Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
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Recent News About Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, has called for increased transparency at the Small Business Administration (SBA) regarding its telework policies and the utilization of taxpayer-funded resources. Ernst recently exposed that the SBA is only utilizing nine percent of its headquarters in Washington, D.C., which is maintained using taxpayer money.In a letter to SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman, Ernst expressed concern over the high vacancy rate at the SBA headquarters and its impact on small business owners seeking...
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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst has announced her Small Business of the Week, and this time the honor goes to Muddy Dog Market and Grill of Appanoose County. As the Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, Ernst has made it her mission to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties during this Congress.In praising Muddy Dog Market and Grill, Senator Ernst highlighted the unique and diversified nature of the business, stating, "Unique and diversified small businesses like Muddy Dog Market and Grill embody what it means to be an entrepreneur in Iowa." She...
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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC), welcomed U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman to Rochester and Exeter, New Hampshire. The purpose of their visit was to highlight the impact of the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) and to kick off the SBA's Season of Small Business tour.At MADCO3D in Rochester, Chair Shaheen and Administrator Guzman observed firsthand the positive effects of STEP, a program that supports American small businesses in competing...