Small Business : Access to Capital and Job Creation

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Library of Congress. Government Division

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Examines Federal intervention in the marketplace, and considers what, if any, additional action Federal Government should take to enhance small business access to capital. Discusses role of small b...

Examines Federal intervention in the marketplace, and considers what, if any, additional action Federal Government should take to enhance small business access to capital. Discusses role of small businesses in job creation and retention, and assesses supply and demand for small business loans, including SBA loans. Summarizes selected laws recently enacted during the 110th and 111th Congresses that were designed to enhance small business access to capital by increasing supply of, or demand for, small business loans. Includes evidence concerning small business lending and borrowing, including number and amount of small business loans guaranteed by SBA.

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