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American Small Business League

Obama Dropped Small Business Stimulus Plan Days Before the Election

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 1000, Small Business, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Fortune 500, Sba, Lloyd Chapman, Procurement, American Small Business League, Chapman, Karen Mills, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Just days before the election, Obama dropped a comprehensive plan to stimulate the middle class economy by stopping the diversion of federal small business contracts to corporate giants.

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No Policies From Obama To Stop Diversion of Federal Small Business Contracts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 1000, Small Business, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Fortune 500, Sba, Lloyd Chapman, Procurement, American Small Business League, Chapman, Karen Mills, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Obama has ignored pleas from small business groups to adopt legislation and policies to stop Fortune 500 firms from commandeering up to $100 billion a year in federal small business contracts.

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Bush Administration Policy Cost Small Businesses Over a Trillion Dollars in Federal Contracts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Biden, Bush Administration, Lloyd Chapman, Small Business, Abuse, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Asbl, Loopholes, American Small Business League, President, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

To date, President Obama has not proposed a single policy to stop the flow of federal small business contracts to corporate giants.

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Lloyd Chapman: Obama's Broken Promise to Small Businesses

Chris Gunn | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Biden, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Abuse, Inauguration, Economy, Fortune 500, Middle Class, American Small Business League, Asbl, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, Business News
Chris Gunn

The Exception Magazine published the following story this morning. On February 22, 2008, Barack Obama released the following statement: "It is time ...

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Obama Stimulus Plan Breaks Campaign Promise to Small Businesses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 500, Small Business, Abuse, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, American Small Business League, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, Fraud, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Obama has failed to include any provision in his economic stimulus plan to stop the diversion of billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms.

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Obama's Latest Speech Continues to Ignore Small Businesses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Infrastructure, 111th Congress, Small Business, Economic Stimulus Package, Abuse, Economy, Middle Class, Asbl, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, American Small Business League, Barack Obama, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Small business advocates are concerned that President-elect Obama may enact policy and legislation that could be harmful to the nation's nearly 27 million small businesses.

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ASBL: Obama Ignores Economic Experts On Stimulus Plan

Chris Gunn | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Biden, Lack of Oversight, Small Business, Abuse, Middle Class Economy, Economy, Middle Class, Obama Administration, Lloyd Chapman, Asbl, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Barack Obama, Business News
Chris Gunn

The American Small Business League (ASBL) released the following press release today. Petaluma, Calif. - President-elect Barack Obama and the new 11...

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ASBL's Lloyd Chapman Questions Whether Obama Stimulus Plan Will Favor Venture Capitalists

Chris Gunn | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Bush Administration, Small Business, Lloyd Chapman, Exception Magazine, Abuse, Chris Gunn, Sba, Economic Stimulus, Venture Capital, American Small Business League, Loopholes, Barack Obama, US Chamber of Commerce, Business News
Chris Gunn

In a guest commentary published on The Exception Magazine's website, www.exceptionmag.com; the President and Founder of the American Small Business Le...

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Obama Stimulus Plan Could Favor Venture Capitalists Over Middle Class Firms

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Barack Obama, Wolf Blitzer, Economy, Middle Class, Laura Tyson, National Venture Capital Association, American Small Business League, Democrats, Carly Fiorina, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Obama's plans will likely include support for a change in the federal definition of a small business as being "independently owned."

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ASBL Campaigns to Stop Fraud and Abuse in Small Business Contracting Programs

Chris Gunn | Posted 02.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Lou Dobbs, Small Business, Abuse, American Morning, Cnn, Middle Class, Asbl, Lloyd Chapman, Abc, Loopholes, American Small Business League, Cavuto, Business News
Chris Gunn

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

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Obama Stimulus Bill May Include Loopholes For Venture Capitalists

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Senate, Congress, House of Representatives, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Asbl, Lloyd Chapman, Obama, American Small Business League, Stimulus, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Billions of dollars in federal small business contracts would be diverted from middle class firms and into the hands of a very small number of firms controlled by wealthy venture capitalists.

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Lloyd Chapman: ASBL Predicts Obama Will Favor Venture Capitalists Over Small Businesses

Chris Gunn | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Small Business, Lloyd Chapman, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Sba, American Small Business League, Video, Business News
Chris Gunn

Today, The American Small Business League released the following video via YouTube regarding the ASBL's prediction that with the help of senior democr...

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ASBL President Lloyd Chapman discusses Obama and the economy on Fox's Cavuto

Chris Gunn | Posted 01.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Gas, Small Business, Barack Obama, Charles Payne, Oil, Asbl, Neil Cavuto, Lloyd Chapman, Cavuto, Fox, American Small Business League, Chapman, Windfall Profits Tax, Business News
Chris Gunn

The American Small Business League (ASBL) released the following video via YouTube this afternoon. In it, the ASBL's President Lloyd Chapman states th...

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ASBL States, "Obama Drops Windfall Profits Tax for Oil and Gas Industry"

Chris Gunn | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Gas Prices, Small Business, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Oil, Lloyd Chapman, Asbl, American Small Business League, Windfall Profits Tax, Video, Business News
Chris Gunn

The American Small Business League (ASBL) released the following video via YouTube this morning.

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Obama Drops Windfall Profits Tax for Oil and Gas Industry

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: change.gov, Small Business, Transition Team, Barack Obama, American Small Business League, Economy, Middle Class, Politics News
Lloyd Chapman

President-elect Obama has removed any reference of his promise to implement a windfall profits tax on the oil and gas industry from the Obama-Biden Transition Team website.

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Corporate Giants Force Obama to Drop Campaign Promises

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 12.25.2008 | Business

Read More: change.gov, Lloyd Chapman, Small Business, Barack Obama, American Small Business League, Windfall Tax, Small Business Administration, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

During the 2008 presidential election cycle, President-elect Barack Obama made two key campaign promises which would have directed billions of dollars...

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ASBL Recommendations to End Fraud, Abuse, and Loopholes in Federal Small Business Contracting

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Abuse, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Asbl, American Small Business League, Loopholes, John McCain, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The American Small Business League believes that it does not make sense to create new programs when the existing programs that were designed to direct federal contracts to middle class firms have been corrupted.

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Washington Post Finds Bush Cheated Small Businesses Out of Over Half a Trillion Dollars in Contracts

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Washington Post, Small Business, Small Business Administration, Gao, American Small Business League, Economy, Middle Class, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

During the eight years of the Bush Administration, approximately $448 billion in federal small business contracts have been diverted to Fortune 500 firms and other large businesses.

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Obama Tries to Retract Statement to End Billions in Contracting Fraud

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Small Business Administration, Report 5-15, Economy, Middle Class, American Small Business League, Barack Obama, American Small Business, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Without explanation, presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D - IL) has attempted to retract a statement he made in February of this year pledgi...

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ASBL, 'Obama and McCain Have Policies Joe the Plumber Isn't Going to Like'

Chris Gunn | Posted 11.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Joe the Plumber, Small Business, Business, American Small Business League, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Business News
Chris Gunn

The following press release was dropped by the American Small Business League (ASBL) today regarding the small business plans that have been presented...

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Obama and McCain Economic Recovery Plans Trumped By Legislation Drafted Eighteen Months Ago

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Bailout Bill, American Small Business League, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The new legislation simply states that the federal government can no longer report awards to publicly traded companies as small business awards.

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New Obama Small Business Rescue Plan Ignores Abuses In Government Contracting Programs

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Rescue Plan, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Economy, Middle Class, American Small Business League, Barack Obama, American Small Business, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Senator Barack Obama's new small business emergency rescue plan is being criticized for ignoring a series of federal investigations that found the gov...

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Obama Middle Class Bailout Bill Passed 55-Years Ago

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business Act, Small Business, Asbl, John McCain 2008, American Small Business League, Bailout, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Middle Class Bailout Bill That Can Rescue The Economy Was Passed In 1953 In Tuesday's Presidential debate, Senator Barack Obama (D - IL) called for a...

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Bailout Bill Language Could Prompt Billions In Abuse

Chris Gunn | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Section 107, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Rescue Bill, Business, American Small Business League, Bailout Bill, Business News
Chris Gunn

As the leaders of our country's oldest, largest and most prestigious financial institutions plunged our economy into a near 1929 style depression; the...

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Latest GSA Small Business Contracting Numbers Include Billions to Fortune 500 Corporations

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Fortune 1000, Bush Administration, Small Business, Economy, Fortune 500, Middle Class, Big Business, Asbl, American Small Business League, Small Business Administration. GSA, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Yesterday, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a press release stating that the agency had exceeded all of its small business contracting...

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