Our economy creates and loses jobs every quarter in the millions. But of the net new jobs, the jobs come from small businesses: both small businesses on Main Street and many of the net new jobs come from high growth,… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Small businesses want things streamlined, and one of the great successes we're having is less paperwork, faster turnaround times. — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Health care is the No. 1 concern of small businesses and the status quo is untenable. — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
In October 2008, when the credit crunch hit, small businesses were really crushed by the lack of capital. — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda. — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
