Hearing:
The SBA Office of International Trade and the STEP Program
as Key Tools for Recovery and Expansion
Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access (Committee on Small Business)
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 (10:00 AM)
2360 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access
will hold a hybrid hearing titled: “The SBA Office of International Trade and the STEP Program
as Key Tools for Recovery and Expansion.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Participating
members can also join remotely via Zoom.
The hearing will review the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) State Trade Expansion
Program (STEP). The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 authorized the SBA to establish a threeyear State Trade and Export Promotion pilot grant initiative to increase the number and value of
small business exports. Later, through the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015,
the SBA was directed to formerly establish the State Trade Enhancement Program (STEP) to
provide grants to states to increase the number of exporting small businesses, particularly in States
with a small number of small businesses exporting or proposals that would assist rural, womenowned, and socially or economically disadvantaged small businesses. This hearing will allow
Members to hear the states’ and small business perspective on STEP and its effectiveness in
providing exporting opportunities for small businesses.
Witnesses
Ms. Mary Waters
Deputy Commissioner, International Trade, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Atlanta, GA
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- Witness Statement
[PDF]
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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- Witness Biography
[PDF]
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Mr. William E. Spear
Manager, Office of Export Promotion, The State of New Jersey Business Action Center of the New Jersey Department of State, Trenton, NJ
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- Witness Statement
[PDF]
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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- Witness Biography
[PDF]
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Mr. Luther L. Tooks
Chief Executive Officer, Pyramid Foods, LLC, Shawnee, KS
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07/14/2022 at 05:19 PM
- Witness Statement
[PDF]
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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- Witness Biography
[PDF]
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Mr. Devan Walding
Vice President of Sales, RADIUS Corporation, Kutztown, PA
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07/15/2022 at 10:36 AM
- Witness Statement
[PDF]
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- Witness Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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Hearing Record
- Hearing Notice
[PDF]
- Hearing: Witness List
[PDF]
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First Published:
July 12, 2022 at 09:42 AM
Last Updated:
July 19, 2022 at 11:29 AM