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Obama Small Business Forum Will Ignore the Number One Challenge

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Fortune 500, Small Business, Barack Obama, Middle Class Economy, Jobs, Loopholes, American Small Business League, Small Business Lending, Abus, Business News

If President Obama is serious about helping small businesses, then he should use this week's forum to address the absurd flow of federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms.

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Add Women and Prosper

Shifra Bronznick | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Women Leadership, Economic Justice, Women, Naissance Capital, The Women's Leadership Fund, National Council for Research on Women, Fortune 500, Women's Leadership Fund, Women in Business, Business News

There is a simple way to improve business performance without government bailout or vast corporate investment: Appoint more women to company boards and top management teams.

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Obama Small Business Plan Falls Short of Real Solutions

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Today, President Barack Obama held a press conference in Landover, MD to announce the administration's plans for a, "New Small Business Lending Initia...

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Winning: A Talk with Carla Harris

Martha St Jean | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

"I knew that I would do something that was important. I always wanted to have power, in order to motivate others to reach their goals," says Harris.

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Obama Administration Policies Will Divert Funds From Middle Class Economy

Chris Gunn | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Small, General Electric, Raytheon, Fortune 500, 3m, Abuse, Lockheed Martin, Small Busniess, Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Economy, Rolls-Royce, Middle Class, Textron, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, Business, General Dynamics, Fraud, AT&T, Fortune 1000, Barack Obama, Office Depot, Xerox, British Aerospace (BAE), American Small Business League, Dell Computer, Business News

We project that by counting big businesses in the United States and Europe as small businesses the Obama Administration may be shortchanging middle class firms out of as much as $100 billion a year in contracts.

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Obama Officials Avoided Questions from Press on Misleading Contracting Data

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Small, General Electric, Raytheon, Fortune 500, 3m, Abuse, Lockheed Martin, Small Busniess, Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Economy, Rolls-Royce, Middle Class, Textron, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, Business, General Dynamics, Fraud, AT&T, Fortune 1000, Barack Obama, Office Depot, Xerox, British Aerospace (BAE), American Small Business League, Dell Computer, Business News

According to information in the Federal Procurement Data System, eight of the top ten recipients of federal small business contracts were actually large businesses or divisions of large businesses.

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Who Are the Real Small Business Advocates in America?

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Small, Congress, Small Business, Abuse, Fortune 500, Middle Class, Obama Administration, Sba, Advocate, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, Business, Fraud, Barack Obama, Washington, Gao, American Small Business League, Business News

The ASBL is the only national small business group that does not take money from Fortune 500 firms or big businesses. We only fight for small businesses.

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Jack Welch Sounds False Note on Women in Corporate America

Julie Menin | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Women, Fortune 500, Corporate America, Jack Welch, Campbell Brown, Business News

We have a long way to go in providing opportunities for women in corporate America, but we'll never get there if the attitude is that a woman "can't" have it all.

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Rep. Johnson Applauds American Small Business League for its Work on Small Business Contracting

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fortune 1000, Women, Small Business, Abuse, Fortune 500, h.r. 2568, Oversight, Lloyd Chapman, Loopholes, Veterans, Fraud, Hank Johnson, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act, Gao, American Small Business League, Minorities, Politics News

Johnson proposed the "Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009," to provide small businesses across the country with billions of dollars in additional contracting opportunities.

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Handling the "Whoopses": Judge Sotomayor and The Art of Fixing a Misspeak.

Michael Maslansky | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Mark Sanford, Fortune 500, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, Governor Sarah Palin, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, The Godfather, Judge Sotomayor, Ceos, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Wise Latina, Hillary Clinton, Mark Sanford Affair, Politics News

In today's age of the media microscope, every judge, politician or CEO has at least one "whoops" that they wish they hadn't said or done. The challenge is in how well you handle your critics.

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U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Challenged to Put Up or Shut Up on Contracting Abuses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Youtube, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Fortune 500, Legislation, Economy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Politics News

I have talked to hundreds of Hispanic business owners and Hispanic chambers of commerce across the country that want nothing to do with the USHCC.

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U.S. Hispanic Chamber Challenged on Its Small Business Credentials by ASBL

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Small Business, David Lizarraga, Abuse, Barack Obama, Nydia Velazquez, Us Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Fortune 500, Oversight, Asbl, Lloyd Chapman, American Small Business League, Loopholes, American-Reinvestment-and-Recovery-Act, Business News

The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has shown no commitment to removing corporate giants from small business contracting programs.

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Only 2 Fortune 100 CEOs Have Twitter Accounts

UberCEO | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Twitter Business Model, Social Media, Twitter, Ceos, Fortune 500, Facebook, Business, Business News

We're surprised, but not shocked, to find that the top CEOs in the country appear to be mostly absent from the social media community. That's the res...

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5 Ways To Find Success

Judith M. Bardwick | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Optimist, Fortune 500, Depression, Positive Thinking, Pessimism, Careers, Proactive, Jobs, Action, Living News

Learn to break larger projects into separate parts or steps and prioritize which need to be done swiftly and unusually well. Do not sweat the smaller stuff which are not critical.

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IMF Numbers Show a Great Economic Hole That Will Frame Partisan Debate

David Fiderer | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 500, Freddie Mac, 2010 Elections, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Barney Frank, Aig, Financial Crisis, Fannie Mae, Fox News, Timothy Geithner, Bret Baier, Imf, Business News

Nobody has a good take on the ultimate costs of the mortgage crisis, but the IMF believes the size of the problem is about double the amount estimated six months earlier.

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2008 "Worst Year" In Fortune 500 History

CNN | Posted 05.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 500 Worst Year Ever, Fortune 500 List, Fortune 500 2008, Economic Crisis, Fortune 500, Financial Crisis, Recession, Business News

It was 1955, the year Disneyland opened and Ray Kroc sold his first hamburger. Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were born that year. And it was in 1955 that...

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Q&A with Dick Harrington -- Big Company Lessons for Small Businesses

Anthony Tjan | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 500, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Business, Entrepreneur, Ceos, Business News

Harrington: "The biggest issue is how well the entrepreneur can scale. It's important for them to realize that one person can't control everything, that they can't be VP of marketing, sales, and operations."

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What Kind of Boss Does Barack Obama Want to Be?

Joan Garry | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay and Lesbian Rights, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Fortune 500, President Obama, Politics News

It's time to reframe the discussion. Instead of talking about the rights and protections we as gay Americans deserve, let's put ourselves in the shoes of the guy who will make the decision.

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Venture Capitalists Succeed in Buying Legislation and Top Spot at SBA

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.16.2009 | 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

Legislation and policies that would reduce the volume of federal contracts obtained by legitimate small businesses could be even more devastating to our national economy.

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Obama May Support Venture Capitalists' Move to Dominate Government Small Business Programs

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 03.06.2009 | 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

The American Small Business League is concerned the Obama stimulus bill may ultimately include the loophole venture capitalists have been lobbying for.

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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

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

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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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

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

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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Pelosi-Backed Loophole For Venture Capitalists Will Damage Middle Class Economy

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Fortune 500, Small Business, Abuse, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Economy, Middle Class, Lloyd Chapman, Venture Capital, Loopholes, Karen Mills, President-Elect, Business News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D - CA) is leading congressional support for a new loophole in federal contracting law that will allow some of the wealthi...

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