VIDEO: Chabot Speaks on HALOS Act WASHINGTON – House Committee on Small Business Chairman Steve Chabot’s bipartisan measure to help startup companies access early capital was approved today by the U.S. House. The Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, H.R. 4498, passed with a vote of 325-89. “When entrepreneurs are looking for ways to access the capital they need to get off the ground and stay off the ground, they look at every avenue available to them,” said Chairman Chabot (R-OH). “If ...
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How Congress Is Removing Obstacles For American Entrepreneurs By Chairman Steve Chabot March 7, 2016 I was recently reminded of an old story about Ohio’s legendary aviators, Wilbur and Orville Wright. The Wright Brothers hailed from just north of my district in Dayton and embodied the spirit of American entrepreneurship through their risk-taking, innovation and perseverance. When people asked them what made their machine fly, the Wright Brothers didn’t get into a physics lesson. They cut straig...
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WASHINGTON—Two pieces of legislation led by Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) were approved by the Financial Services Committee yesterday and now await action by the House of Representatives. The Helping Angels Lead our Startups (HALOS) Act, introduced in February, and the Main Street Growth Act, introduced last week alongside Financial Services’s Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee Chairman Scott Garrett (R-NJ), both open doors for small busi...
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Committee Getting a “Jump Start” on Reauthorizing Two Key SBA Programs SBIR/STTR Help Small Firms Get New, Life-Saving Technology to Market WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Small Business Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) announced at a hearing that he will begin the process for reauthorizing two key programs administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help small firms perform research and development in the science and technology sectors. The Small Business Innovation Research ...
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New Legislation Improves Access to Capital for Small Businesses WASHINGTON – House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) has helped introduce legislation to give small companies new and improved opportunities to access key sources of capital to start and grow their business. H.R. 4638, the Main Street Growth Act, builds on some of the successes from the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“JOBS”) Act of 2012 by better tailoring venture exchange opportunities for newer, small busines...
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Small Business Committee Chairman Calls for Tax and Regulatory Reform Featured Speaker at Kauffman Foundation State of Entrepreneurship Address Click Image to Watch Video of Chairman Chabot's Full Speech WASHINGTON – House Committee on Small Business Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) shared his vision for how tax and regulatory reforms can help small businesses and entrepreneurs in a major policy address at the National Press Club as part of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s State of Entrepreneu...
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WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) today introduced legislation that helps startup companies access early capital. H.R. 4498, the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act, clarifies one of the intentions of the 2012 JOBS Act by allowing angel investor groups established by organizations such as local governments, non-profits, and universities to hold events designed to let entrepreneurs showcase their work and connect wi...
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WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Small Business approved its official views and estimates on the FY2017 budget for the Small Business Administration (SBA) today. While Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) noted bipartisan support for key programs designed to help entrepreneurs, he stressed the need for swift action to correct serious management problems at the SBA related to IT security, access to capital and competition for federal contracts. “Federal taxpayers and American entrepreneurs m...
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VIEW HEARING HERE WASHINGTON - House Committee on Small Business Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) continued the Committee's ongoing probe of management at the Small Business Administration (SBA) today with a hearing focused on the SBA's Access to Capital Offices. Today's panel examined the SBA's Office of Capital Access (OCA) and Office of Credit Risk Management (OCRM) and whether improvements within these Offices are necessary to ensure sufficient lender oversight and effectiveness in helping small...
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WASHINGTON - House Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) today announced that Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) will serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access. “Congressman Huelskamp listens to his constituents first and foremost,” said Chairman Chabot. “That’s what small businesses need from their representatives in Washington, and that is what will make him a great leader for the Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access Subcommittee.” Huelskamp s...
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