GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON SMALL BUSINESS

[photo, World Trade Center Baltimore, 401 East Pratt St, Baltimore, Maryland] Ackneil M. Muldrow II, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2014

Appointed by Governor: Karen Barbour; Deborah Stallings; Jay A. Steinmetz; William L. Yerman, Esq. Terms expire 2014.

Roland O. Campbell, Jr.; Annie L. Geiermann; Wonro Lee; David D. Son; Sajid N. Tarar. Terms expire 2015.

Barbara I. Berschler, Esq.; James A. Dula; Manuel J. Hidalgo, Jr.; Ricardo R. Johnson, Esq.; Jorge Restrepo; R. Wayne Strausburg. Terms expire 2016.

Michelle R. Fager, Esq. Term expires 2018.

World Trade Center Baltimore, 401 East Pratt St., Baltimore, Maryland, November 2009. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Appointed by Senate President: James N. Mathias, Jr; one vacancy.

Appointed by House Speaker: Adrienne A. Jones; one vacancy.

Ex officio: Dominick E. Murray, Secretary of Business & Economic Development; Alvin C. Collins, Secretary of General Services; Dawn R. Medley, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Leonard J. Howie III, Secretary of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation; Zenita Wickham Hurley, Esq., Special Secretary of Minority Affairs.

Staff: Sean J. McEvoy, Director, Office of Small Business Resources

c/o Office of Small Business Resources
Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation
500 North Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 230-6101
e-mail: sean.mcevoy@maryland.gov

Annual Report to Governor due June 30.
In June 2010, the Governor's Commission on Small Business was authorized (Executive Order 01.01.2010.13). The Commission was to make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on how to sustain and expand the growth of small businesses in Maryland.

The Commission reviewed and analyzed current State regulations. With the Maryland Economic Development Commission, it recommended what policies the State needs for small businesses. Further, the Commission worked to implement the recommendations of the Small Business Task Force; listen to small businesses concerning existing barriers to their growth; and undertake an outreach initiative to small businesses.

To support development and job creation in growth industries, the Commission advocated for skills upgrades and full employment. In addition, it identified public/private partnership opportunities that supplement current programs and financial incentives for small businesses; and recommended how to improve access to resources for minority businesses, and involve youth in entrepreneurship.

Inactive since December 2014.

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