Small businesses, you can give them capital, but what they often need as much is mentoring, advice and help with their business plan.

After four years as Administrator of the SBA, I have let President Obama know that I will not be staying for a second term. I will stay on until my successor is confirmed to ensure a smooth and seamless transition.

Small businesses want things streamlined, and one of the great successes we're having is less paperwork, faster turnaround times.

President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.

We don't want to give a business that is not going to come through the troubled waters a loan that they can't pay back.

The morale when I came in was not the best. It was because the agency had not been valued.

Health care is the No. 1 concern of small businesses and the status quo is untenable.