Small business was first represented at a portfolio level in the
sixth Wran ministry, with the appointment of
George Paciullo as the Minister for Small Business and Technology, with Paciullo also holding the portfolio of
Industry and Decentralisation. The portfolio was responsible for promoting the well-being, growth and development of the small business sector in New South Wales through the Office of Small Business. In the
eighth Wran ministry small business was combined with industry to form the portfolio of Industry and Small Business. Small Business first became a separate portfolio in the
Unsworth ministry, with the appointment of
Deirdre Grusovin who also held the portfolio of
Consumer Affairs. In addition to the Office of Small Business, the portfolio was responsible for Small Business Development Corporation which undertook research and investigated matters relating to the small business section of the economy and aimed at expanding the effectiveness of existing government assistance and advisory programs. The portfolio was replaced in the
first Grieiner ministry by the portfolio of Business and Consumer Affairs. == List of ministers ==