Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business, 2020
Advocacy’s most requested publication, Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business, gathers the most up-to-date statistics about American small businesses in one place. Updated annually, the FAQ is a convenient place to find facts!-->…
Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
Updated November 25, 2020, 11:00am ET
The Office of Advocacy will share small business resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic as we receive them.
Department of Commerce
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2020 Small Business Profiles For The States And Territories
Advocacy’s Small Business Profiles are an annual portrait of each state’s small businesses. Included in each are snapshots into each state’s small business health and economic activity. Some economic data is also supplied for U.S.!-->…
December Economic Bulletin
The Office of Advocacy’s Small Business Economic Bulletin for December examines how small businesses have been faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall self-employment levels have been relatively steady, but income changes from small!-->…
SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting – December 4, 2020
***SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting***
FRIDAY, December 4, 10 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Via Microsoft Teams Meeting
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Highlighting America’s Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
By Karen Villatoro, Regulatory Economist
November is National Veterans and Military Families Month, making it the perfect time to spotlight veteran-owned small businesses. According to the 2018 Annual Business Survey (ABS), veteran!-->!-->!-->…
Health and Human Services Seeks Public Input on Regulations that may Inhibit Economic Recovery…
Under an Executive Order that directs federal agencies to address the economic emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic by rescinding, modifying, waiving, or providing exemptions from regulations and other requirements that may inhibit!-->…
November Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 10. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Advocacy Submits Comment Letter to Army Corps on Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits
On November 16, 2020, The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) of the U.S. Small Business Administration submitted a comment letter in response to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed rule titled: Proposal to Reissue and Modify Nationwide!-->…
Small Business Virtual Tax Roundtable – December 4, 2020
SBA Office of Advocacy Small Business Virtual Tax Roundtable
Friday, December 4, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Via Microsoft Teams
Please RSVP to charles.jeane@sba.gov. A meeting link will be provided then.
Agenda*
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TTB Requests Comments on Proposed Information Collections
On November 3, 2020, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 81), requesting comments on information collections (forms, recordkeeping and labeling requirements,!-->…
Contributions of Small Business Indirect Exports to U.S. International Trade
When using traditional measurements, small business exports represent about one third of total U.S. export value. However, these measures fail to take into account the value small businesses add to exports sold by large businesses. Using a!-->…
Advocacy Submits Comment Letter to Recommend that DOL Delay Implementation of IFR Increasing Wages…
On November 9, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy submitted public comments to the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration on its Interim Final Rule (IFR), which immediately increases the!-->…