Local Business Owner Mike Brooks Named to NSBA Leadership Council
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DAYTON, Ohio - OhioPen -- Dayton, OH – Mike Brooks of EFP Industrial Automation in Dayton, Ohio was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. NSBA is the nation's oldest small-business advocacy organization and operates on a staunchly nonpartisan basis. Brooks, a recognized leader in the small-business community, joins the NSBA Leadership Council alongside other small-business advocates from across the country as they work to promote the interests of small business to policymakers in Washington, D.C.

"As a small-business owner, I see daily the importance of being involved and active when it comes to laws and regulation," stated Brooks. "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."

Brooks is the owner and President of EFP Industrial Automation based in Dayton, Ohio.  EFP was founded in 1975 as Ernst Fluid Power, and Brooks represents the third generation of different family ownership.  EFP is a leading distributor of industrial automation components and solutions serving manufacturing customers in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.

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Brooks joined the NSBA Leadership Council as part of his efforts to tackle the many critical issues facing small business, including tax reform, regulatory restraint, health care costs and how access to capital will impact small business. The NSBA Leadership Council is focused on providing valuable networking between small-business advocates from across the country while ensuring small business a seat at the table as Congress and regulators take up key small-business proposals.

"I am proud to have Mike Brooks as part of our Leadership Council," stated NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. "He came to us highly recommended, and I look forward our coordinated efforts for years to come."

Please click here to learn more about EFP Industrial Automation (http://www.efpia.com/).

For more on the NSBA Leadership Council, please visit www.nsba.biz