ANNOUNCE: Global Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Policy

[entrepreneurship-phd at lists.uni-essen.de]

Conference Co-Sponsored by the NFIB Research Foundation and the United
States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Public policy towards small business varies dramatically around the
globe, yet the results of similar policies are consistent across
economies.  These findings are at the heart of Global Perspectives on
Entrepreneurship Policy, issued by the Office of Advocacy.

Releasing the report during a lecture at Cornell University, Advocacy
Chief Economist Chad Moutray said, "Countries around the global are
discovering how important small business is for their growth and
long-term economic health.  Their policies toward entrepreneurship
differ, but the results of similar policies are consistent.  Low taxes,
low barriers to entry, and light regulation lead to economic growth and
job creation."

The report compiles the proceedings of the Global Perspectives on
Entrepreneurship Policy conference session of the International Council
for Small Business annual meeting, held in June.  The conference was
co-sponsored by the National Federation of Independent Business Research
Foundation and the United States Association for Small Business and
Entrepreneurship.

Scholars from across the world addressed the conference on such topics
as regulations as an impediment to entry in developing countries, the
role of economic freedom and GDP, comparisons of the effects of banking
deregulation on small business lending, and the policy implications of
an aging workforce in developed countries.

The Office of Advocacy, the "small business watchdog" of the government,
examines the role and status of small business in the economy and
independently represents the views of small business to federal
agencies, Congress, and the President.  It is the source for small
business statistics presented in user-friendly formats and it funds
research into small business issues.

For more information and a complete copy of the report, visit the Office
of Advocacy website at http://www.sba.gov/advo.

The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
is an independent voice for small business within the federal
government.  The presidentially appointed Chief Counsel for Advocacy
advances the views, concerns, and interests of small business before
Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and state
policy makers.  For more information, visit http://www.sba.gov/advo, or
call (202) 205-6533.

SOURCE Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business
Administration
Web Site: http://www.sba.gov