President Obama spoke last week on the work his Administration is doing to consolidate the six major federal departments and agencies that focus on business or trade into one to better serve American business owners.
In the speech above he is “calling on congress to reinstate the authority that past presidents have had to streamline and reform the executive branch.” The last time a President was given authority to do this was in 1984. He explains that when you talk to small business owners today they say “To deal with government on a regular basis is not always the highlight of their day.”
When running for office he pledged to make our government “leaner, smarter, and more consumer friendly” stating that “we live in a 21st century economy but we still have a government organized for a 20th century economy.”
He then goes on to outline the changes he will make if Congress gives him the power to streamline the Government with the goal to be specifically streamlining business and trade with one department, one website, one hotline, and one mission.
Currently, the “system is a maze” explains President Obama.
There is a number of websites and customer service numbers that all offering different forms of assistance for the small business owner. Small business owners want to concentrate on the doing and the government wants to make it easy for them. President Obama’s answer for this is:
- 1 Department: BusinessUSA
- 1 Website and Hotline
That will take them from the day they have an idea, create the product, and are ready to export. He argues that will will save tax payer dollars while helping American businesses grow, which will in turn help our economy.
The first thing President Obama is doing is to elevate SBA to a cabinet level agency starting today. Karen Mills is going to make sure SBA has a seat at the table at cabinet meetings. Following that, the new Business USA website will be unveiled in the next few weeks that is a one stop shop for business owners. He will keep going with or without the support from Congress, but emphasizes it will be easier with their support. Find more at whitehouse.gov.
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