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Hearing – “Laying the Groundwork for Economic Recovery: Expanding Small Business Access to Capital”

WASHINGTON- The House Small Business Committee will hold a hearing entitled, “Laying the Groundwork for Economic Recovery: Expanding Small Business Access to Capital”, on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Representatives representing both providers and users of capital will testify about the value of capital access programs operated by the Small Business Administration.  The Committee will look at suggestions that will improve the ability of small business to obtain access to necessary capital

WHAT:     Hearing –"“Laying the Groundwork for Economic Recovery: Expanding Small Business Access to Capital”

WHEN:       Wednesday, June 10, 2009
                      1:00pm

WHERE:     2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Witness List—for planning purposes only:

Panel 1:

Ms. Cynthia Blankenship
Vice Chairman & COO
Bank of the West
Grapevine, TX
On behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America

Mr. Roger Heacock
President & CEO
Black Hills Federal Credit Union
Rapid City, SD
On behalf of the Credit Union National Association

Mr. Michael McGarron
Senior Vice President & Chief Lending Officer
Country Club Bank
On behalf of the American Bankers Association

Ms. Jean Wojtowicz
Chair of the Board of Directors
National Association of Development Companies
McLean, VA

Ms. Hollis A. Huels
Senior Vice President
Capital for Business
St. Louis, MO
On behalf of the National Association of Small Business Investment Cos.

Panel II

Mr. Douglas A. Doerfler
President & CEO
MaxCyte, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD
On behalf of the Biotechnology Industry Organization

Mr. Tim Watters
President & CEO
Hoffman Equipment
Piscataway, NJ
On behalf of the Associated Equipment Distributors

Mr. Lawrence “Doc” Cohen
President
DOC & Associates, Inc.
Tomball, TX
On behalf of the International Franchise Association

Mr. Dave Bofill
President
Dave Bofill Marine, Inc.
Hampton Bays, NY
On behalf of the National Marine Manufacturers Association

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