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“Virginia’s economy - vigorous, diverse and growth oriented - is both a source of pride and a resource to the nurtured,” explained Gerald Baliles. In stressing the need for leadership for growth, Baliles said “small businesses constitute the primary vehicle through which women and minorities become entrepreneurs. Women-owned businesses represent 29 percent of the non-farm sole proprietorships in Virginia. “Today small businesses face a number of urgent, interconnected challenges to which state government must respond quickly and ef
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