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38 quotes by Karen Mills

Karen Gordon Mills (born September 14, 1953) served as the 23rd Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). She was nominated by President-elect Barack Obama on December 19, 2008, confirmed unanimously by the Senate on April 2, 2009, and sworn in on April 6, 2009. During her tenure, her office was elevated to the rank of Cabinet-level officer, expanding her power on policy decisions and granting her access to cabinet meetings. On...
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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... →

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As you probably know, half of the people who work in this country work for small businesses. And it's more than that, because two out of every... →

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Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan.

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We are not going to be the agency where large businesses can masquerade as a small business and get a contract. We are closing down on fraud, waste... →

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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 grow and... →

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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... →

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We are very much engaged across the government, very much engaged in streamlining and simplifying our activities with borrowers and lenders, because... →

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

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We have to keep the momentum going in the economy. And we have to make sure that we give small businesses as much cash and liquidity as possible so... →

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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.

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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.

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

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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 most small businesses in this... →

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