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This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy (March 8-12, 2010)

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 House Science and Technology Committee- Subcommittee on Research & Science Education - Hearing "The National Science Foundation’s FY 2011 Budget Request" 10:00AM - 12:00PM Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2318 [more info] Wednesday, March 10... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/08/2010 08:16 AM | Comments (2)

This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy (March 1-5, 2010)

Tuesday, March 02, 2010Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Subcommittee on Economic Policy - Hearing"Restoring Credit to Main Street: Proposals to Fix Small Business Borrowing and Lending Problems"9:30 a.m.538 Dirsken Senate Office Building[more info]     ... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 03/01/2010 09:11 AM | Comments (9)

Senators Introduce "Start-Up Visa" Legislation

On Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Senators John Kerry, D-Mass., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind., introduced legislation to drive job creation and increase America's global competitiveness by helping immigrant entrepreneurs obtain visas to the U.S. The “StartUp Visa Act of 2010” would a... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/25/2010 12:47 PM | Comments (14)

This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Tuesday, February 23, 2010House Science and Technology Committee - Research and Science Education Subcommittee – Hearing"The State of Research Infrastructure at U.S. Universities"2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. 2318 Rayburn House Office Building (WEBCAST)[more info]Wednesday, February... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/22/2010 09:53 AM | Comments (15)

This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

The recurring snowstorms last week and the President's Day work period combined for a quiet couple weeks on Capitol Hill -- no relevant hearings or meetings are currently scheduled. 
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/15/2010 15:29 PM | Comments (28)

Skepticism about Obama’s Small Business Lending Plan

An article in today’s Washington Independent, “Obama’s Small Business Lending Plan Meets Skepticism,” lays out concerns with the President’s plan to make $30 billion in repaid TARP funds available for small banks to lend to small businesses. “There’... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/15/2010 14:19 PM | Comments (11)

Highlights from House Science and Technology Agenda

On January 19, Rep. Bart Gordon announced the 2010 legislative agenda for the House Committee on Science and Technology. Innovation and energy and STEM education lead the priorities list.As part of its effort to maintain U.S. competitiveness through innovation, the Committee plans to work on Reautho... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/10/2010 13:35 PM | Comments (15)

A Look at Obama's Plan for Small Business

Within the past week President Obama outlined several proposals to help small business create jobs: $30 billion of federal bailout funds redirected to community banks to lend to small business Tax credits for new hires and wage increases Elimination of capital-gains tax on investments in small b... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/08/2010 09:17 AM | Comments (11)

This Week in Entrepreneurship Policy

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Joint Economic Committee - Hearing "Hearings to examine the road to economic recovery, focusing on policies to create jobs and continue growth" 10:00a.m. [more info] Wednesday, February 10, 2010 House Committee on Science and Technology - Full Committee ... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 02/08/2010 08:30 AM | Comments (4)

Senate Asks SBA to Implement FAST Partnership

Last week, Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) co-signed a letter from the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee to Karen Mills, SBA Administrator, requesting that the SBA swiftly implement the allocated funds for the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership.... [More]
Posted By: Mark Marich at 01/26/2010 15:27 PM | Comments (17)