• Address matters of small business as it relates to government affairs;
• Promote a cooperative and constructive relationship between state agencies and the small business community to ensure coordination and implementation of statewide strategies that benefit small business in the Commonwealth;
• Coordinate and educate the small business community on federal, state, and local government initiatives of value and importance to the small business community;
• Create a process by which the small business community is consulted in the development of public policy;
• Aid the small business community in navigating the regulatory process, when that process becomes cumbersome, time consuming, and bewildering to the small business community;
• Advocate for the small business, as necessary when regulatory implementation is overly burdensome, costly, and harmful to the success and growth of small businesses in the Commonwealth;
• Collect information and research those public policies and government practices which are helpful or detrimental to the success and growth of the small business community; and
• Review administrative regulations and provide advisory opinions on potential impact to small business.

Additional Resources

• Commission on Small Business Advocacy 2009-2010 Annual Report