Small businesses pay 18 percent more than big businesses for health care, the same health care, just because they're small and they have too small a pool of risk. Karen Mills bigbusinesscare Change image and share on social
We have to keep the momentum going in the economy. And we have to make sure that we give small businesses as much cash and liquidity as possible so they have the confidence to hire that next worker. Karen Mills businesscashconfidence Change image and share on social
My family was in two businesses - they were in the textile business, and they were in the candy business. The conversations around the dinner table were all about the factory floor and how many machines were running and what was happening in the business. I grew up very engaged in manufacturing and as part of a family business. Karen Mills businesscandyconversation share on social
Our economy creates and loses jobs every quarter in the millions. But of the net new jobs, the jobs come from small businesses: both small businesses on Main Street and many of the net new jobs come from high growth, high impact businesses that are located all across the country. Karen Mills businesscountrycreate share on social
The morale when I came in was not the best. It was because the agency had not been valued. Karen Mills agencymoralevalue Change image and share on social
I saw the S.B.A. with just enormous potential, and that's what I told the president - this is really a jewel. Karen Mills enormousjewelpotential Change image and share on social
If you want to have prosperity here, we really have to see our small businesses able to grow and compete around the world. Karen Mills businesscompetegrow Change image and share on social