But if we’re going to have that debate honestly, we need to stop pretending the Wyoming Business Council is simply a pot of money handed to a few businesses. The missing piece is what this decision means for the Wyoming people and communities that rely on the support system behind small businesses. Lawmakers recently advanced a vote to defund and dismantle the Wyoming Business Council. But dismantling the Wyoming Business Council without understanding what it holds up is not reform; it’s pulling out support beams and acting surprised when the roof sags. Wyoming’s future is built one small business at a time — one paycheck, one family, one community at a time.