BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — An Idaho Hispanic Foundation board member on Wednesday was named to the oldest small-business advocacy organization in America.
Rebecca Oaxaca was recently named to the National Small Business Association's Leadership Council.
Oaxaca, a recognized leader in the small-business community, and will now alongside other small-business advocates from across the country; working to promote the interests of small business to policymakers in Washington, D.C.
“As a woman, minority small-business owner, I see daily the importance of being involved and active when it comes to laws and regulation. I look forward to using my voice to help serve and represent small business owners across Idaho," Oaxaca said. “Joining NSBA’s Leadership Council will enable me to take our collective small-business message to the people that need to hear it most: Congress."
Oaxaca was assigned as a fiscal agent to the Idaho Women’s Business Center. She has many years in leadership, working with the Family Justice Center in advocacy. Now she uses that experience to uplift and empower small business owners.
In her more recent work as an interim Associate Director for the Idaho Women’s Business Center, she has seen firsthand the barriers that small business owners face, especially minority women.
'I want to use my advocacy experience with victims to now work with small business owners and knowing that my efforts can help them to grow and thrive in their business," Oaxaca said. "I am hoping to be an example for other Latina women to step forward and lean into their knowledge and experience as a voice to uplift and support small business."
Oaxaca joined the NSBA Leadership Council as part of her efforts to tackle the many critical issues facing small businesses, including tax reform, regulatory restraint, health care costs and how the Affordable Care Act will impact small businesses.
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