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 is Congress’s last week in [...]
Entries from September 2010
Capitol Hill Connection for the Week of September 27
September 28th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Tags: Regulatory Policy · State and Regional
Hispanic-Owned Businesses Outpaced Overall Business Growth over 10-Year Period
September 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments
The number of Hispanic-Owned Businesses grew 88 percent during the 10-year period from 1997 to 2007. Their growth rate was almost 3 times the national level (30 percent) for the period. Detailed information about Hispanic-owned business was recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau and can be found in the 2007 Survey of Business Owners [...]
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RFA@30: Regulations, Cupcakes, Sunlight, and Looking Before You Leap
September 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments
“It takes a special breed to get up and get excited about celebrating the 30th anniversary of a law requiring regulatory fairness!” said Deputy Administrator Marie Johns at the start of Advocacy’s celebration of the 30th anniversary of President Carter’s signing of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Chief Counsel for Advocacy Winslow Sargeant kicked off the day’s [...]
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Capitol Hill Connection for the Week of September 21
September 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
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, September 21
10:00 a.m. Full Committee [...]
Tags: Regulatory Policy · State and Regional
Capitol Hill Connection for the Week of September 14
September 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments
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 House and Senate are back [...]
Tags: Regulatory Policy · State and Regional
Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Holds First Meeting
September 7th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Chief Counsel for Advocacy Winslow Sargeant attended the inaugural meeting of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday. The council is made up of 26 national leaders in business, technology, and academia, and it is co-chaired by AOL founder Steve Case, University of Michigan President Mary [...]