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The Business Gateway to Your Government

by Moderator on 03-25-2009 07:25 PM - last edited on 08-03-2009 05:08 PM by Administrator

Starting the Dialogue
Business Gateway is committed to supporting a more open and transparent dialogue between government and the public. Our recently launched Community is just one example of our commitment, but don’t overlook the other avenues we have implemented for conversation and collaboration. Through our Partners Program, we work with government agencies and industry partners to provide authoritative information that helps small business interact with the government. We also maintain and publish a list of federal points of contact, who serve as liaisons between agencies and small businesses, as called on by Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. These efforts have helped initiate a dialogue between business owners and organizations serving them, making the government more transparent and data more accessible the nation’s small business community.

The Community takes this dialogue one step further by allowing business owners to interact with the government and each other - providing a forum for small business owners to voice their ideas and needs. Though the Community was only launched a little over one month ago, we are heartened by the excitement that small business owners are expressing about the Community, as well as the type of questions they have. We hope the Community will extend the existing one-on-one interaction an agency would have through help desks, whether via a call center or over email, where the conversations end once the parties hang up or click send. With the Community, we can broadly distribute the information that one business owner might have received and increase the context, usefulness and quality as others community members add to the conversation.

Engaging Federal Partners
We are encouraging agencies that support and interact with the small business community to register and participate in the great conversations that are starting. We are busy scheduling individual demos to our partner agencies and discussing how they can get involved.

To date, we’ve met with representatives from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Small Business Administration (SBA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Department of the Treasury, and will soon add the General Service Administration (GSA), Department of Transportation (DOT), and SBA’s Office of Veteran Business Development to the list.


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by GarryWert on 09-11-2009 03:36 AM - last edited on 09-11-2009 10:29 AM by Moderator
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"The Community takes this dialogue one step further by allowing business owners to interact with the government and each other - providing a forum for small business owners to voice their ideas and needs." -- excellent idea.

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About the Author
  • Hi! I'm Ari and I am a consultant for the U.S. government, supporting the Business Gateway program. I've been on the team since 2009 and I have a background in small businesses, since my dad has owned one since I was 6! I'm really interested in trying to help anyone out there who has a business question. Enjoy the community and don't hesitate to make the most of all the resources on Business.gov!
  • Caron Beesley has over 15 years of experience working in marketing, with a particular focus on the government sector. Caron is also a small business owner and works with the Business.gov team to promote essential government resources for small business owners.
  • Hi! I am a consultant supporting the Business Gateway program. I look forward to hearing from you.
  • Hello, and welcome to the Business.gov Community. I am a consultant for the U.S. government, supporting the Business Gateway program. Several of my family members own their own businesses, and I'm interested in learning how others in the small business community are doing.
  • Hi, my name is Steve. I am a Presidential Management Fellow working with the fantastic Business.Gov team. Our goal is to continually improve this community to meet your needs, so we appreciate your feedback and participation.
  • Hi! I'm a consultant for the Business Gateway who hosts Business.gov. I have been a small business owner for over 18 years. I'm excited that information on running a successful business is becoming more and more accessible. When I first started it was impossible to get the tax forms I needed let alone figure out how to fill them out. I wish you great success!
  • Hi - I'm Sue and I work as a marketing consultant for Business.gov and the Business.gov Community. Both my husband and I run small businesses so we are very familiar with the highs and lows of being entrepreneurs. I help to promote the Business.gov Community and am excited to be part of such a vibrant community of diverse businesses and experiences. Looking forward to hearing and learning from you!
  • Hi! My name is Zaneta. I'm a consultant for the Business Gateway program and a content manager for Business.gov. I write content for the site; blogs; and send e-mail updates on timely news across federal and state government. I'm looking forward to hearing about topics that interest you and how we can expand and clarify information on the site.