Region 9

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate According to the 2019 Small Business Profile data released by the Office of Advocacy, there are 30.7 million small businesses in the United States that employ 59.9 million people, which makes up 47.3…

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are more than 1.7 million heavy-duty and tractor-trailer truck driving jobs in the United States with a total of 7.4 million Americans in jobs tied to…

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate The increasing interest in how our food is produced and delivered is giving rise to “U-Pick” farms that are becoming a more popular activity for consumers of all ages. This farm-to-table strategy…

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate In the southwest corner of Arizona is Yuma County, the nation’s third largest vegetable producer. There are roughly 230,000 acres of agricultural land with rich soil, almost daily sunshine, and the…

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate While working as an aerospace engineer, Frank DeSomma, a sport shooter, wanted to do something different and apply his creativity to the mechanical design of a firearm without limitations imposed by the…

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate As a district manager for a large corporation, James Bernau was spending a lot of time away from his family in Phoenix, AZ and wanted a change. His dream was to own a business where his creativity and…

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate The city of Compton is one of the oldest cities in Los Angeles County. There are less than ninety-seven thousand residents that make up a relatively young population with an average age of 25 years. …

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate  While in Los Angeles, Advocacy visited the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz).  This organization was created to serve as the State of California’s leader for…