The Association’s initial U.S. effort will include the following initiatives:

·        to provide updates on regulations effecting small firms,

·        to comment on such regulatory proposals to advocate regulatory    reasonableness,

·        to introduce new securities regulatory initiatives,

·        to arrange meetings with regulators,

·        to be available by phone to assist members in finding and  understanding regulatory materials,

·        to support third party efforts to operate small firm capital markets and/or launch new capabilities,

·        to produce institutional investor events,

·        to create market participant training programs ,

·        to establish strategic alliances with major organizations,

·        to include legal counsel interested in working with small firms,

·        to advertise, promote and staff events, to manage enrollments,   provide administrative services and distribute knowledge products under the Association’s brand name, model and guidelines.