Need Health Care? Try Craig’s List
By Christine Myers, Region 2 Advocate
Recently, more than 30 health services professionals from all over the state of New Jersey gathered to share their experiences, their stories and their frustration with government…
Site Visit: Plant Spins Regulatory Concerns Round and Round with Advocacy
By Zvi Rosen, Assistant Chief Counsel
On March 22, Michael McManus, Zvi Rosen, and Rosalyn Steward from the Office of Advocacy visited Gold Rush Vinyl, a brand-new pressing plant for vinyl records in Austin, Texas. The visit was…
Site Visit: Family Business Puts the Pedal to the Metal on Reducing Regulations
By Nick Ivory, Regional Legislative and Regulatory Manager
A fourth-generation, family-owned business proves that car manufacturing in the greater Detroit area is not entirely running on empty.
Advocacy staff visited E&E…
Site Visit: Advocacy takes a Bite out of Snack Company’s Regulatory Concerns
By Jason Doré, Assistant Chief Counsel for External Affairs/Director of the Office of Information
At the young age of 10, future entrepreneur Trina Davidian started her working life as a babysitter and delivering newspapers. By the time…
Small Business Financial Issues Roundtable, May 10, 2018
The SBA Office of Advocacy will host a Small Business Roundtable on May 10, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes and the CFPB’s…
Site Visit: Advocacy Learns about Walnut Grower and Processor in California
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel
While California’s fertile San Joaquin Valley might be more famous for its production of almonds and other commodities, the area also produces over one billion dollars of walnuts each year. For…
SBA Loans Give Entrepreneurs a Hand Up
By Nick Ivory, Regional Legislative and Regulatory Manager
While in California, Advocacy visited Ross Roberts Truck Repair, Inc., a small diesel engine repair service in Stockton, Calif. The owner, Juan Vega, bought the business in 2011…
Don’t Bilk the Cow: Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Concerned with NAFTA Re-Negotiations
By Joe Knilans, Rural Affairs Advocate
President Donald J. Trump made modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a priority of his administration. As a result, the Office of Advocacy is conducting NAFTA…
Site Visit: Southern California Small Business Owners are Hot about Senseless Regulations
By: Nick Ivory, Director of Regional Affairs
While touring the state of California as part of its regulatory reform outreach efforts, Advocacy stopped by Seek Thermal, a small company headquartered in Santa Barbara, California that…