Small Business Needs Voice On The Inside
Jan 26th, 2009 | By Dawn Rivers | Category: PodcastsWow. You know, the most striking thing about this week’s news for me was the surprisingly poor showing of the Advocacy’s r3 initiative. In its second year out, it generated only 38 nominations of rules that small business owners believe should be reviewed and revised or removed.
As much as small business owners complain about regulations, that’s a real shocker. And poor Tom (Sullivan, former Chief Counsel of Advocacy) was so excited about what did sound like a great program … !
This is what happens when the guy with the vision leaves the implementation to others. And it’s a good example of the role passion plays in moving people to get things done.
Speaking of getting things done, there has been lots of yelling about including small business and microbusiness in the economic recovery bill but, without an advocate inside the Obama Administration, don’t hold your breath.
And we’re still waiting for word that prospective SBA Administrator Karen Gordon Mills’ confirmation has been scheduled. Stay tuned.
For more information:
Small-Mart.org
SBA Office of Advocacy r3 Initiative
