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Small Business Group Backs Dilawar Syed for Deputy SBA Administrator, Calls for End to Confirmation Delays 

Statement by Frank Spillers, owner of Rural Community Solutions in Atlantic, Iowa, on hearing for Dilawar Syed as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration 

 Washington, D.C., June 7, 2023—Small business owners support Dilawar Syed’s nomination for deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) because he has proven to be a strong advocate for America’s Main Street entrepreneurs. 

We’ve had a boom in entrepreneurship, including rural entrepreneurship, in the last couple of years and Dilawar has proven to be committed to ensuring small business owners thrive and are in a strong position to contribute to the country’s ongoing economic recovery. We are eager to work with him to help bring this to pass.

America’s 33 million small businesses are a crucial component of the nation’s economy, employing about half of all workers, providing valuable goods and services, and leading economic activity in our communities. The SBA plays a crucial role in advocating for and executing the policies that will drive our ongoing economic recovery. The agency needs high caliber leadership to serve our metro and rural entrepreneurs.

Dilawar has the skill and work ethic to get the job done and we urge the Senate to expeditiously confirm him without delay.

To request an interview with Frank Spillers contact Janel Knight Trulear at (617) 875-6581 or janel@emccommunications.com.

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