AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES ASSOCIATION ASBA AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES ASSOCIATION BUSINESS/COMMERCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTEREST GROUPS ECONOMY AND LABOR ESTABLISHED 1975 PURPOSE TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF SMALL BUSINESSES MEMBERS 150000 THE AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESSES ASSOCIATION WORKS FOR SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH BY SUPPORTING LEGISLATION THAT IS FAVORABLE TO SMALL BUSINESSES IT ALSO ORGANIZES ITS MEMBERS TO OPPOSE ANY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD BE UNFAVORABLE TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN ADDITION IT CONDUCTS BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THE ORGANIZATION KEEPS ITS MEMBERS AWARE OF LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING THEM IN ITS NEWSLETTER ASBA TODAY