Environmental Guidance and Support for Small Businesses

Abstract

As part of an effort to help small businesses, the Small Business Development Center contracted with the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) to conduct discussion groups to find out what representatives of small businesses believe are the most useful existing forms of help for meeting environmental protection requirements; and what additional compliance assistance they would like. This report summarizes what ISER learned from the discussion groups. It describes what business people perceive are the most useful forms of assistance and the most helpful delivery methods. This kind of information is crucial in determining the types of guidance, support, and counseling to offer businesses in the future.