As the new health care law goes into effect at the state level, small businesses are key stakeholders whose views should inform the implementation process. Small businesses are the engine of the Virginia economy, creating jobs and delivering essential services; implementing the health law to maximize benefits for small businesses will help ignite that engine and drive the economic recovery forward.

As real-life experts on the problems in the current health care and health insurance systems, small business owners have important perspectives on how to make health care work for businesses and the economy. Here's Charles Stanton who literally closed up shop at Embroiderme of Carytown to head down to the Capitol and talk to legislators about setting up a Health Exchange.