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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-08-10 08:15 AM
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Kerry op-ed on Small Business Act - in Worcester Business Journal online
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Edited on Mon Nov-08-10 08:17 AM by karynnj

The Small Business Jobs Act was based on a simple premise: Small businesses are ready to grow and hire new workers, but they need access to capital to make it happen. So this new law makes it a little easier for small businesses across the country to access credit — something I’ve been fighting for ever since I chaired the Small Business Committee.

The Small Business Jobs Act targets the unique needs of small businesses and community banks, giving them the tools they need to help sustain our economic recovery. To assist small business owners and their employees, it creates jobs through a combination of much-needed tax credits, enhancements to Small Business Administration (SBA) lending programs, and the development of new community bank lending facilities. It also extends successful loan-enhancement provisions initiated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that have supported more than $30 billion in lending to small businesses across the country and helped create or retain more than 710,000 jobs.

In Massachusetts alone, this program has made it possible for us to nearly double Small Business Administration lending in the past year. These loans translate into new small business services, new and better facilities, and, most importantly, new jobs.

Jobs must be Job No. 1 one for Congress, and the Small Business Jobs Act puts those words into action. I’ll continue to fight to make sure our small businesses have the tools they need to innovate, expand and generate jobs across our economy.

http://www.wbjournal.com/news47691.html

Good description of something that helped Massachusetts - that the other Senator voted against because it raised taxes on companies that sent jobs overseas.

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