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Barack Obama: “This was a way for us to expand access to capital to help small businesses meet their capital and financing needs to be…”

On the recordApril 30, 2009
This was a way for us to expand access to capital to help small businesses meet their capital and financing needs to be able to continue to retain or create jobs and to grow their businesses.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Briefing on Small Business Association Expansion of Eligibility for Loans for Small Business by Eric Zarnikow

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