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  • Press Releases
    Press Releases provide customers with information on happenings in the small business world of Washington, D.C. Reporters, trade associations, writers, academics, elected officials, and small business owners will all appreciate getting the news, ...
  • Advocacy Newsletter
    Subscribe electronically to receive the Office of Advocacy's newsletter, The Small Business Advocate. The Small Business Advocate is a monthly or bi-monthly newsletter that details economic developments and regulatory trends related to ...
  • Press Kit
    This page serves as a resource bank for members of the press who need information for SBA's Office of Advocacy. Included on this page is contact information for the Advocacy Office Press Secretary, biographical information and high resolution ...
  • Conferences
    The conferences below highlight the Office of Advocacy's mission to protect, strengthen and effectively represent the nation's small businesses within the federal government's legislative and rule-making processes.

Leadership

PIcture of Esther Vassar, Assistant Administrator, Ombusdman
Assistant Administrator

Esther H. Vassar was appointed National Ombudsman and Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness for the U. S. Small Business Administration in August 2009. In her former roles...

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