Regulatory Flexibility Act

Feds Strengthen RegFlex Act

A new bill requires agencies to gauge the indirect impact of regulations on small firms.  Read more

The definition of "small business" proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its attempt to comply with the Regulatory Flexibility Act would a...  Read more

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) of 1980 is a law designed to make government agencies review all regulations that they impose to ensure that they do ...  Read more

Court Orders Evaluation of Employee Drug-Testing Policies

The legal victory by aircraft-repair companies could protect small businesses against future government regulations.  Read more

Tennessee Enacts Regulatory Flexibility

Tennessee recently joined dozens of other states in requiring lawmakers to consider the economic impact of proposed regulations on small businesses. <...  Read more

Enforcing Regflex: Will The SBA Be Aggressive?

A battle is brewing in Washington over the Regulatory Flexibility Act, which requires federal agencies to prepare analyses of rules they think will have a...  Read more

Report: Owners Spared Billions in Regulatory Costs

Feb. 26, 2007 -- Legislation requiring federal agencies to consider the impact of proposed regulations on small businesses saved owners a...  Read more

How Do You Spell Relief?

Congress is considering a National Competitiveness Act, which will put teeth into 1980's Regulatory Flexibility Act.  Read more

Grist: Trampling on Our Icons

If politicians and economists love entrepreneurs so much (and they say they do), why do entrepreneurs face so many hurdles, whether they're starting their bu...  Read more

Reg-Flex Act Paying Off

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

Small-Business Watchdog Resigns

After seven years of fighting federal rules, Thomas Sullivan steps down as chief council of the SBA's advocacy office.  Read more

Questionable Rules Named

The SBA Office of Advocacy has proposed ten small-business regulations for review under the Reg-Flex Act.  Read more

Court Ruling Halts Government Plan to Punish Small Businesses

The Department of Homeland Security plan was part of a crackdown on undocumented workers and their employers.  Read more

Indiana Passes Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Bill

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 more

Regflex Report Card: Some Agencies Flunk

As legislative counsel for the National Federation of Independent Business, Frank Swain fought hard for the passage of the Regulatory Flexibility Act duri...  Read more

Small Business to Get More FCC Consideration

June 11, 2004 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy is making sure the Federal Communications Commission remembers th...  Read more

It's Time For Conference Ii

The 1980 White House Conference on Small Business was probably the single most significant political event in small business' history. Why has the Reagan Adm...  Read more

Bringing It All Back Home

When was the last time you took a member of your state legislature to lunch? If you haven't yet, you probably should. Increasingly, if slowly, stat...  Read more

Public Policy: What Does Business Really Want from Government?

This article explains how government must reinvent economic and regulatory policies to match today's marketplace.  Read more

An Open Letter To The National Party Chairman

Your small business advisory groups could make 1984 a memorable year for legislative issues.  Read more

Meet Your Silent Partner

The National Small Business Association works hard and gets results. But a low profile keeps the group from getting the credit it deserves.  Read more

The President's Message: An Historic Event

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 more

A Failure To Communicate

Small business may have a special Presidential report, but until some more fundamental changes occur, it will never have much clout with the President.  Read more

Small Business Administration

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Who Loves You More? A Debate Between Partisans

GOP: What's good for America is good for small business. Democrats: What's good for small business is good for America.  Read more