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February 4, 2013 By AMK

Reports contend SBA advocacy office guided by big business

An office designed to advocate for the protection of small businesses has  routinely worked against health and safety regulations despite lacking the  relevant scientific expertise or a clear benefit for small businesses, say two  reports.

The studies, both released last Tuesday (1/29/2013), from the Center  for Effective Government (.pdf) and the Center  for Progressive Reform (.pdf) say that the Small Business Association’s  Office of Advocacy is a largely unaccountable office whose comments carry a  heavy weight because it was created to ensure federal rules take small business  needs into account.

Keep reading at: SBA office guided by big business, say reports – FierceGovernment http://www.fiercegovernment.com/story/sba-office-guided-big-business-say-reports/2013-01-31#ixzz2JaBeMn1s

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Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: advocacy, federal regulations, SBA, small business

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