The House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled, “Business Incubators and Their Role in Job Creation” on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. 

The hearing will examine the impact that business incubators have on fostering entrepreneurship and job creation across the United States.   The hearing will also explore the relationship between angel investors and business incubators. 

WHAT:      “Business Incubators and Their Role in Job Creation”

WHEN:       Wednesday, March 17, 2010
                  1:00 p.m.

WHERE:     2360 Rayburn House Office Building

Witness List—for planning purposes only:

Mr. David Monkman
President and CEO
National Business Incubation Association
Athens, Ohio

Mr. Lou Cooperhouse
Director
Rutgers Food Innovation Center
Bridgeton, New Jersey

Dr. David A. Lewis
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography and Planning
SUNY Albany
Albany, New York

Dr. Robert Strom
Director of Research and Policy
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Kansas City, Missouri

Mr. Timothy J. Early
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hampton Roads Technology Council
Hampton, Virginia

Mr. Peter Linder
Chair
Mid-Atlantic Angel Group Fund
Board Member
Angel Capital Education Foundation
Malvern, Pennsylvania

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