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Korean interest groups are joining together to pose unified resistance to some of Mayor Michael Bloombergs policies, which they call anti-small business. Moreover, Bloomberg is losing support in the Korean community, mainly because of the tobacco tax increase and his proposed ban on smoking in restaurants and bars.
As a result, an umbrella organization will be organized, or an old one resuscitated, to work against the mayors arbitrary policies.
Sung-soo Kim, president of the New York Korean American Small Business Center, says that it is very likely that the Small Business Association will be reorganized because several of Bloombergs bills disregard the position of small businesses.
The Small Business Association, which Sung-soo Kim was once chairman of, was established in 1992. Then, it included business owners of Korean, Caucasian, Hispanic, and Chinese descent. However, financial problems forced it to stop operating.
We cannot keep watching Mayor Bloombergs self-assertive, stubborn and cruel direction, Kim aid. If every small businessman in New York City, as well as every Korean, unites to speak with one voice, the mayor cannot do more.
In 1996, the Small Business Association successfully limited the expansion of mega stores, which was then the greatest threat to small businesses. They also successfully lobbied against irrational laws harmful to small businesses.
Its not just the tobacco bill. The Bloomberg administration is executing a tough quarter system to the various tickets toward small businesses, and many small businesses are suffering with this, said Kim.
The preparatory meeting for the revival of the association is scheduled for early next month; the inauguration is anticipated in mid-September. If the Association is reorganized, President Kim will survey New York City Chamber of Commerce members, asking, How much do you know about small businesses? and present the public with the results.
As a result, an umbrella organization will be organized, or an old one resuscitated, to work against the mayors arbitrary policies.
Sung-soo Kim, president of the New York Korean American Small Business Center, says that it is very likely that the Small Business Association will be reorganized because several of Bloombergs bills disregard the position of small businesses.
The Small Business Association, which Sung-soo Kim was once chairman of, was established in 1992. Then, it included business owners of Korean, Caucasian, Hispanic, and Chinese descent. However, financial problems forced it to stop operating.
We cannot keep watching Mayor Bloombergs self-assertive, stubborn and cruel direction, Kim aid. If every small businessman in New York City, as well as every Korean, unites to speak with one voice, the mayor cannot do more.
In 1996, the Small Business Association successfully limited the expansion of mega stores, which was then the greatest threat to small businesses. They also successfully lobbied against irrational laws harmful to small businesses.
Its not just the tobacco bill. The Bloomberg administration is executing a tough quarter system to the various tickets toward small businesses, and many small businesses are suffering with this, said Kim.
The preparatory meeting for the revival of the association is scheduled for early next month; the inauguration is anticipated in mid-September. If the Association is reorganized, President Kim will survey New York City Chamber of Commerce members, asking, How much do you know about small businesses? and present the public with the results.