The Small Business Watchdog

November 24, 2011 
By BRETT DUNLAP: Parkersburg News and Sentinel 
PARKERSBURG – A national small business advocate was in Parkersburg, talking about the importance small businesses have on the nation as well as the areas where they do business
Ngozi Bell, Region III advocate with the Federal Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy in Washington, D.C., was in [...]

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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.
THIS WEEK
After a weeklong recess, the [...]

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On November 22, 2011, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discussing Advocacy’s views on HHS’ National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) Report on Carcinogens (RoC). The comment letter was submitted during a request for public comment on the NTP’s proposed RoC Review process which [...]

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Dr. Winslow L. Sargeant was confirmed as Chief Counsel for Advocacy by the U.S. Senate on Friday, November 18. Dr. Sargeant is the sixth presidentially appointed and Senate-confirmed Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy.
Dr. Sargeant has been serving as chief counsel since August of 2010 under a recess appointment. Under his leadership Advocacy has held [...]

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On November 17 and 18, Advocacy regulatory attorneys participated in the American Bar Association’s Administrative Law Conference held at Georgetown University.  Advocacy’s Assistant Chief Counsel Jennifer Smith moderated a panel discussion on the various regulatory reform legislative initiatives pending before Congress. Advocacy’s Assistant Chief Counsel David Rostker served as moderator on a panel regarding the [...]

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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.
THIS WEEK
The House and Senate are [...]

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New from Advocacy this fall is the contract research report, The Growing Impact of Credit Unions on Small Business Lending, by James Wilcox of the University of California–Berkeley. Wilcox’s research finds that credit unions may have provided some extra business lending in response to reductions by banks, even during the financial crisis.
The author chose to [...]

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WASHINGTON POST – Obama, SBA and Senate take aim at veteran unemployment
By J.D. Harrison
Posted at 04:45 PM ET, 11/08/2011 
A day after the president and U.S. lawmakers took steps to help military veterans find work, federal officials presented a plan to help them create their own jobs — and perhaps some for their fellow Americans, too. 
On [...]

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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.
THIS WEEK
The House is on recess [...]

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WASHINGTON POST — 5 ways to get that federal contract 
The federal government spends more than $500 billion a year in contracts, making it the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world. Small businesses throughout the country can and should take advantage of contracting opportunities, which can be a crucial source of revenue to [...]

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