05/22/07 Hearing

Minority Entrepreneurship: Assessing the Effectiveness of SBA's Programs for the Minority Business Community

To read Senator Kerry's statement from this hearing, please click here.

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Below is the witness list for this event.

Panel I
     Mr. Calvin Jenkins
          Deputy Associate Administrator for Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration

Panel II
     Mr. Jon Wainwright
          VP, National Economic Research Associates, Inc.
     Mr. Anthony W. Robinson
          President, Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Educational Fund
     Mr. Bill M. Miera
          CEO, Fiore Industries, Inc.
     Mr. Fernando Galaviz
          Chairman, Small Business Association for Technology

Supplementary Materials Provided by Dr. Wainwright
     Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Availability Study for Missouri
     Race, Sex, and Business Enterprise: Evidence from Denver, Colorado
     Race, Sex, and Business Enterprise: Evidence from the State of Illinois and the Chicago Metropolitan Area
     Race, Sex, and Business Enterprise: Evidence from the State of Maryland
     Race, Sex, and Business Enterprise: Evidence from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
     Race, Sex, and Business Enterprise: Evidence from the State of Minnesota
     Race, Sex, and Business Enterprise: Evidence from the State of Washington