America's SBDCs Congratulate Senator Shaheen on her Tenure on the U.S. Senate's Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee

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Feb 08, 2018, 04:00 ET

BURKE, Va., Feb. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- America's SBDCs, the association representing the nation's small business development center networks and their 1,000 centers, congratulate Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) on her successful tenure as the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

"Senator Shaheen has been a great advocate for small business and committed to the truly bi-partisan effort of supporting small business. We are sorry to see her go but thankful for her advocacy and energy in support of small business, particularly women-owned businesses", stated C. E. "Tee" Rowe, President and CEO of America's SBDCs. "We also want to welcome Senate Ben Cardin (D-MD) back to the position of Ranking Member and look forward to working with him".

The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has jurisdiction over the Small Business Administration and is also charged with researching and investigating all matters involving American small businesses. The America's SBDC network works in conjunction with the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship as well as the Small Business Administration. Together they support small businesses both in Washington. D.C. and in local communities ensuring that small businesses are represented and get the resources they need.

About America's SBDC Network
America's SBDC represents the nation's 63 Small Business Development Centers, a national network of partnerships uniting higher education, state and local nonprofit economic development organizations, private enterprise and government. It is the U.S. Small Business Administration's largest partnership program, providing management and technical assistance to help Americans start, run and grow their own businesses. SBDC clients start a new business every 30 minutes, create a new job every 5.5 minutes, generate $100,000 in new sales every 8.2 minutes, and raise $100,000 in capital every 11 minutes. www.AmericasSBDC.org

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