{"id":13964,"date":"2025-04-23T09:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/?p=13964"},"modified":"2025-04-23T18:36:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T01:36:23","slug":"advocacy-small-business-roundtable-on-anti-competitive-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/feusa\/advocacy-small-business-roundtable-on-anti-competitive-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Small Business Roundtable on Anti-Competitive Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;The data is in! 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The Office of Advocacy is hosting a Small Business Roundtable to gather input on harmful state and federal regulations that hinder competition, drive up costs, and block market access for small businesses.<\/p>\n<p>This virtual roundtable, held via Microsoft Teams, will support efforts by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to identify and eliminate rules that disproportionately burden small enterprises across key sectors like housing, healthcare, agriculture, and energy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/c4279e26-fb3e-465b-8207-57dbdecbc6b8@3c89fd8a-7f68-4667-aa15-41ebf2208961\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to make your voice heard and help shape meaningful regulatory reform. 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