08/12/09 Hearing

Field Hearing: Small Business Survival, Weathering the Economy, Creating Jobs, and What the SBA Can Do to Assist

WHO: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

WHAT: Field Hearing: Small Business Survival, Weathering the Economy, Creating Jobs, and What the SBA Can Do to Assist

WHEN: Wednesday, August 12
9:00 a.m.

WHERE:       Portland City Hall
                    City Council Chamber
                    Second Floor
                    389 Congress Street
                    Portland, Maine 04101

Second Stop

WHEN: Wednesday, August 12
1:30 p.m.

WHERE:       Great Bay Community College
                    Room 126
                    320 Corporate Drive
                    Pease International Tradeport
                    Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801

Senator Shaheen's opening statement is available here.

Below is the witness list for this event.

WITNESSES: (For planning purposes only)

Panel I: Stop One (Maine) Panel 1: Stop Two (NH)

The Honorable Karen G. Mills                                         The Honorable Karen G. Mills
Administrator                                                                  Administrator
U.S. Small Business Administration                                U.S. Small Business Administration

Panel 2: Stop One (Maine) Panel 2: Stop Two (NH)

Mr. James Donnelly                                                       Aaron Bagshaw
Senior Regional Vice President                                     President
Machias Savings Bank                                                  W.H. Bagshaw, Inc.

Mr. David Clough                                                            Julie Gustafson
State Director                                                                 President and CEO
National Federation of Independent Business                Amoskeag Business Incubator

Mr. Richard Pfeffer                                                         Scott Logan
Co-Owner                                                                       Owner
Gritty McDuff��s                                                                Blue Mermaid Island Grill

Ms. Patricia Rice                                                              Joseph Reilly
Director                                                                            President and CEO
Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Centers         Centrix Bank

Mr. Ronald Price                                                                Dawn Wivel
Ingraham Equipment                                                          Director
                                                                                          N.H. Office of International Commerce