Notice 1 Aug 2025 regulation, small business, investment, financial compliance, sba, licensing fees

💼SBIC Licensing Fees Adjusted for Inflation Starting October 2025

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is providing notice of the annual Inflation Adjustment to the Licensing and Examination Fees charged in the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program, required under the SBIC program regulations.

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Notice 1 Aug 2025 small business, financial aid, economic injury loan, disaster assistance, tennessee

🌪️SBA Disaster Assistance Amendment for Tennessee Businesses

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Tennessee (FEMA-4878-DR), dated June 19, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding.

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Notice 1 Aug 2025 small business, federal assistance, loans, oregon, disaster relief

🌧️Major Disaster Declaration for Oregon

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oregon (FEMA-4881- DR), dated July 22, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides.

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Notice 1 Aug 2025 small business, economic injury, loans, disaster assistance, sba, missouri

🌧️SBA Disaster Assistance for Missouri Businesses Following Storms

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Missouri (FEMA- 4885-DR), dated July 22, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.

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Notice 31 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, small business, fda, medical devices, user fee, financial hardship

💰FDA Final Guidance on Medical Device User Fees for Small Businesses

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Medical Device User Fee Small Business Qualification and Determination Guidance." This guidance updates the previous version of the guidance, titled "Medical Device User Fee Small Business Qualification and Certification Guidance", issued on August 1, 2018. The guidance includes updates which describe how FDA plans to determine if a small business is experiencing "financial hardship" which makes them eligible for a waiver of their registration fee. The guidance details what information FDA intends to review and consider in making this determination.

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Notice 31 Jul 2025 compliance, information collection, small business, federal communications commission, paperwork reduction act

📄FCC Notice on Information Collection Reductions for Small Businesses

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees."

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Notice 30 Jul 2025 small business, financial assistance, new mexico, disaster relief, federal aid

🌧️Presidential Declaration of Major Disaster in New Mexico - SBA Assistance

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Mexico (FEMA-4886-DR), dated July 22, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides.

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Notice 30 Jul 2025 small business, economic injury, loans, north carolina, disaster assistance

🌧️North Carolina Disaster Declaration

This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of North Carolina dated July 25, 2025. Incident: Tropical Depression Chantal--Flooding, and Tornadoes.

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Notice 30 Jul 2025 small business, financial assistance, kentucky, loans, disaster assistance

🌪️Amendment to Kentucky Disaster Declaration

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-4875-DR), dated July 22, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes.

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Notice 30 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, small business, fda, user fees, medical devices

💰FY 2026 Medical Device User Fees

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the fee rates and payment procedures for medical device user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2026. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), as amended by the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2022 (MDUFA V), authorizes FDA to collect user fees for certain medical device submissions and annual fees both for certain periodic reports and for establishments subject to registration. This notice establishes the fee rates for FY 2026, which apply from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and provides information on how the fees for FY 2026 were determined, the payment procedures you should follow, and how you may qualify for reduced small business fees.

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