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 operate important businesses that can compete and be successful. Karen Mills Read Quote
This has always been a small agency with a big mission. But these days, especially, we have to stand up every day, deliver value into the hands of small-business owners and get taxpayers the biggest bang for their buck so that we can help these job creators do what they need to do. Karen Mills Read Quote
Small businesses pay 18 percent more than big businesses for health care, the same health care, just because they’re small and they have too small a pool of risk. Karen Mills Read Quote
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. Karen Mills Read Quote
Health care is the No. 1 concern of small businesses and the status quo is untenable. Karen Mills Read Quote
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. Karen Mills Read Quote
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 wouldn’t have to take that much risk. Karen Mills Read Quote
