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#AdvocacyMatters Public policies that move businesses forward By Derrick Seaver, Executive Vice President
Decisions that are made by government at all levels – city, county, state and federal – impact not just citizens and voters, but also businesses. Whether governmental decisions are likely to impact entrepreneurs in a positive or negative way, businesses must be active in helping to shape the conversation. It has been often repeated that, when it comes to government, if you are not at the table, you are on the menu!  The SVO has as a core mission representing the interest of business to government at all levels, so while you are out making, growing and expanding your enterprise, we are busy making that job a bit easier by shaping government policy to reflect probusiness initiatives that will foster, not hinder, business attraction, retention and growth. Caltrain stopped at Dirison Station in San Jose. THESVO.COM | SEPTEMBER 2017
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