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We work for small businesses in Washington, D.C. |
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We provide them with a voice on Capitol Hill, we meet with federal agencies and the White House, and Members of Congress. |
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We look at what the government is providing to small businesses. |
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We let our members know what small businesses can get from the government in the way of training and resources as well as access to capital. |
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If you are not paying close attention to Washington you are missing a big part of the picture. |
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Washington impacts your business, your operations and competitiveness. |
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Regulation impacts small business 3 times more than big business. |
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Women are starting businesses at 2 times the rate as men. |
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Minority women are starting businesses at 6 times the rate as minority men. |
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Women are more successful than men at business. |
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Businesses are looking for new business opportunities. |
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New businesses have to go global. |
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There are a lot of great FREE programs to help small businesses go global. |
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The Government has government officials that will help you sell overseas. |
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95% of consumers are outside of the U.S. |
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The government wants you to get the word out about their services. |
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SBA has great networks of free services within it. |
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SBA has gotten a lot better at streamlining the process of getting help. |
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They have great procurement training center to help small businesses get government contracts. |
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Within every agency, they also have free help for small business called the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Businesses Utilization to help them get government contracts. |
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All government agencies have to do a certain amount of business with small businesses. |
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We have all the contacts listed on our website www.sbecouncil.org. |
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The government will tell you where they are going to be spending their money next year. |
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There is a big opportunity in getting sub-contracts from companies who are getting big government contracts. |
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The source of job growth is going to come from small business. |
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There is a big opportunity for business loans right now. |
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There is a big opportunity in the Green area for small business. |
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Small business now has to operate in more transparency. |
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Your only security is working for yourself. |
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The slow economy makes more people start their own business. |
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Her advice for people is to "find your passion". |
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Information is important for your success and the government gives it to you for free. |
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People are paying for this information so they should use it. |
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You can get reports for free on markets in other countries. |
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There are a lot of things that the government provides for small business and we want to let them know about it. |
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A lot of their members say they are benefiting from the information that the government is providing. |