Services Company in Council Bluffs, Iowa
By Bruce E. Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel
Staff from the Office of Advocacy visited Rasmussen Mechanical Services in Council Bluffs, Iowa, following Advocacy’s recent Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable in that city. Advocacy was…
All Boxed Up! How Federal Regulations Box Small Businesses
By Joe Knilans, Rural Affairs Advocate
Advocacy visited a small packaging company in Platteville, Wisconsin to hear how federal regulations have an impact on small businesses in Wisconsin. L & M Corrugated Container is a small,…
Site Visit: Tax Reform passed by Congress gives Small Brewery High “Hops”
By Nick Ivory, Regional Director
While visiting the state of Iowa, Advocacy stopped by Lion Bridge Brewing Company, a small husband and wife owned brewery located in the Czech village of New Bohemia’s Historic Main Street District in…