Topic: Karen Mills

The Egyptian government is keen on developing small and medium-sized projects, which Industry Minister Mahmoud Eissa sees as the backbone of the...
What's happening in small business today? 1. Boost your slow season. Ever consider hosting free workshops to share your expertise or thanking your...
President Obama's announcement Friday that he was "elevating the Small Business Administration to a Cabinet-level agency" was a largely symbolic...

Entrepreneurs Descend on D.C. for Small Business Week

Publishing deadlines being what they are, I am filing this report from National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C. before the event has ended...

Making the Entrepreneurship Case

AOL co-founder Steve Case was reminded of the ups and downs of entrepreneurship this morning as he was being introduced at this morning's National...

The State of the SBA

When Karen G. Mills took the top job at the U.S. Small Business Administration two years ago, she knew her path would be rocky. Helping small ...

Karen Mills

Karen Mills is a venture capital expert who heads up the MMP Group. She has been a part of President-elect Barack Obama 's Small Business Administration transition team. On December 18, 2008, it was announced that Mills was nominated to become the ...

House Passes Small-Business Bill

The House voted on Thursday to pass legislation that would create a $30-billion lending fund for small businesses and $12 billion in tax credits. The legislation passed the Senate last week, 61-38, thanks to the votes of two retiring Republican senators. The ...

SBA Runs Out of Money for Loan Breaks

Two key U.S. Small Business Administration loan programs have run out of money to support breaks that provided higher guarantees and lower fees - and for the fifth time.. The SBA's signature 7(a) loans help with most small business needs ...

SBA leader vows to crack down on small-business fraud

The agency will be more aggressive in suspending and debarring companies from receiving federal contracts. The head of the Small Business Administration today said the agency has cracked down on companies posing as if they were owned by service-disabled veterans, a scheme ...