Entrepreneurship and Business Assistance Centers

Office of Business Assistance's Small Business Advocate

The Small Business Advocate's primary mission is to assist small businesses when they experience unreasonable or unfair state regulatory actions, such as investigations, excessive fines, penalties, threats, or other enforcement action by a state agency. The advocate will investigate the issue and work toward a mutually acceptable resolution after all means of direct resolution by the small business owner have been attempted. It is also recommended that all previous documentation be available for review, including names and contact information of all interested parties and any correspondence.