This meeting gives the Council the opportunity to recap its activity and engagement over the course of this fiscal year. Each of the Council’s three subcommittees – Rural Women’s Entrepreneurship, Women in S.T.E.M., and Access to Capital & Opportunity – will present their policy recommendations and initiatives to the Council. The Council will then vote on these policy recommendations and ultimately present them to the President, Congress, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration in its 2019 Annual Report.

The meeting is open to the public; however, advance notice of attendance is requested.

If you are planning to attend in person, please allow enough time for security. Before entering the Capitol Visitor Center, all visitors are screened by a magnetometer, and all items permitted inside the building are screened by an x-ray device. Please visit the Capitol Visitor Center’s website for a list of prohibited items. To avoid tourists and other visitors, mention to the police officers that you are at the Capitol for official business. Once you pass through security, look for NWBC signage to guide you to the correct meeting room. NWBC’s Public Meeting will be held in room SVC 203 – 202. 

A conference line will also be available for those unable to attend the meeting in person. Please call 1-208-391-5817 at the aforementioned event time. When prompted, enter conference ID number: 298732675.

To submit a written comment, the general public should email Ashley Judah with the subject line – “Response for 9/24/19 Public Meeting.”