Committee Activity

The Committee on Small Business will hold a remote hearing titled: “National Small Business Week: Celebrating our Main Street Champions.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 via the Zoom platform (information to be provided).

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has designated the week of September 13 as its National Small Business Week. To honor all of America’s entrepreneurs, the House Small Business Committee is honoring small businesses who showcase the American entrepreneurial spirit. Entrepreneurs from across the country will testify on their small business success stories.

To view a livestream of the hearing, please click here. 

Hearing Notice 

Hearing Memo 

Witnesses 

Panel One
Mr. Tod Greenfield
Vice President
Martin Greenfield Clothiers
Brooklyn, NY
Testimony 

Ms. Jan Haviland
Owner and President
Haviland Corp.
Linn, MO
Testimony 

Ms. Shelonda Stokes
President
Downtown Partnership of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
Testimony 

Ms. Natasha Hudson
Owner
Hudson’s on Mercer
Dripping Springs, TX
Testimony

Ms. Gena Felder
Chief Financial Officer
TJ Hale
Menomonee Falls, WI
Testimony 

Panel Two
Mr. Eric Childs
Owner
Mind’s Eye Comics
Burnsville, MN
Testimony 

Ms. Krystal Hernandez
Owner
La Plaza F!esta
Madelia, MN
Testimony 

Mr. Maurice Contreras
President
Volcanica Coffee Company
Suwanee, GA
Testimony 

Mr. Mark J. Lunde
Chief Executive Officer
Lunde Auto Sales
Wadena, MN
Testimony 

Mr. Barry Schlouch
President
Schlouch Incorporated
Blandon, PA
Testimony 

Panel Three
Mr. Jaime Di Paulo
President and Chief Executive Officer
Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC)
Chicago, IL
Testimony 

Ms. Susan Shaw
Owner
Shaw Insurance Agency
Hurst, TX
Testimony 

Mr. Donald Fox
President and Chief Executive Officer
Fox Theatres LLC
Wyomissing, PA
Testimony 

Mr. Mitch Cook
Co-Owner
Avalon Bagels to Burgers
Yorba Linda, CA
Testimony 

Mr. Greg Owens
Chief Executive Officer
Sherrill Manufacturing Inc.
Sherrill, NY
Testimony