NSBA commends the SBA Office of Advocacy for investing in tools to support small-business owners, including the Red Tape Hotline, which is designed to streamline action that results in reduced, more effective small-business rules and regulations - a Priority Issue for our members in the 119th Congress.

NSBA small business regulatory protections burdens

The SPARK Act invests in community-based support and direct financing to help minority, rural, and underserved small businesses launch, grow, and compete.

NSBA and our Small Business Technology Council (SBTC) continue urging Congress and the Administration to prioritize federal action to better support small-business innovation, research, and technology development, including immediate action to reinstate SBIR/STTR programs.

NSBA will continue to support accountability and common sense compliance for small business on every level.

No matter how brief, shutdowns always harm small business - NSBA applauds Congress and the Administration for working quickly to choose compromise, ending the partial closure this week.

No matter how short or record-breaking, shutdowns always harm small business - get up to speed on the latest government funding plan from Capitol Hill and Washington with this week's episode of Hardwired.

At an urging from NSBA and our Small Business Technology Council (SBTC), this week, Congress stepped in to stop a policy that would have quietly shut small businesses out of DOE research funding, restoring fairness, predictability, and access for America’s innovators.

With a Jan. 30 deadline now expired, Congress is once again dealing with a shutdown as DHS funding negotiations remain stalled.

Small businesses are intensifying their push for relief from rising credit card swipe fees as the Senate Agriculture Committee prepares to consider cryptocurrency market structure legislation this week.