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Regulatory Alerts   Advocacy's page to learn about and comment on newly proposed federal rules that may affect small business.
    The July issue of The Small Business Advocate examines the economic recoveries from two previous recessions to pinpoint the likely source of future job growth. The issue also reports on important regulatory and legislative issues.
    The Small Business Advocate

    On June 30, 2009, Advocacy filed a comment letter on a Discussion Paper issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), "Leases: Preliminary Views."
    June 30, 2009 Letter
    Fact Sheet

    On June 23, 2009, Advocacy submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), discussing Advocacy’s concerns with EPA’s proposed rule, Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act.
    June 23, 2009 Letter
    Fact Sheet
    November 28, 2008
    Fact Sheet

    On June 9, 2009, Advocacy submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), discussing Advocacy’s views on EPA’s proposed rule, Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases.
    June 9, 2009 Letter
    Fact Sheet

    The growth of small and microbusiness lending remained positive during the first half of 2008, although the expansion was slower than in the previous year, according to the latest edition of Advocacy’s annual study of lending to small firms. This new report, Small Business and Micro Business Lending in the United States for Data Years 2007-2008, gives a detailed account of small business lending overall, plus state-by-state totals and totals for individual lenders.
    Full Report
    Research Summary
    State-by-State Lending


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