Site Visit: Advocacy Visits Small Landscaping Company in Tampa Bay Area
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel
The Office of Advocacy recently visited Ameriscape Landscape Services in Florida’s Tampa Bay area following Advocacy’s Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable. Advocacy was hosted by…
Advocacy Comments on Request for Information Regarding CFPB Rulemaking Processes
June 7, 2018
The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submits these comments on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (the Bureau) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes.…
Site Visit: Planting Skilled Labor Troublesome for Family Farm
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
On June 6, Assistant Chief Counsels Prianka Sharma and Jamie Belcore and Rural Advocate Joseph Knilans visited Yarborough Ranches in Seminole County, Fla., where they participated in a small…
Site Visit: Ale in a Day’s Work
By Nick Ivory, Regional Legislative and Regulatory Manager
During Advocacy’s trip to Florida, we stopped by 81Bay Brewing Co. to learn about regulatory issues affecting small brewing companies. Founded just recently in 2016, the company…
June 2018 Small Business Advocate
Florida Roundtable Announcement; California Roundtable Recap; New Research: "Why Do Businesses Close" Fact Sheet
Site Visit: Citizens Bank of Florida Believes Others Have Competitive Advantage
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
The Office of Advocacy visited Citizens Bank of Florida in Orlando on June 6th to listen to the concerns of community bank leaders about federal regulation of small institutions in the financial services…
Federal Regulations Discussion has Small Business Jumping off the Rails
By Thomas Rossomando, National Advocate for Manufacturing and Technology
The Office of Advocacy recently attended a Regulatory Roundtable in Jacksonville, Fla. Thanks to the hard work of Bruce LeVell, the Regional Advocate for Region 4,…
Site Visit: Small Business Hatches Ideas to Ease Its Industry’s Regulatory Burdens
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
On June 8, Assistant Chief Counsel Prianka Sharma and Regional Advocate Apollo Fuhriman traveled to Cedar Key, Florida, to hear from the aquaculture industry. After touring a hatchery, and going…
Tampa Recycler Turns Old Electronics Into Precious Materials
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistance Chief Counsel
In 2012, Greg and Dellinda Rabinowitz had an idea— take old electronic materials and recycle them to recover their precious metals, like gold, silver, platinum, and copper. It was an ambitious…
Site Visit: Central Florida Small Business Owner Chomps Down on Excessive EPA Rules
By Nick Ivory, Regional Legislative and Regulatory Manager
Black Hammock Adventures, a Central Florida attraction located just outside of Orlando, FL on the waterfront of Lake Jesup, is a neat little operation that provides airboat rides,…