Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.

Designed to familiarize small, minority, and female-owned businesses with the Dept's. procurement program. Intended to assist them in identifying procurement opportunities within the Dept. Summarizes the Dept's. procurement program; describes its acquisitions; and lists user-office contacts. Contains a briefing memo to small, disadvantaged, and female business owners concerning the Dept.'s programs. Lists subcontracting opportunities available through larger prime contractors. Directory of contacts for trade and investment-related issues.

This series covers the federal, state, and local regulations imposed on small businesses, with concise, friendly and up-to-the-minute advice on each critical step of starting your own business.