The Small Business Watchdog

It was great to have an opportunity to participate in the 2010 National Small Business Week events here in Washington, DC, this week. My role was to coordinate on-site interviews with the event’s videographer, so I was lucky enough to get a bird’s-eye view of some of the exceptional award winners and sponsors of this [...]

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Both the Department of Labor and Department of State have recently released rules which may have an impact on small business.
The first from the Department of Labor requires federal contractors to post notices on federal labor laws. The Notification of Employee Rights under Federal Labor Laws implements Executive Order 13496, signed by President Barack Obama [...]

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 If you’ve bought a home, condo, or any type of real estate, you’ve encountered  those magic words describing the desirability of a piece of property: “Location, location, location.” Simply put, location matters.
 The importance and impact of location on economic development and business growth was recently brought into focus in a new study from the Office [...]

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For more than 45 years, the annual celebration of our dynamic small business sector, National Small Business Week, has given our nation a great opportunity to celebrate the powerful energy, passion, and strength of America’s entrepreneurial spirit. National Small Business Week 2010 takes place May 23 through May 25, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and [...]

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 Many small businesses think they aren’t large enough to compete in the world marketplace. In fact, 97 percent of all exporters are small businesses. To grow your business, you need to think outside the box and outside the borders.

Today, nearly 96 percent of the world’s population lives outside the U.S. Two-thirds of the world’s purchasing [...]

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Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community.  For further information on the hearings in question please contact the relevant congressional committee.
HEARING AND MARKUP SCHEDULE
Tuesday, May 11
10:00 [...]

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When I look up at the night sky, I marvel that the starlight I’m seeing is actually thousands, millions, or even billions of years old. Similarly (in a small way), the news we get down here on Earth usually reflects what happened in the immediate to more distant past.
Over the past several months, as I’ve [...]

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Each week while Congress is in session the Office of Advocacy will post a highlights schedule of congressional hearings and committee markups that we think will be of interest to stakeholders in the small business community.  Webcasts of hearings are available on the committee websites.  For further information on the hearings in question please contact [...]

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