Call for a five-fold increase in the budget for the Small Business Administration – Post No. 012408-4

A leading advocate for small businesses plans to detail for the nation’s mayors this morning a radical proposal intended to cultivate a better environment for the small business community.
American Management Services Chairman and CEO George Cloutier in a speech accepting an award at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ winter meeting this week in Washington will [...]

Variety of Challenges Make Affordable Health Care Options Elusive for Small Businesses – Post No. 012408-3

News From the
Committee on Small Business
Nydia M. Velázquez, Chairwoman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Of the 47 million people across the nation who lack health insurance, more than half live in a household headed by a small business owner or employee. One of the principal challenges these businesses face is a lack of viable health care options in [...]

Committee Finds Small Business Exporters Are Not Being Served Adequately by U.S. Export-Import Bank – Post No. 012408-2

News From the
Committee on Small Business
Nydia M. Velázquez, Chairwoman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Even though last year the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) received a clear directive to increase its focus on small businesses, export opportunities for the nation’s entrepreneurs continue to lag.  Today, a Congressional panel found that a main reason opportunities for small firms have not [...]

House Approves Legislation to Help Veterans and Reservists Succeed as Small Business Owners – Post No. 012408-1

News From the
Committee on Small Business
Nydia M. Velázquez, Chairwoman
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 20 percent of all U.S. service members have either purchased or started new businesses, providing significant contributions to job growth and local economies.  Today, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 4253, The Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act [...]