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Mr. Chapman began his career working for legendary Texas political leader Bob Bullock. He spent eight years in the Texas Controller’s office, before moving to California in 1986 to enter the computer industry. It was at this time that he first became aware of major problems in federal small business contracting programs, and soon became an advocate for small technology firms. In this role, he closely monitored federal “set-aside” contracts for small businesses. His work triggered a 1991 Congressional investigation into the F-22 Stealth fighter that forced the Air Force and Lockheed Martin to allocate an additional $501 million to small and minority-owned firms.

In his continuing role as a small business advocate, Mr. Chapman spearheaded litigation to acquire information on small business utilization in government contracting. In 1993, a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit led to the release of vital information documenting small business contracting awards. This has paved the way for greater participation by small businesses in federal contracting.

In 2003, information provided by Mr. Chapman prompted a GAO investigation confirming that, in direct conflict with the Small Business Act of 1953, a significant number of small business contracts were being awarded to some of the world’s largest corporations.

In order to form a coalition to promote fair policy in federal small business contracting, Mr. Chapman founded a trade group, the Micro Computer Industry Suppliers Association, in 2003. When membership began to include businesses in other industries, the name of the organization was changed to the American Small Business League in 2004.

A vocal crusader for the rights of small business, Mr. Chapman is a familiar figure at the Small Business Administration and in the United States Congress, where he has continued to work tirelessly during the last two presidential administrations to prevent federal small business contracts from being diverted to large corporations.

Blog Entries by Lloyd Chapman

The Only Man in America that Obama Has Not Fooled Speaks Out

Posted February 1, 2012 | 2/1/12

I feel like I'm one of the only people in the country not fooled by Barack Obama's speeches. I have met and spoken with him. I worked on his campaign and endorsed him for president. I appeared on dozens of radio shows advocating for his election. Yet he hasn't done...

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State of the Union: Small Businesses Can Expect More of Obama's Failed Promises

14 Comments | Posted January 23, 2012 | 1/23/12

Tuesday night President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address. My guess is he is going to do the same thing in this address that he's done in the past: make promises he has no intention of keeping.

He's going to give us more campaign rhetoric, he...

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While We're Sitting on the Cabinet, Let's Bring Something to the Table

Posted January 17, 2012 | 1/17/12

With President Obama's recent proposal to consolidate six federal trade and commerce departments, small businesses finally have a seat on the president's cabinet -- for now.

Unfortunately, Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills' appointment to cabinet-level membership is obviously nothing more than a temporary political ploy by Obama to...

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President Obama Succeeded in Duping the Media, Congress and the Public About His Plan to 'Streamline' Government

34 Comments | Posted January 17, 2012 | 1/17/12

Obama has duped the public, the media and Congress with his latest proposal to 'streamline' government.

He talks about reducing the size of the federal government and increasing efficiency but it's all a scam.

It's an insult to taxpayers' intelligence to say that combining the SBA with the...

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President Obama's Claim About Shrinking Government is a Publicity Stunt

34 Comments | Posted January 16, 2012 | 1/16/12

President Obama's latest claim that he's going to shrink government by combining the Small Business Administration with the Department of Commerce is laughable.

He called a national press conference on the subject of shrinking government to only announce that he wants to combine one of the smallest agencies in the...

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The Next President Will Be a Liar

27 Comments | Posted January 13, 2012 | 1/13/12

Regardless of whether the next president is a Republican or Democrat, whether it's Barack Obama or Mitt Romney or any other of the Republican frontrunners, one thing is guaranteed: he will lie.

He will lie to the American people, he will make promises he knows he has no intention...

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Republican Candidates Are Ignoring America's Chief Job Creators

25 Comments | Posted January 10, 2012 | 1/10/12

Because my greatest fear is what the next president is going to do to the middle class and America's small businesses, I constantly watch coverage of the Republican primaries. Of course, one of the most popular subjects is the economy and jobs. But I've noticed something -- I have not...

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Washington and Banks Don't Understand Small Businesses Are the Engine of Economic Growth in America

11 Comments | Posted January 4, 2012 | 1/4/12

Let me give you some advice I have been giving to people for a decade: quit listening to what your politicians are saying and start watching what they are doing.

If you look past the propaganda you'll see that the U.S. government is anti-small business. For over a...

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Top 6 Reasons Obama's Economic Policies Failed in 2011

376 Comments | Posted December 30, 2011 | 12/30/11

Politically and economically, the U.S. in 2011 fell flat on its face. There are several reasons why our government miserably failed us this year but the most devastating reason is that it did absolutely nothing to help the economy. In fact, the Obama administration helped make matters worse. Here are...

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Obama to Approve a Series of Anti-Small Business Policies That Will Cheat the Middle Class out of Billions

36 Comments | Posted December 23, 2011 | 12/23/11

The Obama administration has quietly adopted a series of anti-small business policies that will cost small businesses and minority-owned small businesses billions of dollars a month.

In the midst of the worst economic downturn in U.S. history, President Obama is abolishing the nation's oldest and most successful...

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Betrayed: Federal Audit Criticizes Small Business Administration for Excluding Small Businesses

4 Comments | Posted December 15, 2011 | 12/15/11

The Small Business Administration's Office of the Inspector General (SBA-OIG) released an audit report this month, criticizing the SBA's practice of misrepresenting the true percentage of federal small business contracts awarded.

The SBA designates certain types...

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John Boehner Is a Bag of Hot Air

Posted December 1, 2011 | 12/1/11

The House Speaker's staff posted a blog today (Dec. 1, 2011) titled, "Uncertainty Hampering Small Businesses, GOP Taking Action with Plan for Jobs," heavily criticizing the Obama administration for not taking small business concerns seriously.

Speaker Boehner is correct that President Obama is failing to support small businesses,...

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The Government Is Trying Everything to Create Jobs Except the Only Thing That Will Work

Posted November 30, 2011 | 11/30/11

For years I've been listening to pundits and politicians talk about job creation in America and I'm constantly stunned and frustrated because no one is talking about the single most fundamental issue related to job creation in America.

Our political representatives have tried everything except the only thing that...

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The Super Committee Punts, and the Odds Are Stacked Against Small Business

Posted November 22, 2011 | 11/22/11

The super committee was so politically deadlocked this week that they called it quits early (just in time for Thanksgiving).

The delay makes no difference though -- whether it comes through mandatory cuts or congressional compromise, a $1.5 trillion cut to federal spending means that competition for federal contracts will...

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The One Sentence Solution To Job Creation

Posted November 11, 2011 | 11/11/11

President Obama signed a new executive order on Wednesday to cut federal spending on promotional souvenir trinkets such as government pens, coffee mugs and t-shirts.

While it's nice to hear that taxpayers no longer have to pay for the government's fan gear (although some field trips to...

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Obama Jobs Bill Ignores Basic Principle of Job Creation: Small Businesses Create All the Jobs

Posted October 27, 2011 | 10/27/11

Imagine that you're President Obama and one of your economic advisers tells you that you can create millions of jobs without raising or cutting taxes and without any additional spending. Now imagine that same adviser telling you that you already know what the plan is, and in fact, you promised...

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Could a Simple Bill Save the World Economy?

Posted September 24, 2011 | 9/24/11

The indications that we are heading toward another recession are crystal clear. Markets are plunging, unemployment is soaring and investors, businesses and the general public are losing faith in Washington's ability to stimulate the economy. However, a bill aimed at directing federal infrastructure spending to the middle class could change...

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Obama Sneaks Job-Killing, Anti-Minority Small-Business Policy Past Mainstream Media

Posted September 19, 2011 | 9/19/11

My staff at the American Small Business League (ASBL) and I have spent a week on the phone sounding the alarm about an anti-minority small-business policy proposed by the Obama administration.

Friday, Sept. 9, one day after President Obama announced the American Jobs Act, his administration quietly announced plans...

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Obama Is Not Trying to Create Jobs; He's Trying to Get Re-elected

Posted September 9, 2011 | 9/9/11

For twenty years I've sued the federal government on behalf of small businesses. I have won more than 25 lawsuits and legal battles against various agencies. I have over a dozen active lawsuits and 15 more to file. When the Supreme Court refused to hear a case I had against...

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President Obama's Jobs Plan Has Three Major Problems

Posted September 7, 2011 | 9/7/11

The first problem is that $300 billion is much too small to stimulate an economy the size of the United States. The federal government bailed out AIG, one company, for approximately $150 billion.

The second problem is ignoring the fact that small businesses are the engine of job creation...

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