Office of Advocacy


Small Businesses See Rosy 2005

By Darren Dahl |  Feb 24, 2005

Feb. 24, 2005 -- Growth in the nation’s gross domestic product coupled with an increase in the number of new jobs added and a rebound i...  Read story

Indiana Passes Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Bill

By Priya Ganapati |  May 11, 2005

May 13, 2005 --Last week, Indiana became the third state this year to sign into law a bill that would require state agencies to gauge the ...  Read story

Number of Small Businesses Reaches All-Time High

By Leslie Taylor |  Dec 22, 2006

A new SBA report counts six million small firms with employees and close to 20 million sole proprietorships.  Read story

Bad Rules Sought for Review

By Michael Gadd |  Sep 23, 2008

The SBA advocacy office is seeking bids for a list of faulty small-business regulations.  Read story

Study Sheds Light on Immigrants' Impact in Technology

By Angus Loten and Meredith Maines |  Aug 4, 2009

Sixteen percent of fast-growing technology firms have at least one immigrant founder, with most coming from India, according to an SBA study.  Read story

Self-Employment Greater Among Highly Educated

By Tamara Schweitzer |  Jan 2, 2008

A new study finds that education level and military experience predict the chances of becoming self-employed.  Read story

The New-Economy Almanac

By Elyse M. Friedman |  May 15, 1997

A statistical and informational snapshot of today's businesses and how they are operating in the new economy.  Read story

Benchmark: Where Workers Learn

By Michael P. Cronin |  Apr 1, 1994

A graph displaying SBA data that rates the amount of formal and informal training various sized companies offer.  Read story

Tomorrow's Self-Employed American

By John Case |  May 15, 2001

Who will tomorrow's typical business owner be?  Read story

Minorities Faced Restrictions to Capital, Says Report

By Priya Ganapati |  May 24, 2005

May 24, 2005 --Minority small business owners, especially African-American and Hispanic owners, have faced restrictions in getting access ...  Read story

Immigrants Launching More Businesses

By Kelly Faircloth |  Nov 12, 2008

A new study finds immigrant-owned businesses generate more than $60 billion every year.  Read story

Trillion-Dollar Jackpot Bypasses Small Biz, Says SBA

By Hal Plotkin |  Aug 1, 1997

A look at how a public pension fund came to the aid of one businessman, and how such a fund could help you.  Read story

Counting Start-ups

By John Case |  May 15, 2001

Isn't everybody starting a company these days?  Read story

GSA Taps Small Businesses For New IT Contracts

By Darren Dahl |  Feb 19, 2005

Feb. 19, 2005 -- News from the nation’s capital proves that when it comes to winning government contracts, size does matter. Th...  Read story

Ledbetter Law Will Increase Suits

By Eliot Caroom |  Feb 23, 2009

Bill extends the period for workers to sue former employers for pay discrimination.  Read story

Lenders Stingy with Small Business Loans

By Alexandra Cheney |  Jul 9, 2009

Although small business loans decreased last year, micro-lending was on the rise.  Read story

Self-Employment Up for Women and Ethnic Groups

By Carole Matthews

December 6, 2004 --Between 1979 and 2003 the number of self-employed women, blacks and Latinos has risen sharply, according to a report re...  Read story

Time to Fix the SBA

By Elizabeth Wasserman |  Sep 1, 2003

The Small Business Administration is in bad need of an overhaul. Here's Inc. 's bold plan to fix the SBA -- delivered just as the agency celebrates i...  Read story

Best Of The Trade Press

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Aug 1, 1991

Recent trends from various trade journals.  Read story

Jobless Claims See Dramatic Drop

By Allen P. Roberts Jr. |  Apr 22, 2005

April 22, 2005 -- After the sharpest single-week drop in jobless claims in almost three years, economists warn that the perceived indicat...  Read story

Minority-Owned Businesses Up

By Christopher Caggiano |  Apr 1, 2000

It seems that the rising economic tide of the 1990s did indeed lift all boats. The U.S. Small Business Administration estimates that the number of minorit...  Read story

Employees Make Dough While The Moon Shines

Dec 1, 1981

The "company man" who dedicates his time and energy to a corporation 40 hours a week is likely to have an extra-curricular activity his employer doesn't k...  Read story

Reg-Flex Act Paying Off

By Alexandra Zendrian |  Mar 7, 2008

Small businesses saved billions in compliance costs last year, a federal watchdog says.  Read story

On-Line Debate: Small Is Beautiful! Big Is Best!

By George Gendron |  May 15, 1995

Inc's editor-in-chief moderates a round-table debate among four economists over job creation.  Read story

Small Businesses Withstand Another Round of Rate Hikes

By Priya Ganapati |  May 5, 2005

May 6, 2005 --The quarter percentage point hike in the interest rate by the Federal Reserve is likely to further affect small businesses, ...  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1997

A comprehensive guide to subjects covered in the August issue, including start-up information.  Read story

Best Friends In D.C.: In the Agencies

By Clay Risen |  Feb 1, 2006

Officials who control the agenda--and the money.  Read story

Making It

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Oct 1, 1991

The changing American economy; a manufacturing company adopts Japanese quality control methods.  Read story

Small Business Administration

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The Wonderland Economy

By John Case |  May 15, 1995

A close-up look at the vital role small business plays in America's economy that debunks many myths about this sector.  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Oct 1, 1996

A guide to finding more information on various topics featured in the Oct. 1996 issue of Inc. magazine.  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 1998

CEOs give advice on employee sabbaticals, recruiting at trade shows, speeding up collections, taking advantage of electricity deregulation, and cutting costs...  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1998

CEOs give advice on finding the right retirement plan, career planning for employees, learning to take a break from work, and motivating workers with employe...  Read story

A Hitchhiker's Guide to Capital Resources

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1998

A listing of books and Web sites that can help you find financing. Topics include private investors, bank loans, debt, economic-development programs, factori...  Read story

How to Finance Anything

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1998

A look at the best places to find financing, including private-equity investors, banks, venture capitalists, and non-banks. Also, some common pitfalls to avo...  Read story

The President's Message: An Historic Event

By Milton D. Stewart |  May 1, 1982

On March 1, in response to the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980, Ronald Reagan sent to Congress the first annual "State of Small Business" repor...  Read story

Election '84: Pursuing An Entrepreneurial Agenda

By George Gendron |  Nov 1, 1984

Are you better off now than you were four years ago? Don't smirk. The Trivial Pursuit phenomenon (see "Big Game," page 101) not withstanding, this must be...  Read story

Angel Investor Directory

Jun 13, 2005

Finding the right angel investor could help you get your start-up off the ground. Angel-investor networks are a good place to start looking for funding. T...  Read story

The Startling Truth About Growth Companies

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  May 15, 1996

Inc.'s latest research shows that fast-growing small companies are not 'here today, gone tomorrow.'  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Various Inc Staff |  Apr 1, 2000

CEOs discuss: meeting the IRS halfway when trouble's afoot; the advantages of a European road show; the rise of minority-owned businesses; online credit-card...  Read story

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