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The SEC hosts an annual forum that focuses on the capital formation concerns of small business. Called the "SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation," this gathering has assembled annually since 1982, as mandated by the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980. A major purpose of the Forum is to provide a platform for small business to highlight perceived unnecessary impediments to the capital-raising process. Previous Forums have developed numerous recommendations seeking legislative and regulatory changes in the areas of securities and financial services regulation, taxation and state and federal assistance. Participants in the Forum typically have included small business executives, venture capitalists, government officials, trade association representatives, lawyers, accountants, academics and small business advocates. In recent years, the format of the Forum typically has emphasized small interactive breakout groups developing recommendations for governmental action.
2011 Forum — The SEC plans to host its 2011 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation on November 17 at its Washington, D.C., headquarters.
The full agenda for the forum will be announced later and posted on this website. The forum will include breakout group sessions during which participants will work together to formulate specific policy recommendations. Anyone wishing to participate in a forum breakout group either in-person or by teleconference must register online by November 14.
We encourage everyone to suggest topics and recommendations for facilitating small business capital formation to be considered at the Forum by sending them to the SEC Office of Small Business Policy at SmallBusiness@sec.gov or to 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-3628. Questions may be directed to the SEC's Office of Small Business Policy at (202) 551-3460 or SmallBusiness@sec.gov.
Previous Forums — Final Reports of the SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation since June 1993.
