Small Broadband Providers Given Flexibility to Adopt Broadband Consumer Labels
by Assistant Chief Counsel, Jamie Saloom
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced compliance deadlines for broadband providers to provide consumers with a new Broadband Consumer Label when they are shopping for…
Facts About Small Business: Native American-Owned Businesses
Advocacy has released its newest infographic spotlighting Native American-owned businesses. Native Americans own 341,064 businesses and employ over 215,000 Americans. Advocacy's infographic uses the most recent Census Bureau data to show…
Spotlighting Entrepreneurship Month
Entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of America, and innovators and risk-takers are integral parts of the American dream. For centuries, entrepreneurs have used education, skill, and creativity to generate new and different job opportunities.…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Significantly Expand Air Emissions Reporting Requirement
On August 9, 2023, the EPA proposed a significant revision to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirement (AERR). The revision would expand the number of small entities subject to the AERR and increase the amount of information that would need…
November FCC Roundtable Roundup
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) regularly hosts roundtable discussions with small business stakeholders to understand the experiences, challenges, and recommendations of small businesses and identify alternative approaches for policy…
2023 Small Business Profiles for the States, Territories, and Nation
Advocacy’s annual State Profiles gather the latest federal small business economic data into state-by-state snapshots of small business economic activity.
The 2023 State Profiles uses the latest business dynamics data to highlight…
Advocacy Files Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Worker Walkaround Rule
On November 13, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on their proposed Worker Walkaround Representative Designation…
Advocacy Requests Extension of Comment Period for CFPB’s Personal Data Rights NPRM
The Office of Advocacy submitted a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requesting an extension of the comment period for the proposed rule on Personal Financial Data Rights. The proposed rulemaking would implement section…
Advocacy Recommends that the Labor Department Complete New Small Business Analysis for Overtime…
On November 7, 2023, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments on the United States Department of Labor’s proposed rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and…
Spotlighting Veterans Day
Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day in the U.S., was established to honor the Veterans who faced the atrocities of World War I. The armistice, a formal agreement by warring parties to stop fighting, ended World War I on November…