Committee to Continue Discussions on Public Market Access

The agency filed the notice under the plain title 'Continuation of Small Business Advisory Committee Meeting'. The announcement was released in Washington D.C. on July 30, 2026, as press release number 2026-71. July 30, 2026 is the last date on which that release was reviewed or updated.

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SEC Small Business Panel Reconvenes Meeting August 6

The committee will reconvene on August 6, 2026, at 1 p.m. ET, following its prior meeting on July 21, 2026. The meeting will take place in a virtual format.

Highlights

  • The meeting will reconvene on August 6, 2026, at 1 p.m. ET.
  • The session continues discussions from the committee's prior meeting held on July 21, 2026.
  • The meeting will be held in a virtual format.
  • On the agenda: policy recommendations meant to cut regulatory friction and make capital formation easier in the public markets.
  • The announcement was issued as SEC press release number 2026-71 from Washington D.C., dated July 30, 2026.

Agenda Centers on Capital Formation and IPOs

What the committee is chewing on is how to modernise access to the public markets and encourage IPOs and capital formation at small public companies. Committee members are expected to consider policy recommendations aimed at reducing regulatory friction and facilitating capital formation in the public securities markets.

Role of the Advisory Committee

The committee's job is to advise the Commission: on rules, on regulations, and on policy questions where small business is concerned.