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Labor Shortages Have Small Businesses Singing the Blues at Memphis Roundtable
By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel
Memphis is known as the Home
of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll, where you can visit Elvis
Presley’s Graceland estate and listen to late night jam sessions on Beale
Street. …
Pharmacy and Other Small Business Issues Dominate Mississippi Roundtable
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief
Counsel
One issue stood out above others at
Advocacy’s recent Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Jackson, Miss.: the concern
of small, independent pharmacy owners about the Center for Medicare and…
“I Can’t Keep the Lights on With the Costs of These Rules!” Small Businesses in Arkansas, Tennessee,…
During the week of June
3, 2019, the Office of Advocacy held three Regional Regulatory Reform
Roundtables to hear federal regulatory concerns directly from small businesses
in Jonesboro, Ark.; Memphis, Tenn.; and Jackson, Miss. These…
Advocacy Holds Small Business Forum in Cobb County, Georgia
By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate
The month of May has been very encouraging for me as a Regional Advocate, as I’ve seen business leaders make the best out of their success by mentoring rising leaders. On May 7, 2019, I met with…
Oysters and Overtime: Advocacy Visits Mobile, Alabama, to Hear About the New Labor Department…
By Daniel Brown, Regulatory Economist
Parked outside the
Mobile Chamber of Commerce where the Office of Advocacy hosted a roundtable on
the DOL’s Overtime Rule, there was a van for the local Fox 10 News. At first
glance, it may have…
Small Businesses in Tampa Bay Had a Lot to Say About WOTUS
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Sunny skies, cruise ships, and jurisdictional wetlands. These were themes that emerged at Advocacy’s National Waters of the United States roundtable in Tampa, Fla. In a room filled with…
Advocacy Holds Small Business Forum in Atlanta, GA
By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate
It was a great start to the month of October as I brought business leaders together at Grub Burger in Atlanta, Georgia. Grub Burger’s owner hosted the small business forum on October 6, 2018. Grub…
Meeting with Small Business Owners and Business Groups in Mississippi
By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate
As the Region 4 Advocate for the SBA Office of Advocacy, it was a pleasure to have some students from the University of Southern Mississippi come and listen to the discussion. Dr. Faye Gilbert, The…
Advocacy has a Listening Ear for Small Business Owners in Mississippi
By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate
On August 8, 2018, I went on a small business listening tour to Gulfport and Biloxi and met with several small business owners.
In Gulfport, I heard firsthand the stories of how small business owners…