Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development

The Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development Subcommittee is one of five subcommittees under the House Committee on Small Business. It operates within the broader committee's mission to protect and assist small businesses by focusing on a specialized slice of that work: how innovation and workforce issues affect small business success.

The subcommittee's jurisdiction covers how innovation promotes economic growth and job creation by small businesses, including examination of small business job growth through advanced technologies. It also reviews workforce issues affecting small businesses' ability to obtain and maintain qualified employees, with oversight of SBA entrepreneurial development programs and federal workforce policies including those from the Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Chaired by Rep. Brian Jack (R-GA), with Ranking Member Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), the subcommittee has 11 members total. Recent subcommittee hearings have examined topics including workforce training programs for employees, supporting entrepreneurs and employees with disabilities, and the role of minor league baseball in economic growth. These hearings reflect the subcommittee's focus on connecting workforce development and innovation to small business competitiveness.