09/11/08 Business Start-up Hurdles in Underserved Communities: Access to Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship Training Hearing
09/09/08 Opportunities and Challenges for Women Entrepreneurs on the 20th Anniversary of the Women's Business Ownership Act Roundtable
07/30/08 S.3362, A bill to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs Markup
06/25/08 Examining Solutions to Cope with the Rise in Home Heating Oil Prices Hearing
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Hearings & Events
The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is responsible for all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the Small Business Administration (SBA). The Committee holds hearings, and conducts other oversight activities to ensure that the SBA is properly administering programs and carrying out the intent of Congress. In addition, the Committee oversees all issues of concern to small businesses across the country, including access to capital, affordable health care, rising gas and energy prices, fair contracting, taxes, regulations, and business training, among other issues.
| date | type | title | location |
| 10/04/00 | Hearing | The U.S. Forest Service: Taking a Chain Saw to Small Business | DC |
| 09/21/00 | Joint Hearing | Pension Tension: Does the PBCG Deliver for Retirees? | DC |
| 09/14/00 | Hearing | Are Family Farmers Battling to Stay on the Farm and in the Grocery Store? | DC |
| 09/13/00 | Roundtable | What is Contract Bundling? | DC |
| 07/20/00 | Hearing | GAO's Performance and Accountability Review: Is the SBA on Par? | DC |
| 05/23/00 | Hearing | IRS Restructuring: A New Era for Small Business | DC |
| 05/18/00 | Forum | B2B: An Emerging E-Frontier for Small Business | DC |
| 03/28/00 | Hearing | Swindling Small Businesses: Toner-Phoner and Other Office Supply Scams | DC |
| 03/09/00 | Forum | CyberCrime: Can a Small Business Protect Itself? | DC |
| 02/24/00 | Hearing | The President's FY 2001 Budget Request for the Small Business Administration | DC |
| 12/14/99 | Forum | The Future of Small Business Exporting | DC |
| 11/09/99 | Roundtable | Insuring the Maximum Practicable Opportunity (OSDBU) | DC |
| 10/25/99 | Hearing | Internet Cramming: The Latest High-Tech Fraud on Small Business | DC |
| 10/19/99 | Roundtable | National Conference on Small Business | DC |
| 09/14/99 | Hearing | Slotting: Fair for Small Business & Consumers? | DC |
| 09/09/99 | Roundtable | Business Supporting Education | DC |
| 08/24/99 | Joint Roundtable | Building a Stronger Agricultural Community | MO |
| 08/13/99 | Field Hearing | Women in Small Business | MI |
| 08/04/99 | Roundtable | Small Business Innovative Research | DC |
| 06/15/99 | Forum | E-Commerce: Barriers and Opportunities for Small Business | DC |
| 16/14/99 | Field Hearing | Small Business & Environmental Technologies: The Challenges and Opportunities | MA |
| 05/25/99 | Hearing | Education Success = Business Success | DC |
| 05/20/99 | Roundtable | Small Business Procurement (Afternoon Session) | DC |
| 05/20/99 | Roundtable | SBA's Management Assistance Programs (Morning Session) | DC |
| 05/12/99 | Roundtable | SBA's SBIC and Microloan Program | DC |
| 04/27/99 | Roundtable | SBA's 7(a) and 504 Loan Programs | DC |
| 04/21/99 | Roundtable | Office of Advocacy & SBIR/STTR Programs | DC |
| 04/12/99 | Hearing | Buried Alive: Small Business Consumed by Tax Filing Burdens | DC |
| 03/16/99 | Hearing | The President's FY2000 Budget Request for the Small Business Administration | DC |
| 03/10/99 | Roundtable | Oversight of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Red Tape Reduction Act | DC |