Hearing: Empowering Employee Owned Businesses and Cooperatives Through Access to Capital

Committee on Small Business

Thursday, September 30, 2021 (10:00 AM)

2360 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
The Committee on Small Business will hold a hybrid hearing titled: “Empowering Employee Owned Businesses and Cooperatives Through Access to Capital.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 30, 2021 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Participating members can also join remotely via Zoom. The hearing will educate Members on the challenges faced by employee-owned businesses in the post-COVID-19 economy, especially in accessing affordable capital. The hearing will also provide Members with a history of the Small Business Committee’s legislative efforts to improve access to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 7(a) loan guarantee program for employee-owned firms.

Witnesses

Mr. R.L. Condra
Senior Vice President, National Cooperative Bank, Arlington, VA

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM

Ms. Tatia Cooper
President, Home Care Associates, Philadelphia, PA

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM

Mr. Gary Shorman
Chairman and Chief Development Officer, Eagle Communications, Hays, KS

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM

Ms. Alice Frazier
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of Charles Town, Charles Town, WV, on behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America

Added 09/27/2021 at 01:38 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 09/30/2021 at 12:34 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF]

First Published: September 23, 2021 at 09:35 AM
Last Updated: September 30, 2021 at 12:34 PM