Search starts for Small Business Commissioner

The Federal Government intends to expand the Small Business Advisory Council, says the council’s deputy chair Peter Strong, to assist in its search for the first Australian Small Business Commissioner.

As part of the 2012 federal budget, the government will spend $8.3 million over four years to establish an Australian Small Business Commissioner.

According to the government, the commissioner will “represent and advocate small business interests to the government”.

In its search for the commissioner, who will be appointed in the second half of the year, the government plans to add more members to the Small Business Advisory Council.