Small Business Issues
This page offers an easy way for policymakers to access small business research and analysis that is relevant to current Congressional agendas. For more in-depth information, visit the Law and Business Research Area. For additional information, to request documents, or to arrange a briefing, contact the RAND Office of Congressional Relations at ocr@rand.org or (703) 413-1100 x5395.
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Testimony
April 26, 2007
Improving the Department of Defense's Small Business Innovation Research Program
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
January 4, 2007
Nanomaterials in the Workplace: A Summary of the RAND Policy and Planning Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health
Testimony presented to Public Meeting on Research Needs Related to the Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanoscale Materials.
Briefings
For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.
Better Understanding the Health Insurance Issues that Small Firms Face
Presented by Susan Gates and Christine Eibner
April 4, 2008
1:00 A.M. – Noon
304 Cannon House Office Building
How Does Sarbanes-Oxley Affect Firms' Decisions to Stay in the Public Market or Go Private?
Presented by Pinar Karaca-Mandic
February 25, 2008
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
304 Cannon House Office Building
Small Business and Worker Fatality Risk
Presented by Christopher Nelson and John Mendeloff
April 28, 2006
2:00 P.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Fact Sheet
The following fact sheet encapsulates selected RAND publications, creating quick and easy references on a variety of Small Business policy issues.
Does Employer-Based Health Insurance Discourage Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation? — Apr. 7, 2011
How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Employee Health Coverage at Small Businesses? — Sep. 10, 2010
Publication Profiles
The following PDF publication profiles list relevant research studies in various areas of public policy interest, creating a quick and easy reference guide of research in that area.
Highlights of RAND Research on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Archived Newsletters
RAND regularly sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about small business issues.
To view the topics of each newsletter, place your cursor over the month to see a list of work featured in that issue (requires Javascript).
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