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…
Regulatory Reform at the FCC Means More Innovation
By Jamie Belcore Saloom, Assistant Chief Counsel
This Thursday, March 22, the Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote on a regulatory reform measure that will free up what some analysts estimate will be over 1 billion…
Site Visit: Let the Beer Flow: A Milwaukeean Brewer’s Story of Domestic and International Growth
By Rosalyn Steward, Assistant Chief Counsel
On March 16, Advocacy visited Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee, Wis. Lakefront was started by brothers Jim and Russ Klisch in 1987, with the assistance of SBA loans. What is now a Milwaukee…
Site Visit: Michigan Company Shapes Constructive Criticism for NAFTA Revision
By Zvi Rosen, Assistant Chief Counsel
On March 13, the Office of Advocacy had the opportunity to tour the facility operated by Vicount Industries in Farmington Hills, Mich. Vicount is in the business of designing and developing metal…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable, March 16, 2018
Dear Small Business Representatives:
We have scheduled the next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, March 16, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. We are currently in the process of developing the agenda for…
Advocacy Submits Comments on Proposed Changes to Road-based Commercial Tour Requirements and Fees
March 12, 2018
On October 24, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service (NPS) announced an open comment period on a proposal to change commercial use authorization (CUA) requirements and fees. The proposed fee…
Advocacy Files Comments on 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft…
March 9, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) applauds the United States Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)’s efforts to expand the area of the outer continental…
The SBA Office of Advocacy – Declassified
By Les Davies, Region 5 Advocate
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon says it often – the SBA is the best kept secret in the U.S. government. In my travels throughout my region, I have learned that if the SBA is the best kept secret, then the…