2011 Symposium

The Big Squeeze: Small Business Financing During the Great Recession

March 10, 2011 | Saxbe Auditorium

“Small businesses are central to creating jobs in our economy .... The formation and growth of small businesses depends critically on access to credit. Unfortunately, those businesses report that credit conditions remain very difficult.”

Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the Federal Reserve Meeting Series: “Addressing the Financing Needs of Small Businesses,” Washington, D.C., July 12, 2010

Small business owners are facing an extraordinary crisis. The current economy has forced lending institutions to constrict access to capital, which has the most severe impact on the backbone of the American economy: small business owners. As lending institutions have decreased credit, many entrepreneurs struggle to make ends meet. Even with the influx of capital from the bailout, many small businesses are financially distressed. Most policy-makers recognize that until small businesses are stabilized and revitalized, the economy will continue to struggle. But how to actually accomplish that goal remains a contentious issue.

The Ohio State Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal, in conjunction with U.S. Bankcorp and the Columbus Bar Association, is proud to present its 6th annual symposium to provide a platform for gathering information and perspectives to address the immediate and longer-term credit needs of small businesses. The Symposium will gather a national group of key decisionmakers to speak, including leaders from academic institutions, regulators, and community leaders.

The Symposium is at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Registration for those with EBLJ subscriptions is $25, and for non-journal subscribers it is $30. Ohio State faculty and staff may register for free. For more information, please visit this site again soon.

For more information, email Kate Christobek, EBLJ Chief Symposium Editor.

Symposium Sponsors:

The Columbus Bar Association

The Ohio State Council on Student Affairs

US Bank