The December Small Business Advocate

U.S. Small Business Administration
Office of Advocacy

--The Advocate--

Release Date: December 2010

Volume 29, number 8
Internet Address:    http://www.sba.gov/advo/dec10.pdf

The Small Business Advocate is a periodic newsletter that details economic developments and regulatory trends related to small business as well as the latest initiatives of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy.

In This Issue

    Broadband Survey Published, 1
    Jobs Act Codifies RFA Measures, Gives Budget Independence, 2
    Chief Counsel Calls for Repeal of 1099 Requirement, 8
    New Advocacy Staff, 7

Message from the Chief Counsel

    Where Will the Jobs Come From?  3

Regulatory News

    FCC Broadband Comments, 2
    ABA Conference, 4
    H-2B Program Changes, 6
    Three SBREFA Panels at EPA, 6
    Design of Small Business Review Panels at CFPB, 4
    Changes to OSHA’s On-Site Consultation Program, 5

Regional News

    Ngozi Bell Named Region III Advocate, 7
  
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For more information about the Office of Advocacy, please visit our website at http://www.sba.gov/advo/ or telephone 202-205-6532.

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