Thanks to all of you who helped make this summit productive and successful. We look forward to continuing to work with you in the future. This past year and one-half have been very busy in the capital formation issue area. Congress passed and President Clinton signed bank regulatory reform, SBA reform, and securities capital markets reform laws. While each of these areas touched on small business access to capital issues, most of the legislation passed did not follow the recommendations verbatim.
More work still needs to be done.
The delegates believed that many of the recommendations were in progress and that continued monitoring was required to ensure that small businesses are not left out. In addition, the delegates believed the home office deduction was extremely important. Particular concern was raised regarding the EPA's proposed revisions to the national air quality ambient standards for ozone and particulate matter. Delegates discussed the need for better communications. They requested the identity of the regional issue chairs, and were to contact the chairs directly if they have an interest in a given issue area.