The Asian Business Association (ABA) was founded in 1976 to proactively help Asian Americans gain access to economic opportunities and advancement. ABA represents Asian American business owners, and creates business opportunities for its members and their diverse communities. Goals and Objectives To represent the views of Asian American business owners to local, state and federal government officials in order to promote and improve the climate for small business. To provide training and education that will improve each member’s business success. To provide a receptive atmosphere of encouragement for members to do business among each other; to exchange information affecting ABA members and their businesses. To educate our members about the effect of proposed and existing government policy on small business; and alert them to programs that assist small business owners. To provide members with current information on business opportunities with major corporations and public agencies. To bring divergent groups of Asian Americans together on issues affecting small business.