The ASBA is a national, non-profit education and advocacy organization dedicated to being a sensible voice for small business on public policy issues. The ASBA - founded in 1996 - recognizes that small business is a primary engine driving that drives our economy, and that the face of American business has changed dramatically in the last few years. With this new diversity and expanded role for small business, the ASBA has emerged as a refreshing voice offering new ideas and a new brand of leadership. The ASBA stands apart from other business organizations in many crucial ways. We represent business people not as Democrats, Republicans, or Independents, but rather as practical people who want sensible business solutions. We're finding that more business people are dissatisfied with the partisan, employer-vs.-employee, us-vs.-them mentality espoused by other groups. An increasing number now look to the ASBA to represent their needs and interests. The ASBA and its members believe in creating a productive workplace by investing in education, worker training and technology. ASBA supports health care reform and reasonable environmental standards, and continually listens and responds to the ever-changing voice of the small business community.