Regulatory Fairness Forum for Small BusinessTuesday, April 15, 2014 | Warwick, RI and Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | Boston, MA
A forum for small business owners to discuss federal regulations, compliance audits, regulatory fines, and enforcement actions impacting small businesses.
A forum for small business owners to discuss federal regulations, compliance audits, regulatory fines, and enforcement actions impacting small businesses.
The
U.S. Small Business Administration presents this Regulatory Fairness
Forum to facilitate a dialogue on federal regulatory issues impacting
small businesses and to highlight the range of resources available to
small business owners from the SBA and the Office of the National
Ombudsman.
WHO: SBA
National Ombudsman Brian Castro will host a conversation with Rhode
Island and Massachusetts Businesses and other representatives of the
small business community.
WHAT: The
National Ombudsman holds regulatory fairness hearings and forums across
the country to give small business owners a means to comment on unfair
enforcement actions, government audits, and excessive fines or
regulations. The Ombudsman directs specific issues raised by
participants to the appropriate Federal agency for a high-level fairness
review, and works across government to address those concerns, reduce
regulatory burdens, and help small businesses grow.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014New England Institute of Technology
Hall of Fame Room – 2nd Floor
2480 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hall of Fame Room – 2nd Floor
2480 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014District Hall
Assembly Room
75 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Assembly Room
75 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
All
members of the small business community, trade organizations, chambers
of commerce, and media are invited to attend. Those wishing to report a
federal regulatory concern confidentially will have the opportunity to
do so privately at the forum.
There
is no cost to attend and advanced registration is encouraged. To
attend the Rhode Island forum, please contact Matthew Spoehr in the
Rhode Island District Office by e-mail at matthew.spoehr@sba.gov or by phone at (401) 528-4561. To attend the Massachusetts Forum, please contact Matthew Sisk in the massachusetts District Office by email at matthew.sisk@sba.gov or by phone at (617) 565-5569. For more information, visit www.sba.gov/ombudsman
