(a) develop a clearinghouse of information on programs and services provided by entities that may assist such businesses;
(b) seek to maximize utilization by small businesses of available federal resources including but not limited to federal grants, loans, loan guarantees, surety bonding guarantees, technical assistance, and programs and services of the federal small business administration; and
(c) develop and implement, in conjunction with the department of financial services, a small business online marketplace lending education and outreach campaign to educate businesses in plain-language as to the true costs associated with obtaining loans from online marketplace lenders including true and up-front transparent pricing and terms, the disclosure of annualized percentage rates, interest rates, fees and charges; disclosure of terms for repayment, early repayment, and refinancing of a loan and any penalties that may be applied; and any other information that is deemed necessary by the department of economic development. The department of economic development shall develop and implement a plan to distribute such information to small business owners, including but not limited to, printed material, publication on the internet and through coordination with other state entities that routinely interact with small businesses in this state. The department of economic development shall make translations of all educational materials available in languages other than English, including the six most common non-English languages spoken by individuals in this state. 12. compile an annual report on the state of small businesses, particularly those with twenty-five employees or less which shall be known as micro-businesses under this subdivision. The commissioner shall, on or before June first, two thousand fourteen and annually thereafter, submit to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a report that shall include, but not be limited to, the following information for each calendar year:
(a) the growth and economic trends of small businesses which may be categorized by various small business sizes and/or sectors;
(b) an analysis of relevant and available employment, statistical and economic data of the various small business sectors throughout New York state, which may be categorized by various small business sizes;
(c) suggestions to improve the efficiency of existing loan programs;
(d) suggestions to improve small business growth;
(e) statistical and economic analysis of the state of small businesses by various small business sizes and/or sectors; and
(f) identification and review of the local and state regulations, fines and penalties particular to small businesses which may be categorized by various small business sizes and/or sectors. The division shall collaborate with other state and local agencies to develop the annual report. The office shall maintain and publish such information on the small business directory webpage in a manner that allows individuals to search the report by name, date, or type of statistics. The format of the annual report shall be developed in consultation with various small business owners to ensure the information collected, analyzed, and published for the purposes of this subdivision is representative of all small businesses in the state.