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Last Update: Thu Oct 12 12:16:53 2006

+ Contracts To Study Small Business Awarded + Nineteen researchers from across the country have been awarded contracts to study small business by the Office of Advocacy of the [...] Their research will deepen the understanding of the role that small business plays in economic growth and development.

+ Small Business Drives The U.S. Economy + Small business continues to drive the United States economy, according to a report, Small Business Profiles for the States and ...

+ Entrepreneurs Will Help Rebuild The Gulf Coast + Small businesses can play a large role in the economic renewal taking place in the Gulf Coast Region, said speakers at a recent [...] released in conjunction with the opening of the New Orleans office of the UEPGC, the first of three in the Gulf Coast Region.

+ Regulatory Flexibility Act Law Review Articles Published + Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) legal scholarship has increased with the publication of new law journal articles authored by two [...] and Michael See appear in the most recent Fordham Urban Law Journal , published by the Fordham University School of Law.

+ Women-owned Firms Increase Nearly 20 Percent + Women-owned firms increased nearly 20 percent over the latest period studied, according to a report, Women in Business: A Demographic ...

+ Business Owners As High Income Earners And Wealth Holders + Business owners in the 1990’s were more likely than wage earners to be in households classified as high income earners and wealth [...] of the U.S. Small Business Administration. However, their comparative share of income and wealth fell during the same period.

+ Homebased Sole Proprietors Generate $102 Billion In Annual Revenue + America’s homebased sole proprietors generate $102 billion in annual revenue, according to a study, The Impact of Location on Net [...] The study details revenues, expenses, and income for both homebased and non-homebased sole proprietors by industrial sector.

+ Every Day Is Earth Day For American Entrepreneurs + Environmental stewardship is important for America’s 25 million small businesses - and not just on Earth Day. Every day [...] their families, neighbors, and employees will hold them accountable for keeping their communities healthy, clean, and green.

+ Advocacy Saves Small Business $6.6 Billion In FY 2005 + The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy), the “small business watchdog” of the government, saved small business over $6.6 billion in [...] These regulatory cost savings by small business are outlined in the Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act, FY 2005.

+ Colorado Extends Law To Help Small Business + Colorado Governor Bill Owens has extended help for Colorado’s over 493,000 small businesses by signing into law HB 06-1041. The new [...] of proposed rules that may affect small businesses when requested by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).

+ Health Insurance Tax Deductions Help Entrepreneurs + Deducting the cost of health insurance premiums may keep self-employed entrepreneurs in business, according to a study, Health [...] has decreased the likelihood of entrepreneurial exit by 10.8 percent for single filers and 64.9 percent for married filers.

+ Small Fast Growing Private Firms Cluster In Industries Employing Scientists And Engineers + Small fast growing private firms cluster in industries employing a high percentage of scientists and engineers, according to a new [...] Distributions of Fast Growth Firms , issued by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

+ Governor Perdue Signs Executive Order For Small Business + Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue yesterday signed an Executive Order to help Georgia’s 722,000 small businesses. The order gives small ...

+ Economic Development Expert Christine Serrano Glassner Is Regional Advocate For Small Business + Economic development expert Christine Serrano Glassner today joins the Office of Advocacy as Regional Advocate for the federal ...

+ South Dakota Takes Action For Small Business + South Dakota’s small businesses will experience a friendlier regulatory environment thanks to a pair of new laws that extend ...