SBA Office of Advocacy Hosts Federal Regulatory Roundtables in Denver, Colorado and Boulder, Colorado: August 9-11, 2016

The Office of Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration is holding several free small business roundtables in Denver, Colorado and Boulder, Colorado from Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 through Thursday, August 11th, 2016 to discuss current federal regulatory issues affecting small businesses in Colorado and throughout the nation.

Assistant Chief Counsel Janis Reyes and Regulatory Analyst Jonathan Porat, authorities in federal labor and immigration issues for small businesses, will talk about the new federal overtime rules and how current visa and immigration issues affect small business hiring. 

Assistant Chief Counsel Dillon Taylor and Regulatory Economist Lindsay Scherber cover tax, securities and pension issues. They will speak about new SEC crowdfunding rules along with other proposed tax and securities rules. 

This is an opportunity to hear about proposed federal regulations and recently enacted federal regulations from subject matter experts and ask any question small business owners and operators may have regarding their implementation.

The goal of SBA’s Office of Advocacy, as the voice of small businesses in the federal regulatory process, is to engage on key regulatory issues affecting small businesses throughout the country, listen to issues and concerns about how these regulations will impact small business operations and to take back ideas on how these regulations could better fit small businesses continued successful operation.

For more information and to register for the events, please see the below details.

Tuesday, August 9th | Denver, CO
Time: 5-6 pm MT
Location:  Community Hall, Mi Casa Resource Center, 360 Acoma St. Denver, CO 80223
Partner: the Mi Casa Women’s Business Center. For more information about the Women’s Business Center, please visit their website.
Focus of Roundtable:  Federal labor and immigration issues. Spanish translation services will be available.
Please register for this event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/federal-labor-immigration-issues-for-small-businesses-tickets-26811599215.

Wednesday, August 10th | Boulder, CO
Time: 9:30-11 am MT
Location: Boulder Creek Room at Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302
Partner: the Boulder SBDC. For more information about the Boulder SBDC, please visit their website.
Focus of Roundtable: SEC crowdfunding rules and other proposed tax and securities rules
Please register for this event: https://clients.coloradosbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=50360136.

Time: 2-3:30 pm MT
Location: Boulder Creek Room at Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302
Partner: the Boulder SBDC. For more information about the Boulder SBDC, please visit their website.
Focus of Roundtable: Labor and Immigration issues affecting small businesses.
Please register for this event: https://clients.coloradosbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=50360137.

Thursday, August 11th | Denver, CO
Time: 8-10 am MT
Location: 1600 Broadway, Suite 1600, Denver, CO 80202
Host: Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry (CACI). For more information about CACI, please visit their website.
Focus of Roundtable: Proposed and recently-enacted federal regulations that affect small businesses.
Please register for this event: http://cochamber.com/event/caci-host-sba-experts/.

Time: 1-3 pm MT
Location: Conference Room (Eighth Floor), 1625 Broadway, Ste. 2700, Denver, CO 80202
Partner: the Colorado SBDC Network. For more information about the Colorado SBDC Network, please visit their website.
Focus of Roundtable: Proposed and recently-enacted federal regulations that affect small businesses.
Please register for this event: https://clients.coloradosbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=900360054