The US Committee On Small Business

The US Committee On Small Business
By Alexander Gordon

The history of the U.S. Committee on Small Business dates back to October 8, 1940, when the U.S. Senate established the special committee to study and survey the problems of small business enterprises. This committee was terminated in 1949 and in 1950; a select committee on small businesses was formed. This select committee was terminated in 1981, when the Committee on Small Business was established. In 2001, Sen. John F. Kerry, the committee chairman, changed the name of the committee to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is directed under the standing rules of the United States Senate to be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the Small Business Administration (SBA).

This committee was formed to study and address the problems faced by small businesses and to aid the growth and development of small business, which are the backbone of the American economy. Their aim is to protect and promote small businesses in the United States. The committee aims to conduct periodical research and investigations to study and record the problems and hurdles faced by small businesses in America and report them in order to solve them.

The committee holds discussions on how to solve problems faced by small businesses such as compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and if there was any way to solve these problems. For example the committee took steps to solve problems of small businesses affected by natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.

The Official Address:
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
428A Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5175 (202) 224-4885 (Fax)

The present Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship consists of Republicans: Olympia J. Snowe, Maine, Chair Christopher S. Bond, Missouri Conrad Burns, Montana George Allen, Virginia Norm Coleman, Minnesota John Thune, South Dakota Johnny Isakson, Georgia David Vitter, Louisiana Michael Enzi, Wyoming John Cornyn, Texas Democrats John F. Kerry, Massachusetts, Ranking Member Carl Levin, Michigan Tom Harkin, Iowa Joseph I. Lieberman, Connecticut Mary Landrieu, Louisiana Maria Cantwell, Washington Evan Bayh, Indiana Mark Pryor, Arkansas Staff Directory Wes Coulam, Majority Staff Director Jason Bassett, Professional Staff Member Matthew Berger, Special Assistant to Staff Director Chris Chichester, Communications Director Brian Clavelle, Staff Assistant Alex Hecht, Regulatory Counsel John Falls, Systems Administrator Shannon Johnsen, Staff Assistant Max Kidalov, Counsel Lena Lawrence, Chief Clerk Linda Le, Research Analyst Matt Nowak, Research Assistant Jennifer Perkins, Counsel Sean Philbin, Investigative Assistant Tucker Shumack, Tax & Finance Counsel Jackie Sierodzinski, Professional Staff Member Jamie Suzor, Legislative Assistant Jennifer Terrill, Executive Assistant Greg Wach, Chief Counsel Dan Westlake, Research Assistant

Thus, the American government, by establishing the U.S. Committee on Small Business, tries to give due recognition to the small businesses and help aid in their growth and development. There are firms that offer their services as well as products to help run successful businesses.

Do we really want to include all those names, even the staff members? And yet, if we take them out, we don’t have much of an article …