Replace, Repeal or Modify? Submit Your Comments to SBA

NOTE: The Alaska PTAC has been renamed as Alaska APEX Accelerator. This change occurred on September 15, 2023. Learn why.

SBA Administrator Linda McMahon has appointed a task force to evaluate small business regulations and determine which should be repealed, replaced, or modified. Your feedback on SBA regulations will help the agency more effectively promote job creation and the economic growth of small businesses.

You can make a difference.

  1. Visit our page at FederalRegister.gov

Federal Register Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/08/15/2017-17176/reducing-unnecessary-regulatory-burden

  1. Read the questions there to guide your response.
  2. Click the Submit a Formal Comment button.
  3. Tell your story—identify the SBA regulation or policy that has adversely affected you. Explain how changing it will bring cost savings and benefits to small business owners and entrepreneurs.

What we will do next:

  • Cut unnecessary or ineffective rules that stifle business.
    For every new regulation the SBA proposes, it must cut two.
  • Modernize requirements to better help small businesses.
  • Simplify and streamline processes so that the SBA operates more efficiently.
  • Ensure disaster victims receive financial assistance quickly to rebuild and recover.

Post your comment before October 16, 2017.

Our mission is to strengthen the economy by providing tools to help start and grow small businesses, create jobs and assist victims recovering from disasters.

We’re here for you.
Connect with your local SBA office to learn about the resources available to help strengthen small businesses.

SBA Link: https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-initiatives/reducing-unnecessary-regulatory-burden