Snowy Monaro business expert, Fiona Latham-Cannon, believes the NSW Government's decision to cut a key support program will hinder the efforts of local businesses and discourage new businesses from starting.

The Business Connect program will cease on September 30, a move Ms Latham-Cannnon says is short-sighted and will place further stress on Snowy Monaro business owners.

Ms Latham-Cannon has spent the last three years working as a business advisor with Enterprise Plus, a not-for-profit group delivering business support programs for the state and federal governments, including the NSW Business Connect program.

Ms Latham-Cannon said the program provided independent, tailored advice to business operators. She is dismayed the state government has defunded the service.

"Cutting the program is disgraceful," Ms Latham-Cannon said.

"There was no warning this was coming. The numbers stack-up, it shouldn't have been considered to be punted."

Ms Latham-Cannon's position as a Business Connect advisor finished last week, despite there being increased demand for the program from local businesses.

"12 months worth of advertising has been spent in the last three months. We have seen increased interest in the program," she said.

"It's a hard place with new businesses wanting support but we are no longer able to provide it."

At a time when new business owners are faced with increasing challenges to open their doors for the first time, Ms Latham-Cannon said cutting Business Connect has caused worry across the region.

"Our clients are angry the program has been cut," Ms Latham-Cannon said.

"Anxiety is through the roof currently. There is no program of its type to replace it.

"The program provided individual support and advice, business owners lose that valuable support. Being in small business is very stressful, this will not help."

In NSW Budget Estimates last week, Small Business Minister, Janelle Saffin, caused further upset to the business community when she suggested operators could 'just Google' business advice when she was questioned on why the NSW Government had scrapped the program.

"The comments from the minister are an absolute insult. It made me angry and upset," Ms Latham-Cannon said.