Competition & Regulatory Policy

Untested and colossal “anti-trust” regulatory interference puts small businesses at risk Small business owners and entrepreneurs have multiple challenges in the current economy. The policy solutions they want from President Biden and Congress do not involve big government interventions, but ones that incentivize businesses to invest and innovate. They want policies that provide relief from […]

ICYMI – M&A Regulatory Revamp: Is the Innovation Ecosystem at Risk? In case you missed it, on June 28 in Washington, DC, Concurrences Review hosted a timely event called “M&A Regulatory Revamp: Is the Innovation Ecosystem at Risk?”  Hosted by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), Seyfarth, and the Small Business Roundtable, expert […]

by Karen Kerrigan –  SBE Council hosted an outstanding group of experts and thought leaders at a June 28 conference, “M&A Regulatory Revamp: Is the Innovation System at Risk?” Startup ecosystem experts, scholars, M&A practitioners, and entrepreneurs who have successfully exited their businesses (and then moved on launch even more startups, and invest in and […]

Kerrigan in TIPP Insights Small business owners are bracing for a recession and are cutting back on various business expenses to cope. The SBE-Council-TechnoMetrica survey found that most small business owners do not agree with President Biden’s priorities and policies. By Karen Kerrigan- Entrepreneurs are great at sniffing out opportunities, and they are also pretty […]

                                 National Press Club   This event has occurred. You can watch it in its entirety here.   PROGRAM OPENING KEYNOTE Maureen OHLHAUSEN | Partner, Baker Botts, Washington D. C., former Commissioner and Acting Chairman, Federal Trade Commission PANEL #1 THE […]

For Immediate Release Washington, DC – John R. Dearie, president of the Center for American Entrepreneurship, and Karen Kerrigan, president and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, today issued the following joint statement regarding the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal’s recent decision pertaining to Meta’s appeal of the CMA’s decision to block the acquisition […]

VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Ms. Vanessa A. Countryman Secretary U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549   Re: Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews (Release No. IA-5955; File No. S7-03-22) Dear Ms. Countryman: The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) is pleased to offer this comment […]

Congress and President Biden Must Focus on the Priorities of U.S. Entrepreneurs and Main Street Businesses Legislation that aims to regulate and break up certain big U.S. technology companies is pending in Congress. The Senate may soon act on the “American Innovation and Choice Online Act,” S. 2992 (there’s a companion bill in the House, […]

SMALL BUSINESS INSIDER Ironically, more government regulation will only serve to distort markets, drive costs higher, create new barriers that impede entrepreneurship, and ultimately fuel consolidation. Larger businesses have the scale and capital to absorb these costs and navigate the regulatory morass. Small businesses do not have that expertise or the resources. By Karen Kerrigan […]

Not only were digital economy sectors insulated from declines in other areas of the economy, but in key ways, the digital sectors – that is, entrepreneurs, small businesses and the much-maligned “Big Tech” in vital technology sectors – served as lifelines to other industries, to other entrepreneurs and workers, and to consumers. by Raymond J. […]