Committee Activity

The Committee on Small Business will hold a hybrid hearing titled: “Entrepreneurship in the New Economy.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Participating members can also join remotely via Zoom.

The COVID-19 pandemic hit small businesses particularly hard, yet the number of startups across the country surged in 2020. The boom in entrepreneurship is not only unexpected but reversing four decades of steady declines. This hearing will examine the increase in American entrepreneurship and discuss how businesses are rebuilding from a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. Members will hear from experts alongside small business owners that will describe the changing nature of the economy coming out of the pandemic.
To view a livestream of the hearing, please click here. 

Hearing Notice 

Hearing Memo 

Witnesses 

Ms. Ellie Diop
Chief Executive Officer
Eliza Revella Consulting Services
Los Angeles, CA
Testimony 

Mr. Andrew Fogaty
Executive Director
36Squared Business Incubator
Chicago, IL
Testimony 

Ms. Stephanie E. DeVane
Vice President of Entrepreneurship & Business Development
National Urban League
New York, NY
Testimony 

Mr. Raymond Keating
Chief Economist
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council)
Vienna, VA
Testimony