Site Visit: Advocacy Meets with Mulching Manufacturer
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
On Aug. 1, Advocacy staff traveled to Lebanon, Ohio to visit FECON Inc., a small manufacturer of foresting equipment. While at the facility, Advocacy staff held a small roundtable with…
Site Visit: BB Riverboats Owner Steamed about Federal Regulations
By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel
"A boat is not a building," said Captain Alan Bernstein, the owner of BB Riverboats, as he gave staff members of Advocacy a tour of various sizes of riverboats at his Kentucky small business,…
Site visit: Cool Beans: Advocacy Visits Small Coffee Roaster in Northeast Ohio
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel
As part of its regional regulatory reform outreach effort to small business, the Office of Advocacy has been conducting site visits to local small businesses in order to hear directly from…
Site Visit: Farm Owner Jockeys for Regulatory Relief
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Rolling green meadows, clear blue skies, and the sound of horse hoofs galloping, greeted Advocacy as they toured Salters Alliance Farms on July 31. After a busy morning attending a small…
Women-Owned Business Spotlight
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Advocacy launched its infographic to spotlight our recent issue brief “Women’s Business Ownership: Data from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners” by Michael J. McManus, Regulatory Economist. Click here to view the infographic.
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Advocacy Visits Product Safety Testing Labs
By Rebecca Krafft, Senior Editor
On July 6, Office of Advocacy staff members visited the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) National Product Testing and Evaluation Center in Rockville, Md.
SBA Advocacy Environmental Roundtable Meeting, Aug 4, 2017
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…
SBA Advocacy Financial Issues Roundtable, Aug 4, 2017
The SBA Office of Advocacy will host a Small Business Roundtable on August 4, 2017 from 10:00 A.M until 12 noon on Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Section 1071 amends the…
Louisiana Towing Vessel Operator Unhappy with New Coast Guard Regulations
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel
While he was not able to attend the Office of Advocacy’s recent regional regulatory roundtables in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Dale Martin of Dale Martin Offshore – a Louisiana…
The Role of Microbusiness Employers in the Economy
Brian Headd, August 2017
The Role of Microbusiness Employers in the EconomyDownload