About the New Design

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The Small Business Environmental Home Page (Home Page) has released a new look and design. As the EPA Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman's office (ASBO) and state Small Business Ombudsman/Small Business Assistance programs (SBO/SBEAPs) across the country have evolved, the needs and audience for the Home Page have changed. The EPA ASBO and SBO/SBEAP National Steering Committee (NSC) has worked cooperatively with the Home Page to make suggestions for a new look and organization. Examples include a new design in a box style with listings under each category for more direct links to subpages used frequently, including an "Are You a Small Business?" link on the top page for small businesses, and including a direct link to SBO/SBEAP contact information on the top page. New web pages, besides "Are You a Small Business?" include: State Trade Associations, Small Business Environmental Home Page Newsletters and Flyers, Who Are We?, State Annual Reports, and Listing of States With and Without a CAP. Many more items and updates to different sections of the Home Page are being planned for the near future so stay tuned.

Please note that the transition to the new design is not fully complete. There are a number of immediate updates to be made (see below), finding and fixing internal links and file transfers, and addresses still to be renamed. Please be patient during this final construction time. Also, the URLs of nearly all subpages have changed. If you already have subpages bookmarked, there will be redirects to guide you to the new addresses. Please change your bookmarks. Some of the items still to be completed include the following:

Population and completion of survey results databases
Send Feedback form
Redirects on subpages of old site.

Be assured that none of the Home Page content has been lost. However, some organization changes have been made and some subpages and resources may not be in the same "thread" as before. A summary of these changes are detailed below:

The top menu bar now includes direct links to Are You a Small Business? (new, for small businesses), Message Board, National Conference, Contacts, SBO/SBEAP List, EPA ASBO, and Search.

Environmental Compliance Home now includes Technical Subcommittee, Environmental Control Technologies, Ten State Demonstration Projects, and Small Business Initiatives/Policies/Laws.

There is a new Multimedia Home with links to the Multimedia Peer Center, Multimedia Environmental Assistance Factsheets, National CAP Multimedia Initiative, 2007 Resource Guide, Multimedia Subcommittee, and Multimedia Survey Results.

There is a new Resources Home with links to Publications and Factsheets, EPA SBO Publications List, Key Small Business Web Sites and Publications, Sustainable Business Information (includes Environmental Best Management Practices for Small Businesses, Environmental Control Technologies, ISO 14000 Resource Links, Pollution Prevention Resource Links, and Recycling Exchange Links), Funding Help (includes What is a Small Business?, State Financial Assistance Programs, Federal and Nonprofit Financial Assistance Programs, The National Small Business Financial Assistance Work Group, and Financial Assistance Program Survey Results Database), SBEAP National Logo, Videos, Other Web Sites, 2007 Resource Guide, and the Mid-Atlantic Region Web Site.

There is a new Sharing Information Home with links to What's New?, Upcoming Events, Promotional Success Stories, SBO/SBEAP National Conferences, SBO/SBEAP Listserve, Survey Results, EPA ASBO Newsletters, State Newsletters, and Small Business Environmental Home Page Newsletters and Flyers (new).

There is a new About Us Home with links to Who Are We? (new), Small Business Environmental Assistance Providers, Small Business Recognition Awards, State Annual Reports (new), Awards Subcommittee, Promotional Subcommittee, Guidelines Subcommittee, 2007 Resource Guide, EPA SBO Periodic Reports, EPA Strategic Plan, and Contacts.

There is a new National Steering Committee (NSC) Home with links to NSC Calendar; NSC Meeting Notes; NSC Committee Members; NSC Guidelines; NSC Vision, Mission, and Goals; and NSC Subcommittees.

The Compliance Advisory Panel (CAP) Home combines both the state and national CAP resources.

Home pages that have been eliminated include News and Events; Small Business Assistance; Publications, Factsheets, and Videos; Pollution Prevention/ISO 14000; Funding Help; NSBFAWG Web Page, Mid-Atlantic Web Page, and SBO/SBEAP Listserve. All of the resources on these pages are now available from other Home pages on the site (see above list).

If you have any questions or suggestions on the new Home Page design, please contact Audrey Graylin Zelanko at zelanko@smallbiz-enviroweb.org.