The Deputy for Small Business serves as a special assistant to the commander on small business matters.
The Deputy for Small Business implements the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Program ensuring that the federal socio-economic program policies and procedures affecting small business, emerging small business, small disadvantaged business, small business certified under the HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zones) program, and small women-owned business firms and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions, are followed.