“Forty Percent of Our Budget Goes to Regulatory Compliance!” Small Businesses...
By Claudia Rodgers, Senior Counsel The Office of Advocacy continued its efforts to hear directly from small businesses regarding federal regulations by hosting additional Regional Regulatory Reform...
View ArticleSite Visit: Regulations are Doggone Burdensome at The Hydrant Club
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel On May 2, 2019, Senior Counsel Claudia Rodgers, and Assistant Chief Counsels Bruce Lundegren and Prianka Sharma visited The Hydrant Club, a dog daycare and...
View ArticleAdvocacy Hosts Spirited Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Phoenix, Arizona
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel The western spirit was on full display as the Office of Advocacy hosted a well-attended Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Phoenix, Ariz., on May 1....
View ArticleWide Range of Issues Discussed at Nevada Roundtable
By Stephanie Fekete, Assistant Chief Counsel for Congressional & Legislative Affairs On May 2, 2019, the Office of Advocacy hosted a Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Summerlin, Nev.,...
View ArticleSmall City with Big Ideas for Small Business
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate Over 400,000 new businesses start up each year in the United States. While facing multiple challenges, there are many support mechanisms available to small businesses...
View ArticleWild Burros Collide With the Ranching and Farming Economy
By Marina DeWit – Region 9 Advocate Hiking in the mountains and rugged terrain is a popular tourist activity in Arizona. When exploring areas around lakes and rivers, the chances of meeting wildlife...
View ArticleHawaii’s General Excise Tax Puts Local Small Business at a Disadvantage
By Marina DeWit – Region 9 Advocate The first things that come to mind when thinking about Hawaii are tropical weather, beautiful beaches, and family vacations. Tourism is Hawaii’s top industry, with...
View ArticleUniversity-Small Business Partnerships: A Growing Trend with Encouraging...
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate With the U.S. unemployment rate at 3.7 percent, the lowest level in the past half century, small businesses are adjusting their employment models in ways that will...
View ArticleLearn to Earn in Biz Town: Nonprofit Teaches Career Skills to Students
By Marina DeWit – Region 9 Advocate There are more than 1.5 million registered non-profit organizations in the United States and in the past ten years, the number grew by 30 percent. A 501(c)(3)...
View ArticleHomeopathy Industry Threatened by New FDA Guidance
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate According to the National Institute of Health, more than 6 million people in the United States use homeopathy to treat specific health conditions, and over 200...
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