I had an interesting week last week; lots of meetings with powerful, smart businesswomen. I met maybe ten new women, got to know two relatively-new women better, met with six I know pretty well in the Biz Diva’s group, and one very old friend.
This is what I heard: I’m good at this, I’m the best at this, I received an award for being the best at this in the county, in California, my clients say I’m great, I have great relationships with my customers. And I give away a lot of my time.
And the way they said it? Sounds like A LOT of time.
They said it with pride, as if it increased their value to their customers. They said it with shame, as if someone had already told them what a wimp it made them. They said it in a rush of embarrassment. [more…]
Over the past eight years, the budget of the U.S. Small Business Association has been cut in half, most of that in the backing of small business loans. But we think Obama plans to change all that—especially as evidenced by his appointment of Karen Gordon Mills as chief of the SBA.
As president of MMP Group, a private equity investor and advisor, and with a history heading other venture capital groups, Mills has extensive experience in business finance. We think this shows the Obama administration will have a different priority—on small business—than the Bush administration.
This made us wonder what you would do with an infusion of cash in your business. What would you do with $10K? $100K? It may not be just a day dream…
Here’s a link to the Washington Post story about Mills’ nomination.
