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Subcommittee Hearings

Community Support: Entrepreneurial Development and Beyond



The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations will meet for a hearing titled, “Community Support: Entrepreneurial Development and Beyond.”  The hearing is scheduled to begin at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building

This hearing will examine the role small businesses play in creating thriving communities.  The discussion will highlight the ways in which community support is imperative to the success of small businesses.  Additionally, the hearing will focus on existing resources available to support the relationship between small businesses and the communities they serve, and explore areas for resource expansion.  

Attachments
1. Hearing Notice
2. Witness List
3. Hearing Memo 
4. Opening Statement 

Witness List 
Mr. Ara Bagdasarian
CEO
Omnilert
Leesburg, VA
* Testifying on behalf of America’s SBDC
Testimony
Disclosure

Mr. Derrick Braziel
Founding Partner & Managing Director
MORTAR Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
*Testifying on behalf of SCORE
Testimony
Disclosure

Ms. Stephanie Carter
President
SCB Management Consulting
Upper Marlboro, MD
*Testifying on behalf of the Association of Women’s Business Centers
Testimony
Disclosure

Ms. Tamara Bryant
Director
Veterans Business Outreach Center at Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Testimony
Disclosure