NEW HAMPSHIRE

When the Granite State welcomed Advocacy to the Manchester City Library’s theater-style meeting room, we hoped to hear from local small businesses about federal rules affecting their operations and how those rules could be reformed to reduce that impact. With characteristic concern for good sense, frugality, and direct speech, these New Hampshirites did not disappoint. They all seemed to add a story that brought home...in a personal way...

BOSTON & GLOUCESTER

Massachusetts small businesses were well-prepared as they met with Advocacy at the most recent regulatory review and reform roundtable. From auto dealers to investment advisors, home builders to appliance dealers, each had ideas on how to reduce the federal regulatory burden on small businesses. The auto sales industry is dominated by small businesses; in Massachusetts, it has about 25,000 employees and has consistently been among the safest industries in the country for decades...

ON THE BLOG

Named for its owner, Beatrixbell Handcrafted Jewelry began as a business-to-business jewelry company in 2008, selling items to more than 300 stores across the United States. In May 2017, Beatrix Bell decided to open a flagship retail store in up-and-coming Algiers Point, the historic district that hugs the Mississippi River levee across from the French Quarter. So it only seemed appropriate that Beatrix chose a site for her new store where small businesses have thrived for 298 years...