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Advocacy’s International Trade Team Goes to Columbus

Office of Advocacy May 3, 2019

By Les Davies, Region 5 Advocate On October 16, 2018, President Trump notified Congress that he intended to negotiate a United States-Japan trade agreement as well as trade agreements with the European Union and the United Kingdom.…

International Trade

Today’s Manufacturing Brings a Better Tomorrow with Grote Company

Office of Advocacy Apr 17, 2019

By Tom Rossomando, Manufacturing & Technology Advocate Recently, members of the Office of Advocacy visited the Grote Company in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1972 by Jim Grote, it has been a family-owned and operated small business…

International Trade

Export Barriers for U.S. Small Businesses!

Office of Advocacy Apr 17, 2019

By Joseph Knilans, Rural Affairs Advocate What do fireplace firebricks and industrial flooring have in common? Allied Mineral Products. On March 26, the Advocacy team visited Allied Mineral Products in Columbus, Ohio and met with John…

Regional Outreach

Putting on the Brakes at 50 in Ohio

Office of Advocacy Aug 16, 2018

By Les Davies, Region 5 Advocate We’ve all been there – you're driving down that straight highway, and the speed limit seems ridiculously low. You would like to go faster, but you also know the consequences: a speeding ticket from a nice…

Regional Outreach

The Twins Want to Know – Who Regulates the Regulators?

Office of Advocacy Aug 10, 2018

By Les Davies, Region 5 Advocate What do you learn when you visit the thirteenth largest economy in the country and the second largest in the Midwest behind Chicago? When the area you visit is the second largest manufacturer of medical…

Regional Outreach

The SBA Office of Advocacy – Declassified

Office of Advocacy Mar 7, 2018

By Les Davies, Region 5 Advocate SBA Administrator Linda McMahon says it often – the SBA is the best kept secret in the U.S. government. In my travels throughout my region, I have learned that if the SBA is the best kept secret, then the…

Small Business Visits

Site Visit: Advocacy Builds Engagement with Home Developer

Office of Advocacy Aug 18, 2017

By Les Davies, Regional Advocate On August 3rd, the Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables brought representatives from the SBA Advocacy Office to Cleveland, Ohio where staff had the opportunity to visit a Pro Built home…

Small Business Visits

Site Visit: Small Businesses in Oil and Gas Sector Voice Challenges to Regulatory Compliance

Office of Advocacy Aug 18, 2017

By Patrick Delehanty, Acting Director of Economic Research The Office of Advocacy stopped in Cadiz, Ohio on August 2nd for a roundtable for small businesses in the oil and gas sector on its recent visit to Ohio and Kentucky…

Small Business Visits

Site Visit: Advocacy Meets with Mulching Manufacturer

Office of Advocacy Aug 18, 2017

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…

Small Business Visits

Site Visit: BB Riverboats Owner Steamed about Federal Regulations

Office of Advocacy Aug 18, 2017

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,…

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