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JOHN: IN A PARTISAN WORLD KOOB B
NOTE PICKS ARE USUALLY PICKED
TO LEAD THAN SOMEONE WHO HAS
BEEN THERE DONE, THAT HAPPY NEW
YEAR WELCOME LINDA McMAHON,
US.
>> JOHN MY PLEASURE.
JOHN: ON THIS COLD DAY, 2017,
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IT
OVER 68 THOUSAND LOANS, I THINK
A LOT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THAT,
BUT THEY DON KNOW THE WORK YOU
DID AFTER THE HURRICANES IN
HOUSTON, SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION GOES IN WITH
FEMA, WAIVE ALL FEES AND LOAN
MONEY DIRECT LOW TO BUSINESS,
TALK ABOUT WORK AND WHAT YOU
WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN HOUSTON
AND PUERTO RICO AFTER THE
HURRICANES.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT, THERE ARE SO
FEW PEOPLE WHO KNOW THIS PART OF
WHAT SBA DOES.
COMES IN FOR UNIT DISASTER
ASSISTANT.
LOANS FOR HOME MORTGAGES, THE
HOME OF SBA TO GET PEOPLE IN
THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES,
SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE GLUE
FOR COMMUNITIES.
TO GET THE ECONOMY GLOWERISHES
AND -- FLOURISHING AND GROWING
ECONOMY AND THE COUNTRY AS A
HOLE, 99.7% OF BUSINESSES ARE
THINGS THAT MAKE AMERICA GREAT.
YOU TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY YOU
DEAL WITH VETERANS, YOU WAIVE
FEES FOR VETERANS COMING BACK
IN.
YOU DEAL WITH WOMEN OWNED
BUSINESS AND MINORITIES, THAT IS
A BIG PART, CORRECT?
OF WHAT YOU DO WITH THE SBA ?
>> ABSOLUTELY, ONE THING TO
MAYBE SURE WE DO, NOT ONLY TO
HELP MINORITIES, VETERANS, AND
WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES TO GET
ACCESS TO CAPITAL, BUT OTHER
THING WE FOUND AS MUCH AS
ANYTHING ELSE IS MENTORING OUR
BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM FOR
VETERANS HELPS THEM TROONGSIC TA
FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE.
A LOT OF THEM DON'T KNOW HOW TO
WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN OR MANAGE
CASH FLOW, OR TAKE THEIR SKILLS
THEY LEARNED THAT IS PART OF
YOU HAVE TO HAVE CASH, BUT
ALMOST AS IMPORTANT AS GETTING
ACCESS TO THAT
ACCESS TO CHAT
ACCESS TO CAPT
ACCESS TO CAPITAL.
IS NOWING HOW TO SET UP YOUR,
ALL PART OF THE COMMUNITY OF
HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES START
OR GROW EXPAND, HIRE MORE
WORKERS AND TO BE PART OF A VERY
YOU KNOW HIGH LEVEL CONTRIBUTING
WORKFORCE.
JOHN: YOU TALK ABOUT MEN TERRING
-- MENTORING, WHICH IS SO WERE,
SMALL BUSINESSES, AS YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING FROM THE CEO TO
JANITOR OF THE COMPANY.
>> I KNOW THAT FIRST HAND.
JOHN: YES, YOU DO.
THE MENTORING ITSELF, YOU TALK
ABOUT LOCAL FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS, THE SMALL
BUSINESSES ARE WORKING SO HARD,
THEY DON'T KNOW A LOT OF WHAT IS
OUT THERE, HOW DO YOU GET WORD
OUT?
DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WORKS
SPECIFICALLY WITH THE LOCAL
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
>> WE DO, WE HAVE 68 DISTRICT
OFFICES IN COUNTRY, IN THOSE
OFFICES WE HAVE LENDING EXPERTS,
WE HAVE, DEVELOPMENT
SPECIALISTS, WE WORK YOU KNOW
TO HELP PROVIDE THE MENTORING WE
NEED.
TO MATCH OUR LENDERS WITH OUR
CUSTOMERS.
WE HAVE A LENDER MATCH ON-LINE,
IF YOU CLICK ON LENDER MATCH,
YOU WILL SEE WHAT KIND OF LOAN
DO YOU NEED TO GET, AND WHAT
PEOPLE IN THE AREA MIGHT BE ABLE
TO FULFILL YOUR LOAN.
WE WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO
HELP GUIDE AND DIRECT THE
LEADERS PROGRAM, A GRADUATE
PROGRAM THAT LASTS ABOUT 4
MONTHS, YOU GRADUATE FROM THAT,
YOU REALLY ARE QUITE A SEASONED
BUSINESS EXECUTIVE IN TERMS OF
UNDERSTANDING WHAT SOME OF THE
NEEDS AND HOW TO GROW EXPB A
LEADER IN YOUR PARTICULAR
BUSINESS.
WE HAVE SO MANY PROGRAMS THAT
SBA OFFERS, YOU CAN CHECK IF
SBA OFFERS, YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT
AT SBA. GOV.
WE HAVE ON-LINE TRAINING AND
JOHN: A BIG PROPONENT OF TAX CUT
PACKAGE.
THAT WILL BENEFIT SMALL
BUSINESS.
IN 2004 WE WENT TONIGHTS NYSE TO
RING THE BELL AT STOCK MARKET.
I THINK THAT TELLS THAT SELFLESS
GESTURE HOW YOU ARE AS A PERSON,
BEING THE SBALEADER, THANK YOU