Advocacy Submits Comments to U.S. Census Bureau Annual Business Survey
February 2, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s proposed information collection, “Annual Business Survey (ABS).” Advocacy…
Financing Patterns and Credit Market Experiences: A Comparison by Race and Ethnicity for U.S.…
Alicia Robb, Ph.D., February 2018
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This study examines racial and ethnic differences in financing patterns, access to capital, and credit market experiences among U.S. employer firms.!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable, Jan 19, 2018
Dear Small Business Representatives:
We have scheduled the next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, January 19, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.
Please RSVP by reply email if you plan to attend the…
New Report Helps Explain Differences in Latino Business Ownership and Income
A new report prepared for the Office of Advocacy by Professor Robert Fairlie, “Latino Business Ownership: Contributions and Barriers for U.S. Born and Immigrant Latino Entrepreneurs,” evaluates the differences in Latino self-employment…
January 2018 Small Business Advocate
Manchester, N.H. and Boston Roundtable Recap
FDA – “Wrapped Too Tight”
By Elmo Rinaldi, Region 3 Advocate
It’s noteworthy to point out that most companies in the cigar industry qualify as a small business. With FDA’s greater familiarity with the large cigarette industry, they have had a tendency…
Latino Business Ownership: Contributions and Barriers for U.S.-Born and Immigrant Latino…
Robert W. Fairlie, Ph.D., January 2018
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Large differences in business ownership rates and income exist between minority groups and non-minorities. Those differences have persisted over!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
How Did Bank Lending to Small Business in the United States Fare After the Financial Crisis?
Rebel A. Cole, January 2018
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Since the financial crisis, researchers have examined the health of the small business credit market. Bank credit is the form of credit most commonly used by!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Annual Report of the Office of Economic Research, FY 2017
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The Office of Advocacy’s FY 2017 Annual Report of the Office of Economic Research details the research publications produced, and small business economic research forums held in fiscal year 2017. OER participated in!-->!-->!-->…
Roundtable Teleconference on DOL’s Proposed Rule on Tip Regulations Under the FLSA
Thursday, December 14, 2017, 3p.m.- 4p.m. EST
The Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration invites you to a Small Business Roundtable to discuss the Department of Labor’s Proposed Rule on Tip Regulations. Comments on this…