Maria Contreras-Sweet: “As a former banker and now the head of the SBA, I think that one of the most important things that we should be…”

This budget request gives me the tools I need as Administrator to pursue three core goals: expand access to capital to create more quality jobs; embrace an inclusive vision for the SBA in which our borrowers better reflect the geographic…

Small businesses are creating so much of the economic activity in this country, and your leadership is well recognized and appreciated.

Our fiscal year budget ensures that America's small businesses have the resources and the tools and the training to realize their potential, strengthen our economy, grow communities, grow jobs, and grow America.

You are right to hone in on that challenge. Women represent half of our population...