Executive Director of the Commission on Small Business Advocacy Selected as Panelist for National Conference
Ken Robinson, Executive Director of the Kentucky Commission on Small Business Advocacy (CSBA), has been selected by the National Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy to be a panelist for the upcoming conference “Building a Better Small Business Climate: State Regulatory Flexibility Best Practices” to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 28, 2007. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a prestigious research organization dedicated to understanding and promoting entrepreneurship, is co-sponsoring the event.
The CSBA was created in 1998 and reorganized by Governor Ernie Fletcher to become part of the Cabinet for Economic Development. Duties of the 13 member Commission include advocating for the interest of Kentucky small businesses and helping this critical component of the state’s economy navigate through the regulatory process.
To date, CSBA has reviewed over 230 newly promulgated regulations proposed by various Kentucky agencies and has weighed in on a number of legislative items impacting small businesses in the Commonwealth. The CSBA supports the Governor’s efforts to maintain Kentucky as one of the most competitive states in the region for small business growth and development.
Robinson said, “Being selected to represent the southeastern states at the conference is a real feather in our cap for a young organization and tells us that the hard work we have put into developing the program is being recognized at the national level.” Kentucky’s presentation will focus on program organization, the regulatory review process and ways of communicating with and involving the over 66,000 small businesses in Kentucky with fewer than 50 employees.
For more information about the CSBA please visit their website at www.Kysba.com or call Ken Robinson at 502-564-2722.
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