Press Releases
CROWDFUNDx NYC First to Launch in Nationwide Series of Competition Challenges
By SBE Council at 16 May, 2013, 12:39 pm
Crowdfunder, in partnership with Social Media Week, has launched the first CROWDFUNDx local competition in New York City. SBE Council is a proud national partner in CROWDFUNDx, which is a series of local online and offline business challenges across the country. CROWDFUNDxNYC is the first local challenge to open for submission, and will offer a [...]
Read More >>New Study Underscores Benefits of Natural Gas Production and Exports for Small Business and Jobs
By SBE Council at 2 May, 2013, 10:52 am
Contact: Raymond J. Keating 631-909-1122, 703-242-5840, Email: rkeating@sbecouncil.org Washington, D.C. – Today, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) published a new report titled “The Benefits of Natural Gas Production and Exports for U.S. Small Businesses.” The report highlights the significant growth in the number of employer firms and jobs in the energy sector between [...]
Read More >>“Business Tax Index 2013” Ranks State Tax Systems for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
By SBE Council at 17 April, 2013, 10:29 am
Contact: Raymond J. Keating, 631-909-1122 Email: rkeating@sbecouncil.org Texas #1 Tax System – California’s the Worst for Small Business Washington, D.C. – Today, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) published the “Business Tax Index 2013: Best to Worst State Tax Systems for Entrepreneurship and Small Business.” The Index ranks the 50 states according to the [...]
Read More >>No Reason to Celebrate on One Year Anniversary of JOBS Act: Capital Access Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Stuck at SEC
By SBE Council at 5 April, 2013, 8:29 am
For Immediate Release Contact: Karen Kerrigan, kkerrigan@sbecouncil.org Washington, D.C. – A leading organization that represents entrepreneurs and small business owners expressed frustration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the dawdling pace of Jumpstart Our Business Start Up Act (JOBS Act) implementation. The JOBS Act was signed by President Barack Obama one year ago [...]
Read More >>ONLINE + OFFLINE ACCELERATOR, CROWDFUNDx, LAUNCHES TO CONNECT STARTUPS WORLDWIDE WITH INVESTORS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND CAPITAL
By SBE Council at 4 April, 2013, 11:52 am
Crowdfunder, Social Media Week, Startup Weekend and SBE Council join forces to offer local entrepreneurs key resources while also creating supportive on-the-ground communities LOS ANGELES – April 4 – Crowdfunder, one of the first online crowdfunding platforms that enables businesses to raise funds through online networks, along with Social Media Week, Startup Weekend and SBE [...]
Read More >>EWIC Statement to Senate Gang of 8 on Advancing a Practical Guest Worker Program
By SBE Council at 22 March, 2013, 8:45 am
EWIC Essential Worker Immigration Coalition Statement March 22, 2013 The Essential Worker Immigration Coalition was formed to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform that includes secure borders, a pathway to lawful status for unauthorized immigrants, a fair, efficient and workable employment eligibility verification system and a guest worker program that responds to the future workforce needs [...]
Read More >>SBE Council Chief Economist on FOMC Statement and the Economy
By SBE Council at 20 March, 2013, 3:50 pm
Contact: Raymond J. Keating 631-909-1122, or rkeating@sbecouncil.org Washington, D.C. – Raymond J. Keating, chief economist for the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), issued the following response to the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on March 20: “March 20 was the first day of spring – a season that usually generates thoughts of new growth. [...]
Read More >>Crowdfunding Industry Leaders and Small Business Advocates Push for Swift SEC Action on JOBS Act Rules
By SBE Council at 19 February, 2013, 9:44 am
Advocates of equity-based Crowdfunding and leaders in the small business community will lead an all-day event today in Washington D.C. to meet with policymakers and officials on Capitol Hill, the SEC and the White House. Event participants, which feature among the most prominent small business and venture capital leaders in the country, will push for [...]
Read More >>MEDIA ADVISORY: The State of Equity-Based Crowdfunding…Primed, Capitalized and Waiting on the SEC
By SBE Council at 18 February, 2013, 9:56 am
Members of the Media are Invited to Attend a Press Conference at the National Press Club on February 19th Prior to Briefings at Capitol Hill, The White House, and the SEC Washington, D.C. (Feb. 18) — Leaders of the venture capital and Crowdfunding community, as well as leading small business advocacy groups, will meet with [...]
Read More >>SBE Council’s Kerrigan Responds to State of the Union Address
By SBE Council at 13 February, 2013, 12:57 am
WASHINGTON, DC – Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) President & CEO Karen Kerrigan issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address: “President Obama outlined an aggressive agenda, one that certainly seems to require more government spending and bigger government. It’s hard to fathom that the programs [...]
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