The best person who spoke at the session I heard was a small business owner - black guy - who was GREAT!
He said - Mr. President - I am glad about getting the Corporate CEO's to sign their names on the bottom lines of their financial statements ----- but I want the same requirement from the government people (bureaurcrats) who come and inspect my business and then the next year a different person comes and I am doing the same thing that the guy from the previous year said was ok - but the guy this year says I am in violation and fines me! (I bet he is talking about OSHA - but it could be any number of regulator agencies). I want it so that these people have to SIGN THEIR NAMES each year so that the next year when I am challenged, I can look at last year's inspection and say - see - here - Joe Blow was here last year and said I was ok and things are the same this year as last!
Well - sort of those words - but that is what he was trying to say.
Then he said - and you, sir, can bring the Congress to my business and I will tell them about what they need to do! (Cut regulations and cut taxes!) He started it by saying: Thank you for pushing for the tax cut - but we need another one!
I do hope someone in the Bush team heard this guy - because the number one thing they could do to help small businesses is lay off on the regulations, etc - and call off the bureaucrats!!!! and the TAXES!!!
Again - that Summit was fantastic and I look forward to hearing from Grannie Green!