{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-leads-congressional-small-business-caucus-roundtable", "Tipton Leads Congressional Small Business Caucus Roundtable", "2013-07-31", "2013", "2013-07", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Scott Tipton", "T000470", "tipton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Tipton Leads Congressional Small Business Caucus Roundtable\nWASHINGTON\u2014Today, the Congressional Small Business Caucus, chaired by Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO), held a briefing and roundtable discussion on the Small Business Administration\u2019s (SBA) Entrepreneurial Development Programs. The roundtable was an opportunity for Caucus members and staff to learn about the different Entrepreneurial Development Programs at the SBA.\u00a0\n\u201cThe focus of today\u2019s briefing and discussion was to inform Caucus members and their staff of the Small Business Administration\u2019s latest Entrepreneurial Development Programs that are designed to help small businesses and startup communities across the nation with technical and managerial training, counseling, and information on various ways small businesses can grow and compete in global markets,\u201d Tipton said. \u201cThese programs can be invaluable resources for entrepreneurs and small business startups, and today\u2019s roundtable provided Caucus members with useful information that they can bring back to their constituents during the August district work period.\u201d\nLearn more about the SBA\u2019s Entrepreneurial Development Programs here.\n  \n\tPresenters at the roundtable included Ken Yancey CEO of the SCORE Association; Tee Rowe, the President and CEO of the Association of Small Business Development Centers; Marsha Bailey, Chair of the Association of Women\u2019s Business Centers; Holly Schick, SBA Associate Administrator for the Entrepreneurial Development, Business, and Community Initiatives.\n\"SBA\u2019s Office of Entrepreneurial Development is committed to helping America\u2019s 28 million small businesses start, grow, and compete in global markets by providing quality training, counseling, and access to resources. We look forward to continuing our work with the members of the bipartisan Congressional Small Business Caucus and leveraging our partnership to help get critical tools, tips and resources into the hands of more small business owners across the country,\u201d said SBA Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development, Holly Schick.\n\"In any community\u2014rural, urban, underserved or affluent\u2014small business is the heart of its existence. They are the restaurants, the auto repair shops, the baker, and the medical device company or the\u00a0display manufacturer, businesses you may not always think about.\u00a0 Making them stronger makes the community stronger, and improves everyone\u2019s\u2019 quality of life in a way that nothing else can.\u00a0That's why SBDCs offer the services they do,\" said Tee Rowe, President and CEO of the Association of Small Business Development Centers.\n\u201cThe discussion regarding the needs of small business most often revolves around access to capital, but capital is just one part of the equation.\u00a0 Entrepreneurs also need access to high-quality training, counseling and support networks.\u00a0 Over 100 SBA-funded Women\u2019s Business Centers (WBCs) across the nation are helping women start, grow and sustain successful businesses.\u00a0 Programs are built around the life of a woman: her responsibilities, her finances, her goals and her schedule. WBCs provide a safe and supportive learning environment which helps women acquire both the skills and the confidence they need to succeed in business.\u00a0 I\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to address the Congressional Small Business Caucus and hope that I will be able to help them understand the importance and impact of Women\u2019s Business Centers in our communities and in the lives of the women we serve,\u201d said Marsha Bailey,\u00a0 Chair, Association of Women\u2019s Business Centers.\nThe Congressional Small Business Caucus is comprised of over 90 bipartisan members dedicated to advancing efforts to foster the economic certainty needed for small businesses and entrepreneurs to succeed and create jobs. It was co-founded by Tipton and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME).\nAdditional information on the Congressional Small Business Caucus is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/tipton-leads-congressional-small-business-caucus-roundtable"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1203722096979618, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}