Today, the Office of Advocacy profiles Michigan as part of our State Profile series. For more information on Michigan, you can find Advocacy’s 2024 Small Business Profiles for the States, Territories, and Nation on our website 👉 ow.ly/cexL50W3LKT

The Office of Advocacy advances the views and concerns of small businesses before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and state policymakers. To learn more about our office and who to contact, visit ⤵️ ow.ly/xRpU50TEoGf

🕙 Join us as we discuss updates on a variety of labor safety topics in our next virtual roundtable, tomorrow, June 6th, and 10 AM ET, hosted by Bruce Lundegren Office of Advocacy. Register to attend 👉 ow.ly/iEkY50W4gzl.

The Department of Defense 🇺🇸 has issued an RFI to identify critical applications for its Defense Industrial Base. Read more info on the RFI on our website 👉 ow.ly/c0lJ50W4fkm.

Starting soon: Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable at 10 AM ET. ⏰ Join us as we discuss updates on a variety of labor safety topics - hosted by Bruce Lundegren Office of Advocacy. Register to attend 👉 ow.ly/iEkY50W4gzl.

On May 1, Region 6 Advocate William Gravell joined the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce for their Small Business Startup Day at Texas State University. The event closed with an exciting pitch competition, where a small business received a $10,000 award to help fuel their journey.

On May 16, 2025, U.S. Department of Energy published several notices of proposed rules that, if adopted, will rescind or amend energy regulations. 📅 Comments are due by July 15, 2025. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/GTxy50W57ra

The NASA Environmental Management Division is conducting a datacall on use of chemicals and products containing those chemicals that NASA and NASA contractors rely on to successfully perform missions. 📅 Comments are due by June 20, 2025. Learn more ow.ly/KlT450W5z6N

🕙 Join us as we discuss HHS.gov Request for Information on regulations to repeal or reform in our next virtual roundtable, June 17th, and 1 PM ET. Register to attend 👉 ow.ly/ItW750W5yC4

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. EPA released the draft risk evaluations for DiButyl Phthalate (DBP) and Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) for public comment. 📅 Comments are due August 5, 2025. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/1cws50W5wIR

On June 1, 2025, the Employee Benefits Security Administration published a request regarding the prescription drug machine-readable file disclosure requirements in the Transparency in Coverage final rules. 📅 Comments are due July 2, 2025. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/cS5I50W5xee

On June 3, 2025, Department of Housing and Urban Development published a proposed rule to rescind its Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing regulations. 📅 Comments are due by July 3, 2025. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/6ApY50W5xL3

Today, the Office of Advocacy profiles Illinois, part of our State Profile series. For more information on the Illinois, you can find Advocacy’s 2024 Small Business Profiles for the States, Territories, and Nation on our website 👉 ow.ly/X8vO50W3MOO

On May 5, Region 6 Advocate William Gravell toured local small business, Afia Foods, where he learned about the production process for Mediterranean foods sold at Costco, H-E-B, Whole Foods, and more.

According to the Small Business Credit Survey, 80 percent of employer businesses used personal savings for startup capital. Read our Finance FAQs to learn more about startup financing sources. ⬇️ ow.ly/7row50TO022

On May 14, 2025, the @CFPB published a notice to rescind the Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders rule (NBR Rule). Advocacy supports this rescission of the NBR Rule and commends CFPB for this action. Learn more ⤵️ ow.ly/OZY950WaMCR

We encourage small businesses to express their concerns about a regulation directly to a federal agency during the open comment period. Want to learn what goes into writing a Comment Letter? Check out our guide here ⬇️ ow.ly/Pr3n50Tqlb8

On May 27, Region 3 Advocate Elmo Rinaldi visited Sawyer Lewis’ dairy farm in Montrose, Pennsylvania. During the visit they discussed Lewis's plans to build a modern facility to supply the $1.2 billion Chobani facilities plant opening in Rome, NY.

On June 17, 2025, the U.S. EPA proposed to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants. 📅 Comments are due August 7, 2025. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/GNn250WcWvm

On June 17, 2025, the U.S. EPA announced it will repeal specific amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units. 📅 Comments are due August 11, 2025. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/LFEs50WcXGA