Encourage Banks Quotes by Karen Mills

It's not government that creates jobs; it's small business. Our job is to make sure they have the access to capital, the access to…

— Karen Mills

We have to keep the momentum going in the economy. And we have to make sure that we give small businesses as much cash…

— Karen Mills

I haven't checked this out yet, but one of our guys told me we have a counselor within 45 minutes to an hour of…

— Karen Mills

Small businesses want things streamlined, and one of the great successes we're having is less paperwork, faster turnaround times.

— Karen Mills

I recently had the opportunity to participate in 'Inc.''s first-ever 'Hire Power Awards' event in Washington, D.C. The event was a testament to the…

— Karen Mills

We've gotten tremendous support. Everybody now understands how critical it is to help small businesses get out of this recession and into recovery.

— Karen Mills

Health care is the No. 1 concern of small businesses and the status quo is untenable.

— Karen Mills

We were able in the Recovery Act to get a program where we increased our loan guarantees to 90 percent. Because we had that…

— Karen Mills

The S.B.A. does not lend directly to businesses, but instead backs loans to encourage banks to invest in small businesses as part of a…

— Karen Mills

One of the most important things we hear is the S.B.A. needs to be ubiquitous. We do all these things, but people still don't…

— Karen Mills

In October 2008, when the credit crunch hit, small businesses were really crushed by the lack of capital.

— Karen Mills

We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.

— Karen Mills