Region 1

By Keegan Shepardson, Region 1 Advocate Last month, I had the pleasure of attending a Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee field hearing co-hosted by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire. The hearing…

By Joe Knilans, National Rural Affairs Advocate Advocacy held a regulatory reform roundtable in Vermont in July. One issue that came up at the roundtable in Burlington, was the lack of OSHA regulations. Before you fall off your…

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel While driving through Vermont, visitors may notice hundreds of maple syrup farms lining the rural highways. Maple syrup is a large industry in the Northeast and Canada. While hosting a…

By Tom Rossomando, National Manufacturing and Technology Advocate Advocacy recently visited New Hampshire to hold a regional regulatory roundtable. The hospitality industry was well represented. One resort owner had concerns regarding…

By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel A common topic at many of the SBA Office of Advocacy’s Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables has been labor force concerns and the current difficulty of small businesses to attract and retain…

By Claudia Rodgers, Senior Counsel Minimum wage, overtime, worker visas, health care reporting, fish sound monitoring, lobster fishing restrictions and more were brought up by small businesses who attended the Office of Advocacy’s…