National Women's Business Council Public Meeting Notice

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Published April 25th, 2017

Detected March 14th, 2026

Summary

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced an open public meeting for the National Women's Business Council. The meeting, held on May 10, 2017, will cover research on women entrepreneurs and local ecosystem supports. The public is invited to attend and provide feedback.

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued a notice for an open public meeting of the National Women's Business Council. The meeting, scheduled for May 10, 2017, will focus on research concerning women entrepreneurs, including necessity entrepreneurship, Hispanic women entrepreneurship, and veteran women entrepreneurs. It will also feature discussions on local ecosystem supports and provide an opportunity for public comment.

This notice serves as an announcement for a public meeting. While the meeting itself is open to the public, advance RSVP is requested by emailing info@nwbc.gov. Those wishing to present to the Council must also express their interest via email or phone. No specific compliance actions are mandated by this notice, as it is purely informational regarding a scheduled meeting.

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ACTION:

Notice of open Public Meeting.

DATES:

The Public Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held in Washington, DC. Location details will be provided upon RSVP, as will information about teleconferencing
options.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), the U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA) announces the meeting of the National Women's Business Council. The National Women's Business Council conducts research
on issues of importance and impact to women entrepreneurs and makes policy recommendations to the SBA, Congress, and the White
House on how to improve the business climate for women.

This meeting is the 3rd quarter meeting for Fiscal Year 2017. The agenda will include remarks from the Council Chair, Carla
Harris and updates on research projects in progress, including: Women's necessity entrepreneurship, Hispanic women entrepreneurship,
and veteran women entrepreneurs. Additionally, the Council will provide a summary of recent engagement efforts. The program
will feature NWBC Council Members and city officials discussing local ecosystem supports for women entrepreneurs. Time will
be reserved at the end for audience participants to address Council Members and panel participants directly with questions,
comments, or feedback. Additional speakers will be promoted upon confirmation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The meeting is open to the public, however advance notice of attendance is requested. To RSVP and confirm attendance, the
general public should email info@nwbc.gov with subject line—“RSVP for 5/10 Public Meeting”. Anyone wishing to make a presentation to the NWBC at this meeting must either
email their interest to info@nwbc.gov or call the main office number at 202-205-3850.

For more information, please visit the National Women's Business Council Web site at www.nwbc.gov.

Richard Kingan, SBA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-08396 Filed 4-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-AB-P