Purpose:
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners established the Small Business Development Advisory Board in August 2001. The purpose of the Small Business Development Advisory Board is as follows:

• Identify and evaluate issues distinctive to Broward County Businesses.
• Provide recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners and other government officials concerning enhancements to the County’s procurement activities and practices.
• Enhance communication with, increase opportunities for, improve the economic viability of, and enrich the overall business climate for Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises within Broward County.
• Promote to the greatest extent possible, the participation and use of Broward County Businesses in the procurement activities of Broward County government with respect to the purchase of a variety of government services including construction, architectural/engineering services, commodities, professional services and business services.

Created By:
Broward County resolution 2001-0800, adopted August 21, 2001

Operating Procedures:
This Broward County Advisory Board Meeting is a formal meeting of the members of the Small Business Development Advisory Board to transact Broward County business. This business is conducted in a manner prescribed by resolution and regulations, which require certain formal actions and the following of specific procedures. The agenda is a printed document that lists the order of business for the Small Business Development Advisory Board Meeting. The public is encouraged to contact the Small Business Development Advisory Board Members prior to an Advisory Board Meeting to express their views on items appearing on the Agenda. The Small Business Development Advisory Board may consider and act upon such other business as may come before it, and this Agenda must be revised. The revised copies are available to the public at the Advisory Board Meeting.