RE: [wg-review] SME constituency?

["Judith Oppenheimer" <joppenheimer@icbtollfree.com>]

So what - the existing IPC currently represents the BC's interests too.
And visa versa.

(BTW, I saw 65 members listed at the BC site - not "thousands" of anyone.)

Judith

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-wg-review@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-review@dnso.org]On
> Behalf Of Philip Sheppard
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 11:38 AM
> To: wg-review@dnso.org
> Subject: Re: [wg-review] SME constituency?
>
>
> Before we all get carried away in support of a constituency for small
> business (SMEs) I think I should point out that the existing Business
> Constituency (BC) is currently representing SMEs.
>
> The BC represents thousands of SMEs indirectly via its association
> membership. The BC represents them directly with its explicit
> category for
> SME membership - which charges a significantly reduced fee.
>
> SME representation in the DNSO faces the same dilemma as SME
> representation
> in public policy. SME's are typically too small to afford the
> time/money
> commitment to participate in non-core activities. Representation via
> industry associations is the typical solution.
> Philip.
>
>
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