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Small business Congress-watch: Three Pending Bills and Why They Matter

crowdSPRING Blog

511: EXCEL Act (Introduced 3/11/2013) The EXCEL (Expanding Access to Capital for Entrepreneurial Leaders) Act amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and seeks to guarantee the payment of securities issued by small business investment companies (SBICs) of up to $4 billion annually.

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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

They hire local employees or family. They hire the best and the brightest. lesson of using SBIC funds.), Small businesses are grocery stores, hairdressers, consultants, travel agents, Internet commerce storefronts, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, etc. They are anyone who runs his/her own business. Most are barely profitable.