The Securities and Exchange Commission announced it is looking for candidates to fill vacancies on the agency’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee.
The committee provides advice and recommendations to the commission on rules, regulations and police matters related to small businesses, including smaller public companies. Established by the SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016, the committee is composed of members who represent a diverse group of leaders, investors and advisors who work with early-stage private companies and smaller public companies.
“The Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee serves the important function of advising the Commission on achieving its three-part mission,” said SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins. “I am grateful to the committee for elevating the voices of America’s entrepreneurs. I look forward to welcoming new members and continuing to work with current members to improve pathways for small businesses to obtain the capital that they need to grow their companies in both the private and public markets.”
The committee consults with the commission on rules, regulations and policies related to capital raising by emerging, privately held small businesses and publicly-traded companies with less than $250 million in public market capitalization; securities trading from emerging companies and smaller public companies; and public reporting and corporate governance for those companies.
Members of the public who represent emerging companies engaging in private and limited securities offerings, professional advisors and investors, as well as officers or directors of smaller companies; and representatives of participants in the marketplace for the securities of emerging companies and smaller public companies, should email a letter of interest to smallbusiness@sec.gov by Feb. 20, 2026.