United States · Bill · S
S. 3638 (112th)
TEAM Act of 2012
Introduced
26 November 2012
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Status
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-908.
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Summary
Today's Entrepreneurs are Advancing Mentorship Act of 2012 or TEAM Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act to establish within the Small Business Administration (SBA) an Office of Entrepreneurial Support, headed by a Director, to develop and provide innovative entrepreneurial information, education, and resources to promote both prospective entrepreneurs and successful small businesses. Requires: (1) the SBA's Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development to establish a program of technical assistance grants for the development and implementation of curricula and mentoring programs designed to promote entrepreneurship, and (2) the Director to report to the congressional small business committees on best practices of U.S. entrepreneurial education and training programs. Directs the SBA Administrator to establish an Emerging Leaders Program of specialized training and executive-level mentoring to certain small businesses, with an emphasis on small businesses in emerging, underserved, rural, and urban markets. Requires: (1) the Administrator to develop performance measures for the Emerging Leaders and Entrepreneurial Support Programs, and (2) the Comptroller General to submit to the small business committees a comprehensive analysis of the economic impact of such Programs.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 November 2012
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 November 2012
Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3638
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/3638