02/17/05 Hearing

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Below is the witness list for this event.

     The Honorable Hector V. Barreto
          Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
     Mr. John R. Massaua
          State Director of the Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
          Member, Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) Board of Directors
     Mr. David Coit
          Managing Director of North Atlantic Capital
          On behalf of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC)
     Ms. Patricia Sands
          Owner of Spill-Guard and SBA's Women's Business Center Program Participant
     Mr. Daniel Bentancourt
          President and CEO, Community First Fund
          Member, Association for Enterprise Opportunity Board of Directors
     Mr. Eddie Tuvin
          First Vice President, Community South Bank
          On behalf of the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc. (NAGGL)