Region 3

SBA Number: 23-02 ADV WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Office of Advocacy in the U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce Ngozi Bell has been named Region 3 Advocate. Representing Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia,…

By Elmo Rinaldi, Region 3 Advocate In December, I had the opportunity to hold my first roundtable in Washington, D.C. Jerry Pierce, President of The Interamerica Group, offered his office and conference room for the meeting. Arriving early…

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…