Karen Mills

Last year, we helped more than 50,000 small businesses get the capital to grow and hire.

We put the maximum possible resources directly into the hands of small business, focusing on access to capital, contracts, counseling, and disaster assistance.

Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create nearly 2 of every 3 new jobs.

Our job is to support them as they grow and create jobs. This job is not done.

We are there to help homeowners, renters, and business owners with long-term, low-interest loans.

By and large, the stimulus money is out in the marketplace--in the hands of entrepreneurs and small business owners--and it is working.