ENCOURAGING SMALL BUSINESS

KV Kumar has been an ardent advocate for small business owners and entrepreneurs. He was the very first Indian American to serve on the National Advisory Council of the U.S. Small Business Administration (US-SBA). It was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the Federal Government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of America. The US-SBA recognizes that small business is critical to American economic recovery and strength, and to building the nation’s future and help compete in the global marketplace. With an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, and its territories. Kumar received the Distinguished Recognition for Advocacy to Small Businesses by the U.S. Department of Commerce. For his role in the signing of the MoU between the Government of India and the U.S. Small Business Administration he was honored by the American Chamber of Commerce. Likewise, both the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have bestowed special recognitions on him for his contribution towards enhancement of Indo-US business.

He has also served as Member, Business Coalition at the Office of Public Liaison in the White House, as Member and Adviser to the official U.S. Trade Delegation to India which happened to be the largest ever business mission launched to that country. He has been an invited guest on stage to speak alongside President George W Bush at a White House Conference on Economy. He has been Special Guest Speaker at a Department of Energy conference that addressed over 100,000 employees and guests. He was appointed by the Mayor as Member of the Economic Development Committee, District of Columbia, and nominated as a Member of the Georgia State Small Business Committee by the Secretary of State in Georgia.