42nd Annual Small Business Forum

The Small Business Advocacy Office hosted the SEC’s annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, where members of the public and private sectors gathered to provide feedback to improve capital- raising policy. The 2023 Forum took place over four virtual sessions and featured appearances by each of the Commissioners, leaders from across the SEC, and an exciting line-up of speakers with in-depth knowledge of the issues facing small businesses across the country.

Recordings are available of each day’s session:

• Exploring the Early-Stage Landscape: Trends and Strategies in Capital Raising
• Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Laying the Groundwork to Support Small Businesses and Their Investors
• Investing in Small Business: Successes and Challenges Facing Smaller Funds
• Accessing the Public Markets: Becoming and Staying a Public Reporting Company

Policy Recommendations

On September 26, 2023, the Commission delivered the 2023 Small Business Forum Report to Congress. The report summarizes the 42nd annual Forum proceedings, including the recommendations developed by participants for changes to improve the capital-raising framework and the Commission’s responses to those recommendations. 

Remarks from SEC Officials

• Chair Gary Gensler
• Commissioner Hester M. Peirce
• Commissioner Mark Uyeda

Transcripts

• Exploring the Early-Stage Landscape: Trends and Strategies in Capital Raising (April 24, 2023)
• Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Laying the Groundwork to Support Small Businesses and Their Investors (April 25, 2023)
• Investing in Small Business: Successes and Challenges Facing Smaller Funds (April 26, 2023)
• Accessing the Public Markets: Becoming and Staying a Public Reporting Company (April 27, 2023)

Reports and materials from prior forums are also online.