Aida Alvarez

This dynamic week celebrates small business owners' accomplishments, but also encourages these winners to continue their growth. You embody self-reliance, read more

This dynamic week celebrates small business owners' accomplishments, but also encourages these winners to continue their growth. You embody self-reliance, perseverance, hard work and optimism.

Each of these small businesses can offer the opportunity to showcase the value of women in the workplace in a read more

Each of these small businesses can offer the opportunity to showcase the value of women in the workplace in a unique way. I encourage small-business owners and their employees to take their daughters to work with them on this special day, as I will.

The new standards will provide these growing firms with continued access to SBA's small business development assistance, helping them succeed read more

The new standards will provide these growing firms with continued access to SBA's small business development assistance, helping them succeed and serve their customers into the 21st century.

We are excited about this step in the franchise registry project. The registry is a breakthrough effort to cut red read more

We are excited about this step in the franchise registry project. The registry is a breakthrough effort to cut red tape, and we believe it will greatly up the approval process on franchise loans.

It would be illegal to apply this proposed definition to any federal contract. The minority small business community is not read more

It would be illegal to apply this proposed definition to any federal contract. The minority small business community is not well served by a resolution that flies in the face of existing laws.