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

Bruce Held

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

Eric Landree

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.

How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Employee Health Coverage at Small Businesses? — Sep. 10, 2010

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).

Civil Justice and Public Safety newsletters

Small Business Newsletter
This newsletter is no longer published.

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What's Next? Egyptian Elections — May 15, 2012

RAND expert Jeffrey Martini speaks on the upcoming Egyptian presidential election and offers insights on the various presidential candidates, Egyptian and global reactions to the candidates, and the possible implications of an undefined constitution for the candidate that will be elected.

Questions After the First U.S. Bank Takeover by a Chinese State-Controlled Company — May 15, 2012

In considering foreign application to acquire U.S. companies, the United States needs to consider both risks as well as benefits in both defense and economic dimensions, write Charles Wolf, Jr., Brian Chow, Gregory Jones, and Scott Harold.

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