The Small Business Watchdog

This week the Office of Advocacy released its 2009 edition of small business profiles. On the website at www.sba.gov/advo/research/profiles, you will find an array of two-page small business economic profiles for the nation, each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. Each is loaded with the most current available data [...]

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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, October 27, 2009
9:30 am          Hearing
Senate [...]

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Advocacy just filed public comments on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) pre-rulemaking notice on Safety Management System (SMS).  This is a really interesting issue because FAA and several other federal agencies are exploring whether they should require businesses to adopt SMS as a regulatory requirement.  In fact, there are various international agreements that may compel [...]

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Last night, Christina Romer, the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, spoke at the National Economists Club’s annual dinner. She was introduced by the Office of Advocacy’s Chief Economist Chad Moutray, who also serves as the president of the club. Dr. Romer spoke about similarities and differences in the economic climate 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.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
9:30 am           Hearing
Senate [...]

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Advocacy recently submitted comments on EPA’s May 2009 proposed rule concerning the Renewable Fuel Standard Program. The rule under consideration would require specified types and amounts of renewable fuels to be blended into the nation’s gasoline and diesel fuel. It would require ever-increasing amounts of renewable fuels such as ethanol and cellulose-based fuel to be [...]

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the smallest public companies extra time to comply with the final portion of Sarbanes-Oxley. The extension will apply to companies with a public float below $75 million.
Such small companies must now begin complying by June 15, 2010, with a provision in the law, known as section 404, requiring them to [...]

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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, October 6, 2009
10:00 am  Hearing
Senate [...]

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