Hardwiring Sensitivity to Small Business Impacts of Regulation: Guide for the Small Business Lens

Purpose

The purpose of the "small business lens" is to drive better analysis of small business realities and consultation at the earliest stages of regulatory design and to consider risk-based alternate compliance approaches that minimize costs for small business.

This document provides guidance to federal departments and agencies on how to implement the small business lens when regulating, based on section 7(N) of the Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management.