SECSmallBiz Update: Let’s Talk Small Business videos…and more!

ICYMI, our SEC Small Business Advocacy Team recently published our annual report, launched a new video series, and added topics to our Capital-Raising Building Blocks.

2024 Annual Report on Small Business Capital Raising

In December, we delivered our annual report for fiscal year 2024 to Congress and the Commission. Explore this comprehensive, data-driven report detailing how entrepreneurs and investors are building companies, from startups to small public companies, across the country. The report also includes our Office’s policy recommendations.

Let’s Talk Small Business

We’ve also been rolling out a new video series, “Let’s Talk Small Business”!  We invite you to check out our latest interviews with high-energy folks from around the country. They spoke with us about challenges facing entrepreneurs, insights on what to expect along your entrepreneurial journey, and resources their organizations help make available for small businesses. Watch or listen on demand.

Gwen Hart is VP Policy & Director at Vermont Women’s Business Center, Center for Women & Enterprise. Gwen discusses state-level resources and the impact of local communities in increasing entrepreneurial networks, as well as her own insights from working with entrepreneurs in Vermont.

Lisa Shimkat chairs America’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Board of Directors and is State Director of SBDC Iowa. Learn how this extensive network is supporting entrepreneurs, from early- to later-stage small businesses. Lisa discusses common challenges, like capital-raising, access to childcare, impacts of natural disasters, and other issues facing small businesses.

Hear first-hand about one founder’s entrepreneurial journey. Jordan Walker, Co-Founder of Backtrack in Jacksonville, Florida, reflects on starting a business, raising capital, and the importance of mentoring and building your network – regardless of your geography.

Capital-Raising Building Blocks

Have you checked out our Capital-Raising Building Blocks? We recently added new topics to this suite of educational materials that break down fundamental securities law concepts into plain language. Whether you’re ready to raise capital from investors or considering taking your small business public, there's a topic for everyone along the capital-raising journey.