Site Visit: Advocacy visits Iowa-based Company Focusing on Helping Small Businesses Comply with…
By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel
Advocacy has visited over 20 states hosting Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables to hear directly from small businesses about what federal regulations are burdensome to them. Small business…
Advocacy Visits with Small Businesses in Omaha, Nebraska
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
On July 16, 2018 Advocacy staff attended a small roundtable with members of the agriculture industry in Omaha, Nebraska. Members of many major sectors of agriculture including grain and seed,…
El Paso Small Businesses Call for Simplicity and Fairness From Government
By: Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
“Tax laws across the U.S. unfairly favor large online retailers over small businesses.” That’s the view of one of the small business owners who attended the Office of Advocacy’s Small Business Forum…
Trucking Regulations Affect More Than Just Trucking Companies
By: Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
Trucking regulations implemented by the federal government in recent years have had an adverse effect on one suburban Baton Rouge firm, and the company doesn’t even own a fleet of trucks.
“The…
July 2018 Small Business Advocate
Iowa Roundtable Announcement; Florida Roundtable Recap; Advocacy Announces New Research Solicitations
Advocacy Files Comments Regarding USDA’s Proposed National Bioengineered Food Disclosure…
June 29, 2018
On May 4, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a proposed rule titled: National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. While the U.S. Small Business Administration’s…
In Alaska, “You can’t do that” is not in their vocabulary
Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate
While meeting with businesses in Fairbanks, Alaska, it was clear that the entrepreneurial spirit of finding creative solutions is built into the DNA of Alaskans; but sometimes, regulations from DC are…
Advocacy Attorney Attends Trademark Association Annual Meeting
By Zvi Rosen, Assistant Chief Counsel
The International Trademark Association is one of the oldest and largest organizations of intellectual property professionals in the world and their annual meeting in Seattle – their 140th – brought…
USDA Roundtable Discussion Thursday, June 14, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy will be hosting a teleconference to discuss the following topic at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2018. Teleconference participation details will be provided upon receipt of RSVP.…
Site Visit: B3 Medical – Federal regulations give health clinic a headache
By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate
While many federal regulations start out with the best intentions, every additional layer creates not only additional work but frequently contradictory requirements. Where larger businesses have the…