Small Business Administration: Office of Advocacy 25th Anniversary - It has been 25 years since Public Law 94-305 authorized the creation of an Office of Advocacy within the U.S. Small Business Administration

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Advocacy’s current and former staff and leadership, plus notable economists, advocates, and government officials were all in attendance, making the 25th an occasion for reflection and celebration.

Advocacy staffers Harriett Lyles (retired), Greg Somers, Barbara George, Luckie Wren, and Angela Hamilton greet participants in Advocacy synposium

Booth depicting small business growth and Advocacy history attracts the attention of long-time small business advocates Alan Chvotkin and Jody Wharton

Former chief counsels Jere Glover, Tom Kerester, Frank Swain, and Milt Stewart field audience questions

John Graham , administrator of OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, describes current OIRA initiatives.

Advocacy's director of economic research, Brian Headd, reviews small firm research with past chief economists, Bob Berney and Fred Tarpley

Thomas Hopkins presents the results of the paper, The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms, coauthored with Mark Crain

SBA Administrator Hector Barreto brings greetings and looks ahead to new SBA directions.

Economists Julie Weeks, David Birch, and Zoltan Acs converse over lunch

Acting Chief Counsel Susan Walthall moderates panel on small business economic contributions featuring David Birch, Bruce Phillips, and Julie Weeks

Symposium participants direct questions to panel in the Chamber of Commerce's Hall of Flags.

Association and media representatives Karen Kerrigan, Kent Hoover, and Giovanni Coratolo meet Tom Sullivan, chief counsel for advocacy nominee.

Assistant Advocate Claudia Rodgers introduces regulatory flexibility panel: Tom Kelly, Richard Williams, Jeff Longsworth, Norm Littler, and Adele Abrams

Smile everyone! Twenty-eight of Advocacy's current staff of 30 pose in the lobby of the Federal Office Center.

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