Site Visit: Museum Brings Offshore Oil Industry Concerns Ashore
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
On March 20, Assistant Chief Counsels Bruce Lundegren and Prianka Sharma, and Regulatory Economist Michael McManus visited Galveston, Texas to learn about the offshore oil industry. Lundegren,…
Site Visit: Advocacy Staff Learns About Role of NAFTA during Visit with Owners of Concord Supply
By Lindsay Abate, Regulatory Economist
On March 19, the Office of Advocacy staff visited Concord Supply, Inc., a small manufacturing firm based in San Antonio, Texas. Owners Carolina and Victor Quinones, who founded the company in 1991…
Site Visit: Architectural Salvage Warehouse Preserves the History of Detroit
By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel
Detroit is a city that is in a rebuilding process since its economic downturn, and one non-profit there is doing its part to reclaim its city’s historical past. Advocacy visited the headquarters of…
Advocacy submits DOL and DHS comments re: small business feedback to approve increases in worker…
April 17, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy submits the following comments to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to inform the agencies of small business…
Site Visit: RBV Contracting Digs Detroit
By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel
Advocacy visited the headquarters of RBV Contracting, a construction company that is rebuilding Detroit, Michigan one building at a time. Advocacy is hosting Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables…
Site Visit: Houston has a Regulatory Problem that Advocacy Aims to Solve
By David Rostker, Assistant Chief Counsel
International trade and the oil industry are the lifeblood of the Houston economy, and as the major oil companies expand domestic and international operations, small businesses in Houston grow…
April 2018 Small Business Advocate
Texas and Atlanta Roundtable Recap; California Roundtable Announcement; New Research: Small Business Profiles by State
SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting, March 30, 2018
TO: Interested Persons
FROM: Kevin Bromberg, Assistant Chief Counsel
David Rostker, Assistant Chief Counsel
Tabby Waqar, Assistant Chief Counsel
SUBJECT: Next SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting
The next U.S. Small Business…
One Year of Equity Crowdfunding
Lindsay M. Abate, Regulatory Economist, March 29, 2018
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Past Event Announcement: Please Join Us in Atlanta for a Regulatory Reform Roundtable and NAFTA…
Advocacy is hosting small business roundtables in order to hear firsthand from small businesses facing regulatory burdens. Come tell us which federal agency regulations should be considered for reform or elimination. Let us know which…