Governor Romney Praised For Executive Order Mandating Small Business Friendly Regulation

Signs Order Giving Small Business A Voice In The Regulatory Process

Joined by U.S. Small Business Administration
Administrator Hector Barreto, Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas M. Sullivan
today praised Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for signing an Executive
Order giving small businesses a voice in the state’s regulatory process.
Sullivan heads the federal office charged with reducing regulatory barriers
to entrepreneurial success.

“Massachusetts small business owners have a friend in Governor
Romney,” said Sullivan. “By signing this Executive Order he’s given them a
seat at the table when regulatory decisions are made. When their voice is
heard, better decisions are made, and that means more jobs and growth for
Massachusetts,” he said.

Signed by Governor Romney, the Executive Order implements elements
of small business friendly regulatory legislation put forward as a model
(http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/law_state02_12.pdf) by the Office of Advocacy
of the SBA. Barbara Manning, New England Regional Advocate for the SBA, is
working closely with Governor Romney to ensure that state agencies consider
their impact on small business before imposing regulatory mandates.

By listening to small business, state agencies can ensure that
small business resources that would have been spent on overly burdensome
new regulations are instead available for hiring new employees and making
new investments. At the same time, agencies still meet their regulatory
goals, such as higher environmental quality, greater travel safety, better
workplace conditions, and increased family financial security.

The Office of Advocacy, the “small business watchdog” of the
government, examines the role and status of small business in the economy
and independently represents the views of small business to federal
agencies, Congress, and the President. It is the source for small business
statistics presented in user-friendly formats and it funds research into
small business issues.

For more information and the complete text of the model
legislation, visit the Office of Advocacy website at http://www.sba.gov/advo.

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Created by Congress in 1976, the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) is an independent voice for small business
within the federal government. Appointed by the President and confirmed by
the U.S. Senate, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy directs the office. The
Chief Counsel advances the views, concerns, and interests of small business
before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and
state policy makers. Economic research, policy analyses, and small
business outreach help identify issues of concern. Regional Advocates and
an office in Washington, DC, support the Chief Counsel’s efforts. For more
information on the Office of Advocacy, visit http://www.sba.gov/advo, or call
(202) 205-6533.