Small businesses have told us that having cash in their pocket is one of the primary things that they need. — 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
One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small… — 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
Small businesses pay 18 percent more than big businesses for health care, the same health care, just because they're small and they… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
If you want to have prosperity here, we really have to see our small businesses able to grow and compete around the… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
Among our responsibilities is to make sure that 23 percent of all government contracts go to small businesses. That's about $150 billion… — 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
The S.B.A. does not lend directly to businesses, but instead backs loans to encourage banks to invest in small businesses as part… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
We spend a great deal of our energy making sure that small businesses have help in navigating to the outcomes that they… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
This has always been a small agency with a big mission. But these days, especially, we have to stand up every day,… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
As I've traveled around the country, it has surprised me how many times I've heard people in small businesses use that word… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
As you probably know, half of the people who work in this country work for small businesses. And it's more than that,… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
Our economy creates and loses jobs every quarter in the millions. But of the net new jobs, the jobs come from small… — 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… — 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… — Karen Mills Copy Share Image
We are not going to be the agency where large businesses can masquerade as a small business and get a contract. We… — 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… — 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
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
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
Small businesses want things streamlined, and one of the great successes we're having is less paperwork, faster turnaround times. — Karen Mills Copy Share
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
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
Health care is the No. 1 concern of small businesses and the status quo is untenable. — Karen Mills Copy Share
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
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
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
In October 2008, when the credit crunch hit, small businesses were really crushed by the lack of capital. — Karen Mills Copy Share
We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda. — Karen Mills Copy Share
Small businesses have told us that having cash in their pocket is one of the primary things that they need. — Karen Mills Copy Share
Among our responsibilities is to make sure that 23 percent of all government contracts go to small businesses. That's about $150 billion annually, from… — Karen Mills Copy Share
I saw the S.B.A. with just enormous potential, and that's what I told the president - this is really a jewel. — Karen Mills Copy Share
