Small Business Advocacy

Contact:

Oklahoma Small Business Advocacy Committee
ATTN: Rana Steeds
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
900 N. Stiles
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3234
800-879-6552, X5143

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Oklahoma Small Business Advocacy Committee

The state provides small business advocacy through the Oklahoma Small Business Advocacy Committee, a group that gives small businesses a voice and influence over new or existing rules affecting their day-to-day operations.

The Oklahoma Small Business Advocacy Committee, also known as OSBRFA, includes 13 business owners and the chairs of the Oklahoma House Economic Development and Financial Services Committee and the Senate Business and Labor Committee.

If you believe an existing or proposed rule by any state agency will overly restrict or negatively affect your small business activities, please contact the committee.

Small Businesses Have a Big Voice in Oklahoma

By Larry Mocha, President of Air Power Systems in Tulsa and Chair of the Oklahoma Small Business Advocacy Committee

Small businesses in Oklahoma comprise 95% of this state's economy, with 75% of those enterprises employing 10 people or fewer. Small businesses are Oklahoma's lifeline in the present and our solid stake in the future. As with most states, we rely heavily on small businesses for continued economic strength; when they succeed, Oklahoma thrives.
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Tools & Resources:

Go to a list of SBRFA Rule Review Reports
Committee Members
Letter from the Chair
SBRFA State Statute
Analysis Guidelines to Determine Adverse Effect
Chart to Determine "Adverse Effect"

Top row left to right: Tim Roehl (Ada), Phil Kennedy (Lawton), Bill Warren (Oklahoma City), Gary Oblander (Woodward), Chuck Mills (Shawnee), Tim Morris (Noble), Doug Schones (Elk City), Bottom row left to right: Bob Holland (Oklahoma City), Dolley Rolland (Ponca City), Larry Mocha (Tulsa), Galia Tennison (Choctaw).

Oklahoma Small Business Advocacy Committee Success: Facing fines and a potential shutdown because of an agency rule, a small business owner contacted the committee. The committee worked with the state agency to arrange an extension for the business owner. With the extension, the business made the necessary changes and remained open.