All Karen Mills Quotes
- Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan. Advice
- I grew up in a family business... that really has provided the core of my belief in American small business, and in America's ability to… Ability
- Health care is the No. 1 concern of small businesses and the status quo is untenable. Businesses
- I saw the S.B.A. with just enormous potential, and that's what I told the president - this is really a jewel. Enormous
- 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 know. All
- Small businesses are really the engine in the economy. Businesses
- Small businesses have told us that having cash in their pocket is one of the primary things that they need. Businesses
- Small businesses want things streamlined, and one of the great successes we're having is less paperwork, faster turnaround times. Businesses
- The morale when I came in was not the best. It was because the agency had not been valued. Agency
- We don't want to give a business that is not going to come through the troubled waters a loan that they can't pay back. Business
- After four years as Administrator of the SBA, I have let President Obama know that I will not be staying for a second term. I… Administrator
- 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 power… American
- I think we've learned that the S.B.A. plays a critical role in providing access and opportunity when the market is not providing that access. We… Access
- 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 contracting… Access
- In October 2008, when the credit crunch hit, small businesses were really crushed by the lack of capital. Businesses
- President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term. Address
- We are very much engaged across the government, very much engaged in streamlining and simplifying our activities with borrowers and lenders, because that saves time… Across
- We really accomplished what we set out to do with the Recovery Act programs, which was to fill the lending gap created by the crisis. Accomplished
- We spend a great deal of our energy making sure that small businesses have help in navigating to the outcomes that they want. Businesses
- We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda. Agenda