Entrepreneurship Adjunct Dennis Ceru testified before the House Committee on Small Business on Thursday, April 24^th. 

Read his testimony here.

Watch his testimony here and here (at about 7:10 mark) and here (at about 1:30 mark) and here (at about 1:52 mark) and here (at about 6:27 mark) and here (at about 4:10 mark).

The House Committee on Small Business held a hearing entitled “The Role of Small Businesses in Stimulating the Economy.”  The forum examined the current state of the U.S. economy, the role that entrepreneurs play in spurring recovery and new growth, and what Congress can do to facilitate the process through policy and public/private partnerships. This was part of the Committee’s observance of National Small Business Week.

In addition to Ceru, witnesses at the hearing included:  Paul Misener, Vice President for Global Public Policy at Amazon.com;  David Fischer, Vice President of Online Sales & Operations at Google Inc.; Michael G. Hodgson, President of ConSol (on behalf of the National Association of Homebuilders); and  Marc Steiger, CEO of DLP Technologies, Inc.

WHAT: Hearing on the Role of Small Businesses in Stimulating the Economy

WHEN: Thursday, April 24^th, 2008, 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

WHERE: 1539 Longworth H.O.B. Washington, DC  20515

Written testimony from each witness, and video of their full remarks before the Committee, is available at www.house.gov/smbiz starting at 10:30 am (EST) on the day of the hearing.

To view Associated Press coverage, visit

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/394f801dd5a49f69df2f66b25e17c0f0.htm

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