Following the main discussion, the Committee will consider potential recommendations. The event’s full agenda is available on the Committee’s webpage along with other meeting resources.

The Committee was established under Section 40 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and added by the SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 to provide the SEC with recommendations and advice on the agency’s regulations, rules and policy matters concerning small businesses, ranging from privately held emerging companies to smaller public companies. For more information on the Committee, including a list of its current members, visit the Committee’s webpage.

Members of the public are invited to submit remarks related to the topics to be discussed by the Committee by sending comments electronically via the SEC’s internet submission form or by emailing feedback to: rule-comments@sec.gov. Paper submissions may be mailed to Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. Submissions should refer to File Number 265-32, and if email is used, the file number should appear on the subject line. For further details, contact Jenny Choi, Attorney, Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation by phone at (202) 551-5407 or by mail at Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-3628. Written statements should be received on or before April 30, 2021. Information that is submitted will become part of the meeting’s public record and posted on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Sources:

Increasing Opportunities for Underrepresented Founders and Investors on the Agenda for the SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting on April 30 (sec.gov)

Agenda: Meeting of SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee: Increasing Capital Access for Underrepresented Founders and Investors (sec.gov)