The Small Business Watchdog

To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), President Barack Obama announced Monday the publication of the final rule  that amends the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) regulation implementing Title III of the ADA.  These regulations set standards for making buildings accessible for people with disabilities and applies to private entities such [...]

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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.
Tuesday, July 27
10:00 a.m.       Full Committee [...]

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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.
President Obama will sign the financial [...]

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The U.S. Census Bureau has released preliminary firm-level data from the 2007 Survey of Business Owners.  Preliminary estimates of business ownership by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status are available now on the Census website; see http://www.census.gov/econ/sbo/.  It shows that there were 27.1 million firms in 2007, generating $29.2 trillion in revenue.  A summary of [...]

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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.
The focus on the Hill for [...]

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Are you exporting or thinking of exporting but facing some hurdles? Do you have an idea that would help us help you? The export assistance programs of 20 federal government agencies, represented by the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), want to know how to serve you better!
The government, including the Small Business Administration, has set [...]

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