The Small Business Watchdog

With his wife Trish, Gary Walker, Missouri Small Business Person of the Year for 2011, opened a cleaning service. Their company, Magic Touch Cleaning, has thrived using environmentally friendly cleaning products. The company’s clients include banks, medical facilities, eye surgery centers, and car dealerships.
Kelly Terrien, 2011 Small Business Person of the Year for Colorado, went [...]

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In March, Chief Counsel for Advocacy Winslow Sargeant, Senior Advisor Michael Landweber, Region IV Advocate Mark Berson, and Region VI Advocate Caitlin Cain participated in a listening tour to locations in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Photos courtesy Stennis Space Center.

Advocacy staff toured the Mississippi Enterprise for Technology (MSET) Small Business Technology Incubator at the Stennis [...]

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On April 2, the Office of Advocacy sent a letter commending  the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for publishing a final rule that extends by 60 days the date of compliance with certain requirements in the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for accessibility of existing swimming pools and spas.
As stated in Advocacy’s letter, [...]

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On March 27, Chief Counsel Winslow Sargeant, Region III Advocate Ngozi Bell, and Special Assistant Erik Gulbrandsen paid a site visit to a small business pioneer in electronics recycling, E-Structors, in Elkridge, Maryland.
There’s some info on the visit on the E-Structors website:
“While at the facility Dr. Sargeant and 2 other representatives from the SBA sat down [...]

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