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In the last two weeks I’ve
had the privilege of speaking before both the House and Senate Small Business Committees about SBA’s proposed FY 2006 budget. Believe it or not, I like budget season. I like it because it’s an opportunity to show that the resources available to us to help small businesses are increasing despite tightening budgets. We’re getting more efficient, more effective and more innovative—just like a small business.
I know that in Washington, D.C., it’s difficult to imagine strongly supporting a program without continually increasing its budget, but SBA has proven that it can be done. Since I became administrator in 2001, the agency has operated under tighter budgets, yet each year SBA’s programs have reached more and more American entrepreneurs. We’re doing more for American small businesses with less taxpayer money. Here are some exam
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