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LLOYD CHAPMAN Independently owned businesses drive Charlotte's economy. And for too long this so-called small busi...
WES STURGES We just feel like we want to provide an infrastructure for women-owned businesses to succeed.
MYRITA CRAIG Georgia-Pacific is a highly respected company with great businesses and a strong history as a market...
CHARLES G. KOCH
In New Hampshire, we know that small businesses and entrepreneurs are the engines of economic growth... MAGGIE HASSAN One thing we will be focusing on in 2006 is improving our services to small businesses. We're settin...
PAULA WHITE Independently owned businesses drive Charlotte's economy. And for too long this so-called small-busi...
WES STURGES
Having started and owned two small businesses, I know what a challenge it is to keep up with the ris... CHELLIE PINGREE The lack of security awareness among small businesses is a growing concern. With continued focus on ...
RON TEIXEIRA
If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a differenc... KENNETH CHENAULT All businesses are susceptible to the impact of natural disasters, but as we have recently seen, sma...
BRUNO PERREAULT
We are far from perfect but willing to be different. CRAIG GROESCHEL The number of small businesses are phenomenal and we recognize that. And we are dedicated to creatin...
JEAN JOHNSON If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th...
GARY F EVANS... In every country I visit, I am proud to present Jasmine and what we are doing here. I am in no doubt...
OFRA STRAUSS It's encouraging to see not just the number but the sales and receipts of black-owned businesses are...
LOUIS KINCANNON We would be unilaterally disarming our businesses in the face of stiff competition from Europe, from...
WILLARD WORKMAN Most gas retailers in Georgia have maintained fair prices, reflecting the basic law of supply and de...
SONNY PERDUE The key task of reform is to help state-owned press and publishing units become leaders and strategi...
LONG XINMIN In general, the more entrepreneurs we have, the better off we will be because the economy is driven ...
BRIAN LEE We buy from minority- and women-owned suppliers in an effort that they will buy our products and ser...
JETHRO JOSEPH Tyson has demonstrated leadership and a genuine commitment to minority businesses, our council and i...
CHARLES KING Food Allergies Are Not Due to Food, Rather Are Due to the Constant Contamination of That Food That Y...
THEHEALTHFOODGURU We try to service our members to the best of our ability, and when they ask us to help them do somet...
MARY HOWELL
We spend a great deal of our energy making sure that small businesses have help in navigating to the... KAREN MILLS Franchises are independently owned and operated businesses whose owners are responsible for their op...
DOUG DUCEY We are changing the landscape of how small businesses get on the Web. We've chosen to focus on this ...
BARIS CETINOK It's a lie to think that you are not good enough. It's a lie to think that you are not beautiful. It...
DISON ARNIBAL We believe Small Business + will quickly become a valuable resource to our community of small-busine...
DOUG LELAND
I think we've learned that the S.B.A. plays a critical role in providing access and opportunity ... KAREN MILLS The biggest problem obstructing our progress was finding businesses owned by minorities that met the...
BILL COOPER Breaking ground on the Kingdom Builders' Center is an extraordinary day of celebration for all of th...
KIRBYJON CALDWELL
So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We want this to be a privately held, locally owned company that keeps all of its investment expertis...
JAMES GALLAGHER The death tax destroys family businesses and stifles investment that leads to increases in jobs and ...
JENNIFER DUNN Today, the death tax destroys family businesses and stifles investment that leads to increases in jo...
JENNIFER DUNN We view small businesses as critically important, and we are investing significantly in bringing pro...
CINDY BATES We are part of a national program that is based in Florida. I had originally worked for another coup...
DEANA STEVENS
In addition to billions in new 'stimulus' spending that our country can't afford, the Ge... KEVIN MCCARTHY The expanded relationship with Best Buy is the latest in our continued efforts to forge and expand p...
CINDY BATES On its surface, raising the minimum wage symbolizes the little guy. We represent another little guy ...
JOT CONDIE For China, we are targeting two types -- big-sized state-owned firms, like Air China, and small but ...
JANE ZHU [In the auto industry, for example,] There is no American car made that does not have parts made by ...
EARL GRAVES I think the state's structure helps women-owned businesses connect the dots to business opportunity,...
GILDA WATTERS We feel good about where we are, but you're never finished. The business constantly evolves. We are ...
MARK RICHARDSON Wal-Mart requested we participate in the RFID program for two reasons: One is our size. We're a smal...
CHARLES WEINACKER It has become our main publication. I think there are thousands of female-owned businesses out there...
MICHAEL GAFFNEY Decisions on this matter should be made on the basis of the overall strategic and developmental obje...
KAIZER MOHAU After a thorough review of strategic options with our board of directors, we have determined that se...
ED BREEN
What we have is a supply chain that is global in nature ... and we have in this country many foreign... MICHAEL JACKSON We are concerned that our ability to compete with businesses in other places in the county and state...
LARRY PEARSON
Grameen Bank was formed as an institution owned by its borrower members, who are poor women. Through... MUHAMMAD YUNUS The Hispanic community values entrepreneurship and family-owned businesses, and we deserve a leader ...
MARIO DIAZ-BALART In January 1961, the United States severed diplomatic relations in response to Cuban nationalisation...
TARIQ ALI All this stalling has cost woman-owned businesses billions. Government contracts really should be th...
BARBARA KASOFF Small businesses are the backbone of Oklahoma's economy, creating a large portion of jobs in our...
MARY FALLIN We want to assure our customers that this strategic approach will validate that our plans are in lin...
DON GRAY It began as a task force because minority businesses in the area were not as well seen. We wanted th...
ELLEN KAMINSKY Unfortunately, people had a change of heart after we invested this money in it. Small businesses are...
DAWN CARLSON Small businesses embody the spirit of opportunism, innovation and passion, and these awards reflect ...
ANDREA PEIRO There are a lot of studies about small businesses and how they make a difference in their community ...
HAMDI ULUKAYA You can't strengthen the ranks of your middle class, you can't strengthen and grow the ranks...
MARTIN O'MALLEY There are about 800,000 small businesses started every year, ... Small businesses don't have enough ...
CHARLES ROSSOTTI Seven & I has been limited in what it can do to strengthen its general merchandising and clothing bu...
HIROHISA SHIMURA Some 70% of these tenders is won by foreign-owned companies. Hungarian businesses expect the governm...
GYORGY MATOLCSY
Are we a nation that educates the world's best and brightest in our universities, only to send t... BARACK OBAMA International Truck and Engine is pleased to accept this award from the industry experts at Frost & ...
DAN LINDBERG We're excited to bring our comprehensive human resources services to the small and medium-sized busi...
JAY E. MINCKS How can the government say it is serious about reconstructing the Gulf Coast and edge out small and ...
BENNIE THOMPSON
I'm fighting for small businesses. I'm not fighting for big oil. Don't be confused. And ... MARY LANDRIEU The problem that all of us are trying to figure out is: When did out-of-state casinos become more im...
MIKE TRIPLETT
The fact of the matter is that instead of going around the world and haranguing countries for engagi... DAMBISA MOYO I applaud the National Black Chamber of Commerce for defending the small business programs that assi...
LLOYD CHAPMAN We are also very interested in her ideas on immigration and her concept of possible employer sanctio...
FARRELL QUINLAN
In Nigeria, along with its West African neighbor Ghana, women are now starting businesses in greater... GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON It is important to retain our strategic relationship with Hughes, ... We continue to create new comm...
JACK SMITH It is important to retain our strategic relationship with Hughes. We continue to create new communic...
JACK SMITH Everything passes by, and we are left with just our memories
BEN OAK For those that are working part time, in small businesses, or who are unemployed and do not currentl...
VALERIE JARRETT
We think (acquiring Whistle) is a very important acceleration of our focus of bringing e-business to... DAVID THOMAS
Our economy creates and loses jobs every quarter in the millions. But of the net new jobs, the jobs ... KAREN MILLS A couple of customers interrupted [...] who wanted to know if we had some YA book about ants and ali...
SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small busi...
J. D. HAYWORTH There are a lot of people out there who are not fighting to harm small businesses, but their politic...
CARL GIPSON We are here to help develop small business and the entrepreneurial spirit in Porter County.
CHRIS STIDHAM
In terms of intellectual property, so many of the job creators I know are start-ups. In the IP setti... THOMAS PEREZ The last piece is the enforcement piece. So many contractors in this country are still small family-...
GARY RODEN We are pleased to enter into the agreement with Nekoosa Coated Products, a company with a well-earne...
ANDREW ALBERT
We've heard from a lot of small businesses eager to open up again but worried about the paperwork an... BOBBY JINDAL One of the things I was hoping to do in the Secretary of the State's Office when I came was to p...
SUSAN BYSIEWICZ He is likely to focus an understanding of consumer behavior, information the company currently lacks...
CONSTANCE MANEATY Tex Tech is a global company that chose to grow its business in Maine and we appreciate their dedica...
JACK CASHMAN I see all this and know that if we are to save the Jewish state and its three-and-a-half million Jew...
MEIR KAHANE Our balance sheet and cash flows are strong and many legacy financial and legal issues have been res...
ED BREEN The stacks of mail are piling in by the moment. It's great to see that those interested in being abl...
TOM SHAHEEN At this point, we have grave concerns because of the expense that small businesses might incur in tr...
GAYLE ANDERSON So we're going to be targeting small, middle-size, as well as large (businesses), but we have certai...
AUSTIN IMAMURA We have so many brand new businesses or businesses that are just a couple of years old. Businesses d...
CARYL RYAN The extensive water damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita created conditions that are ripe for mol...
TROY ANDERSON
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