Hearing: Reversing the Decline in Women Entrepreneurship: Opportunities for Rebuilding the Economy

Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access (Committee on Small Business)

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 (10:00 AM)

2360 Select one
Washington, D.C.
The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access will hold a hybrid hearing titled: “Reversing the Decline in Women Entrepreneurship: Opportunities for Rebuilding the Economy.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Participating members can also join remotely via Zoom. Women-owned small businesses have been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic with many reporting a decline in sales and fear of permanent closure. Yet, as the nation begins to reopen, women entrepreneurship has the ability to become an economic engine of growth. To ensure a robust recovery, Congress will need to consider ways to support women entrepreneurs, workers, and small business owners. This hearing will give Members an opportunity to hear about how the pandemic has exacerbated perpetual challenges facing women entrepreneurs and how many women responded with innovative solutions.

Witnesses

Ms. Sherry Turner
Executive Director, Kansas City Women's Business Center, Fairway, KS

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Ms. Tammy Williams
Founder & CEO, Envision2bWell, Inc., West Chester, PA

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Ms. Ayris T. Scales
Chief Executive Officer, Walker's Legacy Foundation, Washington, DC

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/15/2021 at 12:27 PM
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Ms. Natalie Buford-Young
Chief Executive Officer, Springboard Enterprises, McLean, VA

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/15/2021 at 12:27 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/15/2021 at 12:27 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF] Added 06/10/2021 at 03:03 PM

First Published: June 8, 2021 at 09:01 AM
Last Updated: June 15, 2021 at 12:27 PM