On Wednesday, October 21, President Barack Obama announced plans to convene a conference of "regulators, congressional leaders, lenders and small businesses to determine what additional steps we can take to get credit flowing to small businesses that want to expand and create more jobs."

Small business groups like...

The following press release was put out by the American Small Business League:

Petaluma, Calif. - President Barack Obama's future plans for the Small Business Administration (SBA) are raising concerns within the small business community. The American Small Business League (ASBL) is sounding the alarm and expressing its concerns over...

The Obama Administration is diverting federal contracts intended for middle class firms to many of the largest corporations in the world. Information on the government's Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) indicates that Obama officials are counting billions of dollars in contracts awarded to corporate giants around the world towards the...

On Friday, August 21, 2009, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released its fiscal year (FY) 2008 small business goaling report and procurement scorecard, which indicated that the government awarded 21.50 percent or $93.3 billion in prime contract awards to small businesses. That said, there are a host of reasons why...

The American Small Business League posted the following press release today:

Petaluma, California -- On Tuesday, the Obama Administration released a press release outlining increased efforts to include small businesses in the economic recovery, and federal contracting programs. Despite mentioning the significant impact of small businesses on our nation's economy,...

The General Services Administration (GSA) is refusing to release the names of the firms that received federal small business contracts under the classifications, "miscellaneous foreign contractors," and "classified domestic contractor."

The American Small Business League (ASBL) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the GSA seeking the specific...

The American Small Business League released the following press release today:

It has now been 10 months since the end of the federal government's fiscal year (FY) 2008, yet the Obama Administration has still not released the federal government's annual small business contracting statistics for that year.

Since the federal...

It is time for America's small businesses to unite and take action!

Los Angeles, CA - In a recent national address, President Barack Obama boldly proclaimed that his administration's economic stimulus package was working. Meanwhile, small businesses in middle class America struggle to simply keep their doors open. Despite thousands...

Congressman Hank Johnson (D - GA), today issued a press release applauding the American Small Business League (ASBL) and its President Lloyd Chapman for their efforts as an advocate for small businesses, specifically businesses owned by minorities, women and veterans.

On May 21, Congressman Johnson proposed...

More than two years ago, notable small business advocate Lloyd Chapman sat in a hotel in Durango, Colorado and drafted a bill to stop billions of dollars in fraud and abuse in federal small business contracting programs. On Thursday, May 21, Congressman Hank Johnson (D - GA) introduced H.R. 2568,...

The American Small Business League (ASBL) released the following press release this morning. In it, the ASBL challenges the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to, "put-up or shut-up," and to, "produce any press releases, media appearances, legislation or lawsuits filed by the chamber that would indicate the chamber has ever...

The President of the American Small Business League (ASBL) Lloyd Chapman was a featured guest on Fox's, America's Newsroom this morning regarding the Obama Administration and its failure to address the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants.

In February of 2008, then Senator Obama stated,...

The American Small Business League (ASBL) posted the following press release this morning. In it the league asks President Obama a single question regarding the diversion of billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 corporations every year.

Small businesses are the backbone of our nation's economy....

Recently, Glenn Beck and American Small Business League President Lloyd Chapman discussed the death of small businesses on Fox. The segment really speaks to the importance of small businesses to our nation's economic recovery.

During the segment, Chapman discusses the impact of fraud and abuse on federal small business...

The American Small Business League (ASBL) released the following today:

Petaluma, Calif. - Since President Barack Obama signed the stimulus bill, the Dow has dropped to a 12-year low and unemployment has jumped to a 25-year high. The most recent U.S. Census Bureau statistics could be the key to understanding...

The Exception Magazine published the following story this morning.

On February 22, 2008, Barack Obama released the following statement:

"It is time to end the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants."

The statement was made in response to more than 12 federal investigations, which found billions of...

The American Small Business League (ASBL) released the following press release today.

Petaluma, Calif. - President-elect Barack Obama and the new 111th Congress will soon be rolling-out an economic stimulus plan. The stimulus package will no doubt cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars, and there is no guarantee...

In a guest commentary published on The Exception Magazine's website, www.exceptionmag.com; the President and Founder of the American Small Business League (ASBL), Lloyd Chapman questioned whether the, "latest economic stimulus plan that will come from President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress will likely contain new loopholes in federal laws...

The American Small Business League released the following play list via YouTube today.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8E14EF8FEA0529AE

Today, The American Small Business League released the following video via YouTube regarding the ASBL's prediction that with the help of senior democratic leaders in Congress, President-elect Obama will sign legislation to allow billionaire venture capitalists to dominate federal programs designed for small businesses.