How have things changed for entrepreneurs under the Clinton Administration?
We’ve had a phenomenal economy, and small businesses have both benefited from it and contributed to it. In fact, studies have shown that the majority of the new jobs created — 22 million jobs over the past seven or eight years — have been created by small business. Don’t forget, when you talk about high tech, you’re talking mostly about small business. I think we also captured an opportunity because we really zeroed in on the fact that women and minorities were starting up businesses at a faster pace than the general population. And we worked with our lenders and with our district offices to set goals to create more lending activity. We’ve seen a tripling in the number of SBA loans for women, and a near-tripling of the loans for minority-owned businesses. Q: Do you think the momentum in entrepreneurship will continue under the Bush/Cheney Administration? A: I hope so. I have no reason to believe that the incoming Administration would be anything but supportive of small business. We a
