The Small Business Advocate

Title:
The Small Business Advocate
AgencyName:
Small Business Administration
MajorOrganizationalSubdivision:
Office of Advocacy
MinorOrganizationalSubdivision:
None Selected
Abstract:
The Small Business Advocate is a monthly newsletter that details economic developments and regulatory trends related to small business, as well as the latest initiatives of the SBA's Office of Advocacy.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Small Business Advocate is to provide an update on the activities of the SBA's Office of Advocacy.
AgencyProgram:
The Small Business Advocate is published in accordance with 15 USC 634f.
DistributorName:
Office of Advocacy
DistributorOrganization:
Small Business Administration
DistributorStreetAddresss:
409 3rd Street, S. W.
DistributorCity:
Washington
DistributorState:
DC
DistributorZip:
20416
DistributorCountry:
USA
DistributorHoursOfService:
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
DistributorTelephone:
(202) 205-6531
DistributorFax:
(202) 205-6928
DistributorOrderProcess:
Paper copies of this publication are available from the Office of Advocacy free of charge.

Distributor2Organization:
National Technical Information Service
Distributor2StreetAddress:
5285 Port Royal Road
Distributor2City:
Springfield
Distributor2State:
VA
Distributor2Zip:
22161
Distributor2Country:
USA
Distributor2HoursOfService:
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Distributor2Telephone:
(703) 605-6000
Distributor2Fax:
(703) 321-8547
Distributor2OrderProcess:
This publication is available for purchase on microfiche from the National Technical Information Service.

Distributor3Name:
SBA Online Bulletin Board System
Distributor3Organization:
Small Business Administration
Distributor3StreetAddress:
409 3rd Street, S.W.
Distributor3City:
Washington
Distributor3State:
DC
Distributor3Zip:
20416
Distributor3Country:
USA
Distributor3HoursOfService:
23 hours daily
Distributor3Telephone:
(900) 463-4636 or (202) 401-9600
Distributor3OrderProcess:
Recent issues of The Small Business Advocate are available for downloading via SBA Online at the above telephone numbers. The first time you dial in, you should be prompted for the following: your first and last name, where you are calling from, and a password (you give yourself a password). The cost of the 900 call is a Sprint reduced rate of 14 cents per minute.
Distributor3TechnicalPrerequisites:
You need a computer with a modem, phone line, and communications software. In your communications software, enter the following settings: Baud rate=Max bps not to exceed 38400, parity=none, data bits=8, stop bits=1, emulation=ANSI, file transfer protocol= XMODEM/YMODEM/ZMODEM.

Distributor4Name:
SBA Home Page
Distributor4Organization:
Small Business Administration
Distributor4StreetAddress:
409 3rd Street, S.W.
Distributor4City:
Washington
Distributor4State:
DC
Distributor4Zip:
20416
Distributor4Country:
USA
Distributor4HoursOfService:
24 hours daily
Distributor4OrderProcess:
Recent issues of The Small Business Advocate are available in Adobe Acrobat or text format via the SBA Home Page.
Distributor4TechnicalPrerequisites:
Access to Internet and an http browser.
Distributor4AvailableLinkage:
http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/news

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ContactName:
Office of Advocacy
ContactOrganization:
Small Business Administration
ContactStreetAddress:
409 3rd Street, S.W.
ContactCity:
Washington
ContactState:
DC
ContactZipCode:
20416
ContactCountry:
USA
ContactHoursOfService:
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ContactTelephone:
(202) 205-6531
ContactFax:
(202) 205-6928
ScheduleNumber:
N/A
ControlIdentifier:
SBA10210
RecordSourceAgencyName:
Small Business Administration
RecordSourceUnit:
Office of Administrative Services
DateOfLastModification:
19971120