New Group, New Advocates, Idaho Roundtables Announced

Small Business Administration (SBA) sent this bulletin at 06/30/2017 05:09 PM EDT
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REGION 9

Phil Lovas has been named the small business advocate for region 9. He is the office’s eyes and ears in his region: Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, and Nevada...

REGION 10

Apollo Fuhriman joined Advocacy’s regional team...He brings a portfolio to the job that includes public policy experience, legal practice and sports medicine...

NEXT EVENT

Advocacy will be hosting another round of Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables in Boise and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, next month...

DC NEW STAFF

ZVI ROSEN JOINS ADVOCACY'S DC OFFICE

Zvi Rosen has joined Advocacy's Office of Interagency Affairs. He working as an Assistant Chief Counsel focusing on international intellectual property rights for small businesses...

REGULATORY NEWS

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: WHAT IS THE SURVIVAL RATE FOR NEW BUSINESSES?

A: 79.9 percent of establishments started in 2014 survived until 2015, the highest share since 2005. From 2004 to 2014, an average of 78.5% of new establishments survived one year.

Q: IS MILLENNIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INCREASING? 

A: Recent Advocacy research shows that in 2014, millennials were less likely to be self-employed than older individuals. This research also shows that the rate of self-employment among individuals age.

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