Over the last week, we've all learned some things.
Mostly, we've learned that when President Obama talks about his fondness for the small businesses that are the hope of the economy, he's not talking about us.
This week, President Obama has, on the one hand, proposed to decimate the only microbusiness specific programs he's got: Microloan. At the same time, President Obama is waltzing around the country marketing his latest initiative: Startup America.
This Startup America initiative is designed to support entrepreneurship, in the sense in which people like Scott Shane and the Kauffman Foundation use the word.
It's all starting to make sense now.
Back when President Obama first named Karen Mills to be his SBA Administrator, there were a lot of questions. Her background was in venture capital, we said. Will she run her agency for us all or will the focus change to those high growth gazelles?
To read the full, original article click on this link: Adjusting Expectations
Author: Dawn Rivers Baker
