Quotes About Small business

Removing government-created obstacles to small business growth is what Washington should be addressing, and this focus should start with removing the herculean impediments to job creation found in the health care law.

Growing up on a family farm, I know firsthand the challenges of running a small business... challenges that only seem to be growing for today's entrepreneurs.

We want to create more jobs. We want to qualify more lenders and expand lending markets. But also, I want a very different SBA - it's not your father's SBA. I want to modernize it and reposition it so when people think about jobs, they think about how the Small Business Administration would really be helpful.

Let's pass the small business credit enhancement bill so small business can get back on its feet.

In the private sector, as the president of a small business, my focus has been on driving the growth of our business, not driving any partisan political agenda.

My parents are small business owners, and the Korean community, like a lot of immigrant communities, is very much owner-driven.

A small business can survive for a while without making a profit, but if its cashflow dries up, the impact is fatal.

If a candidate puts together a small business platform, I'll go out on the road for him. You know, I'll support him.

The Obama administration made it illegal for me to loan any money to anyone in the military. I have one compliance guy just for a pawn shop. It's everything from Homeland Security, FBI, the local police department, IRS - all these regulations I have to keep an eye on constantly, and it's just overwhelming for a small business.

I grew up in a conservative household, my parents were small business owners, so it really just was kind of part of who we were.

A restaurant, a small business lives day-by-day. If they're lucky they can make maybe up to 5% profit. That's not a lot.

Being in an indie band is running a never-ending, rewarding, scary, low-margin small business.

When I say, 'doin' it, doin' it, doin' it' to a group of small business owners, they immediately respond. They recognize the experience of doing the same things over and over. Keeping the business afloat without ever getting ahead. And it's more than frustrating - it's heartbreaking.

As an entrepreneur and a small business owner, you are intimately familiar with goals. You've dreamed of the 'right' ones, you've projected 'real' ones for the banker and the investor, and, secretly, you've imagined how life can be if you can reach the ones you've set.

As someone who started a small business from scratch, I know how important it is for families and for communities to have strong job creation.

I've spent time in the coastal Carolinas and have seen what small business development has done to maintain the wetlands and reestablish the fisheries and secure jobs for the people that make their living off the water.

We need to open up private sector markets. We need to empower small business people, working Georgians, and entrepreneurs.

You're not free if you can't start a small business because you fear losing your health care, and you're certainly not free if a male boss or politician prevents you from making decisions about your own reproductive health.

Having individuals who are prepared to work is helping small business owners succeed and expand.

It's not just organizing that demands affordable and fast mobile internet access. Small business owners depend on equal and fair online access for their livelihoods.

As a mother of four and a small business owner, I know it takes discipline and tough choices to balance a budget.

Every government says they love small businesses, but what have they done for them? We should pull down all the barriers.

Regulatory mandates have a disproportionate effect on small businesses.

Small businesses should have the same ability to reach customers as powerful corporations. A blogger should have the same ability to find an audience as a media conglomerate.