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Obama Labor Secretary, Transportation Secretary Announcements

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Secretary of Transportation, Ray Lahood, Secretary of Labor, Barack Obama, Karen Mills, John Brennan, Oregon, Business News

CHICAGO — Completing his Cabinet a month before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama named officials to oversee transportation, labor, tr...

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Obama Drops Campaign Promise to End Contracting Abuses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Fortune 1000, Raytheon, Small Business, Lockheed Martin, Hewlett-Packard, Boeing, Economy, Fortune 500, Windfall Profits, Middle Class, Home Depot, General Dynamics, Dell Computers, Rolls-Royce, Barack Obama, Small Business Administration, Xerox, John Deere, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The surprisingly low priority Obama has given small business issues on his websites is a clear indication this is not going to be a pro small business administration.

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Forbes: Let the Small Business Administration work

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Small Business Administration, Contracting, Procurement, Barack Obama, Economy, Michael Forbes, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The following article is a commentary from Congressman Michael P. Forbes ( 1995-2001), which ran in the Austin American Statesman on December 1, 2008....

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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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Obama's Change.gov Website Drops Small Business Promise

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business

Read More: change.gov, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Barack Obama, Obama Websites, Websites, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The Department of Interior Office of Inspector General released a report in July that found they had awarded millions of dollars in government small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms.

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Democrats Can Jump Start Recovery By Reinvesting in SBA

Michael P. Forbes | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Sba, Financial Crisis, Small Business Growth, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Business News
Michael P. Forbes

Federal programs already exist that, with renewed interest and only a modest investment, could help lead us out of our worst recession in 80 years.

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Washington Post Story Minimizes Government Contracting Scandal - McCain and Obama Ignore It

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 12.04.2008 | Business

Read More: John McCain, Small Business, Small Business Administration, Washington Post, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

A recent Washington Post story about the diversion of billions in government small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms looks more like it was writ...

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What is the One Question Wolf Blitzer Can Ask Obama He Hasn't Answered Already?

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Small Business Administration, Cnn, Economy, Middle Class, Washington Post, Barack Obama, Wolf Blitzer, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

This Friday CNN's Wolf Blitzer will interview Senator Barack Obama (D - IL). CNN is accepting questions from the public. In nearly two years of campai...

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SBA Attempts to Minimize Diversion of Billions In Small Business Contracts to Corporate Giants

Chris Gunn | Posted 11.23.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Small Business, Barack Obama, Economy, Middle Class, Contracting, Procurement, Sandy Baruah, Business News
Chris Gunn

The American Small Business League dropped the following press release this morning. In it the league points to the Small Business Administration's e...

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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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Time to Define a "Small Business" in America

Steve Colby | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Election 2008, Presidential Debate, Campaign 2008, Economy, Joe the Plumber, Small Business, Small Business Administration, American Small Business, Offthebus, Home News
Steve Colby

Our friend Joe the Plumber, for instance, can post yearly receipts of up to $14 million -- and still be considered a small businessman.

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McCain Would End Federal Programs For Middle Class Firms

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Administration, Small Business Administration, Small Business, John McCain, Economy, Middle Class, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

During the past eight years, the Bush Administration has dismantled virtually every economic program to assist small businesses along with all program...

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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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Bailout Bill Gives Tax Break to Wooden Arrow Manufacturers While Small Business Get the Shaft

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Congress, Small Business Administration, Wall Street Crisis, Bail Out, Middle Class Economy, Wooden Arrows, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

If anyone was concerned that President Bush, Treasury Secretary Paulson and Congress were not up to the task of passing a serious economic recovery bi...

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Illinois Small Business Loans Plunge

Chicago Public Radio | Adriene Hill | Posted 11.02.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Small Business Loans, Illinois Small Businesses, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Judith Roussel, Illinois Businesses, Small Business Loans Drop, Sba, Credit Crisis, Chicago News

For the first time in five years, the number of Small Business Administration loans approved in Illinois has dropped. Basic loans to small businesses...

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Venture Capitalists Try to Buy Into Small Business Contracting Programs with Millions in Campaign Contributions

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Fortune 1000, Small Business, Small Business Administration, Economy, Fortune 500, Middle Class, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Industry, American Small Business League, National Venture Capital Assication, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

A new bill set to be voted on by the full Senate could be the beginning of the end for millions of small businesses nationwide. The bill, S. 3362, pas...

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CVBT: "McCain or Obama: Same old, same old for small business"

Chris Gunn | Posted 10.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Obama, Small Business, Small Business Administration, Mccain, Economy, Middle Class, Fortune 500, Business News
Chris Gunn

Today, the Central Valley Business Times ran an interview with the President of the American Small Business League, Lloyd Chapman. The interview was ...

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New SBA Head Stalling the Release of Latest Small Business Contracting Statistics

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Republican National Convention, Small Business, Fortune 500, Fortune 1000, Small Business Administration, Economy, Middle Class, Sba, Sandy Baruah, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

In late July, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it would release its official federal small business contracting statistics for Fiscal...

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New Government Policy Helps Big Businesses Hide in Small Business Database

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Bush Administration, Small Business, Small Business Administration, Abuse, Ccr; Central Contractors Registration, Economy, Procurement, Contracting, Loopholes, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

A new Bush Administration policy will make it easier for large businesses to land government small business contracts by misrepresenting themselves as...

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McCain Small Business Plan Ignores Major Small Business Issues

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Fortune 500, Small Business, Fortuen 1000, Economy, Sba, Asbl, Evergy, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Small Business Administration, Big Oil, Oil, Tax Cuts, Contracting, Procurement, American Small Business League, John McCain, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

On Monday, Senator John McCain's (R - AZ) presidential campaign issued a press release entitled, "John McCain's Plan To Help Small Business." The pla...

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SBA Goes After Its Harshest Critic

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Bush Administration, Fortune 500, Small Business, Federal Government, Small Business Administration, Economy, Middle Class, Libel, Slander, Procurement, Contracting, Contracts, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The American Small Business League (ASBL) has uncovered an extensive campaign by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to impugn the organization's ...

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CNN: "SBA Scandal"

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 08.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Small Business, Fortune 500, Economy, Cnn, Middle Class, Contracting, Procurement, American Small Business League, Scandal, American Small Business, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Source:  www.cnn.com ...

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The Diversion of Small Business Contracts to Large Corporations is Alive and Well

Chris Gunn | Posted 08.01.2008 | Business

Read More: Small Business Administration, Fortune 500, Small Business, Fortune 1000, Economy, Middle Class, Sba, American Small Business League, Bush Administration and Corporate Cronyism, Business News
Chris Gunn

Location is not the only major contributing factor in determining whether small businesses are able to compete effectively for contracts with the federal government, it's also the diversion of those contracts to large corporations.

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Department of Interior Awarded Over $430 Million in Small Business Contracts to Corporate Giants, According to New Study

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Department of Interior, Bush Administration, Small Business Administration, Small Business, Government Contracting, Procurement, Barack Obama, Economy, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

The Bush administration has tried to convince us for 6 years that the diversion of hundreds of billions of dollars in federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms is the result of random data entry errors.

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