Public Forums on Regulatory Fairness to be held in Toledo and Youngstown

 

Public forums 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 Regulatory Fairness Forums to facilitate dialogue on federal regulatory issues facing small businesses and highlight the range of resources available to small business owners through the SBA and the Office of the National Ombudsman.

WHO:          National Ombudsman Brian Castro from Washington, DC will host a conversation with members of the small business community to hear their comments and concerns about federal regulations impacting small business.  

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.   All members of the small business community, trade organizations, chambers of commerce, and media are encouraged to attend.  Small business owners wishing to report a federal regulatory concern confidentially will have the opportunity to do so privately at the forum.

WHERE and WHEN:

I. Toledo, OH, Thursday June 12, 2014, 9:15 a.m - 11:00 a.m. (Registration 9 a.m.)

Toledo Edison Building, Rooms 807 and 809, 300 Madison Avenue, Toledo, OH 

RSVP (encouraged but not required) by phone at 419-243-8191 ext 228, via email tomarsha.schroeder@toledochamber.com or register online here.