Leadership Council Honors Greg Halpern of Circle Group - Successful Meeting Follows On Capitol Hill
Monday April 5, 1:17 pm ET
WASHINGTON, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The National Small Public Company Leadership Council, a Washington, D.C. based group, that seeks to educate and inform the White House, U.S. Congress and federal agencies about issues impacting the nation's small publicly-traded companies, held its Annual Legislative and Regulatory Conference on April 1st at the Willard Inter- Continental Hotel with small business leaders and key members of congress.
Greg Halpern, Chief Executive Officer of Circle Group Holdings (Amex: CXN - News) was honored by the Leadership Council during a luncheon and presented the small public company "CEO of the Year" award by Hector Barreto, Administrator of the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C. Among the issues discussed were capital formation, the Sarbanes-Oxley law and its impact on small public companies, SEC rules, Tax Reform measures and Government support for small enterprise companies.
"I was thrilled and greatly encouraged by the receptivity to my suggestions by several of our leaders on Capitol Hill," said Mr. Halpern. "The future now holds real opportunity for hearings on key topics, studies to determine the cost-benefit analysis of Sarbanes-Oxley on small public companies, unification of the various small business groups to create solidarity on our quest to improve conditions for our sector, and on-going support for our effort from President Bush, who has an extensive history dating back to his days as the Texas Governor backing many initiatives for the small business community."
About The National Small Public Company Leadership Council
The National Small Public Company Leadership Council is a Washington, D.C. based group seeking to educate the White House, U.S. Congress and federal agencies about the economic contribution of small publicly held companies.
