Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank Remarks at the Business and Innovation Conference at Lehman College, Bronx, New York Thank you, Senior Vice Chancellor Hershenson, for hosting us here at Lehman College and for the work you do to enable hundreds of thousands of students to take CUNY classes each year.
And thank you, Congressman Rangel, for the many ways you have served our country and the people of New York. It’s great to be here in your District to visit with students, entrepreneurs and small business owners – I’m sure Director Hinson feels the same way.
I’m pleased that we’re meeting at a place of higher education. I’ve had the chance to visit many labs, research centers, and tech transfer programs at universities around the country. So I’ve seen first-hand that these environments have a way of sparking new ideas among faculty and students. And in some cases, those new ideas, combined with a bit of entrepreneurship, can generate new businesses and jobs.
How many of you here today run a small business? You’re part of the reason that the U.S. economy has experienced 3 years of steady growth:
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
