A strong dollar (making imports cheaper and exporting more difficult) appears to have little effect on the survival rate of small retailers, according to a study, Effects of International Competition on Small Wholesale and Retail Trade Firms, released by Advocacy.
Full Report
Research Summary
Press Release
On April 27, 2009, Advocacy filed a comment letter with the Consumer Product Safety Commission concerning a notice of inquiry published in the Federal Register on tracking labels for children’s products under section 103 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
April 27, 2009 Letter
Fact Sheet
On April 24, 2009, Advocacy filed a comment letter with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Regulations Under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).
April 24, 2009 Letter
Fact Sheet
On April 23, 2009, Acting Chief Counsel for Advocacy Shawne Carter McGibbon testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity regarding Advocacy Findings on Veteran Business Demographics.
April 23, 2009 Testimony
Executive Summary
On April 17, 2009, Advocacy wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator endorsing an industry letter representing over ten thousand small business facilities, and asking EPA to take expeditious action to implement the noncontroversial portions of the December 2008 Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) reforms.
April 17, 2009 Letter
Fact Sheet
A complete chronology of Advocacy’s SPCC activities
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