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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.

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.

Pro-Net gives small companies an edge by providing direct online exposure to contracting officers in charge of the $200 billion-per-year read more

Pro-Net gives small companies an edge by providing direct online exposure to contracting officers in charge of the $200 billion-per-year federal market.

Knowing what is available out there to present to your employees and having access to various types of information about read more

Knowing what is available out there to present to your employees and having access to various types of information about plans is vitally important. We have to encourage employees to participate and modernize their contributions to savings.