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ERIC Number: ED600151
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 19
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Small Business Administration: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Foster Entrepreneurship with Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives. GAO-19-515T
Ortiz, Anna Maria
US Government Accountability Office
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play an important and unique role in the higher education system and in their local and regional economies. Small Business Administration (SBA) works with many colleges and universities to provide entrepreneurial training and counseling on campuses. SBA is also part of a long-standing White House Initiative to expand the capacity of HBCUs, including their ability to participate in federal programs. However, little is known about the extent to which SBA has worked with the 101 HBCUs to foster entrepreneurship among students and others. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed recent executive orders related to enhancing HBCU capacities; agency documents, including SBA's 2018 agency plan for supporting HBCUs; and statutes and regulations for key programs and activities. GAO also interviewed SBA headquarters and selected district officials based on criteria including (1) the number of HBCUs in the state, and (2) agreements, if any, between HBCUs and SBA. GAO also interviewed six HBCUs based on their relationship with SBA.
US Government Accountability Office. 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20548. Tel: 202-512-6000; Web site: http://www.gao.gov
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: US Government Accountability Office
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