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…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable, Dec 12, 2017
TO: Interested Persons
FROM: Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
SUBJECT: Teleconference to discuss Fish and Wildlife Service’s Request for Comments on Mitigation Policy
The U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of…
In Response to Advocacy’s Recommendation, EPA Declines to Impose Duplicative and Expensive Financial…
By Kevin Bromberg, Assistant Chief Counsel
On December 1, in a victory for small businesses, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Agency will not issue final regulations for financial responsibility requirements for…
Site Visit: Order Up! Advocacy Visits the Red Arrow Diner to Discuss its Regulatory Challenges
By Linwood Rayford, Assistant Chief Counsel
On November 28, Advocacy’s regulatory team visited the famous Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, New Hampshire, to see its operation and hear its regulatory concerns.
Red Arrow Diner was first…
Site Visit: Advocacy Discusses Regulatory Challenges Facing Fishermen during Visit with the…
By Linwood Rayford, Assistant Chief Counsel
On Nov. 29th, Advocacy’s regulatory team visited with the Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership in Gloucester, Mass., to discuss the regulatory challenges facing the industry. The industry is…