Speeches & Op-Eds

Speeches 

Oct. 14, 2010

"SBIC Announcement & Small Business Jobs Act Update," High-Impact Entrepreneurship Symposium, Washington, DC
Oct. 4, 2010 


"Announcements: Women’s Contracting Rule and National Women’s Business Council Chair," White House Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference, Washington, DC
Aug. 30, 2010
Keynote Address to the America East SBA Lenders Conference, Portland, Maine
Aug. 26, 2010 Keynote Remarks & National Awards Presentation at Minority Enterprise Development Week, Washington, DC
July 12, 2010 Keynote Address at the Federal Reserve Board Forum: Addressing the Financing Needs of Small Businesses, “Strengthening the Lending Environment for America’s Small Businesses,”  Washington, DC
June 22, 2010 National 8(a) Association Summer Meeting
May 24, 2010  Keynote Remarks at National Small Business Week Conference (watch video; note: very large file - 361MB)
Mar. 23, 2010 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, Washington, DC
Mar. 23, 2010 Remarks at the Opening of the Washington, DC Women’s Business Center (watch video - external link)
Mar. 17, 2010 Remarks at the American Bankers Association, Washington, DC
Mar. 16, 2010 Remarks at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference, Washington, DC
Feb. 24, 2010  Remarks at RES 2010 Native American Conference, Las Vegas, NV 
Feb. 8, 2010 Remarks at the International Franchise Association, San Antonio, TX (watch video - external link)
Jan. 21, 2010  Welcoming Remarks for the U.S. Trade Representative’s Conference on Small Business Exporting, Washington, DC
Dec.14, 2009 "Building Businesses, Creating Jobs, and Strengthening our Economy," National Press Club, Washington, DC
Nov.18, 2009  Opening Remarks at the Small Business Financing Forum, Washington, DC
Nov.17, 2009 “Embracing the Spirit of Entrepreneurship in America’s Universities,” Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Washington, DC 
Oct. 27, 2009 National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders (NAGGL), Phoenix, AZ
Oct. 1, 2009 Women Impacting Public Policy Annual Legislative Meeting, Washington, DC 
Sept. 22, 2009 National Association of Federal Credit Unions Congressional Caucus, Washington, DC 
Sept. 22, 2009 National Association of Surety Bond Producers, Washington, DC 
Sept. 17, 2009 U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce “Latina Leaders” Luncheon, Denver, Colorado 
Aug. 28, 2009 MED Week 2009: “Energizing the American Economy with Minority Business Enterprises,” Washington, D.C.

Aug. 26, 2009

American Legion 91st Annual Convention, Louisville, Kentucky 
Aug.12, 2009  Testimony at the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Field Hearing, “Small Business Survival, Weathering the Economy, Creating Jobs, and What the SBA Can Do to Assist”
Aug.12, 2009  Testimony at the Portland, Maine Field Hearing, “Small Business Survival, Weathering the Economy, Creating Jobs, and What the SBA Can Do to Assist”
July 29, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business
July 28, 2009 Michigan Automotive-Robotics Cluster Initiative Workshop/Kickoff, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan 

June 30, 2009

Testimony at the Louisiana Field Hearing, "Keeping America Competitive: Federal Programs that Promote Small Business Exports"

June 16, 2009 Testimony at the U.S. Senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Hearing on FY 2010 Budget
May 18, 2009  Keynote Address at National Small Business Week, Washington, DC (watch video)
May 13, 2009 Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business Regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
May 13, 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Week Summit, Washington, DC
April 1, 2009

Karen G. Mills’ Opening Statement at the Confirmation Hearing



Op-Eds

Oct. 15, 2010

"Taking Your Small Business Customers International," ABA Risk Management Insights
Sept. 15, 2010  "Top Five Myths about the SBA," ABA Risk Management Insights 
Aug. 15, 2010  "SBA: Helping Community Banks Become Part of the Small Business Credit Solution," ABA Risk Management Insights 
July 15, 2010  "Becoming an SBA Lender and Making that First Loan, " ABA Risk Management Insights 
July 12, 2010 "With Small Businesses Still Struggling, President Offers Plan to Give Them a Boost," Washington Post - Capital Business
July 12, 2010 "Small Businesses Using Clean Energy," Portland Press Herald
June 15, 2010 "What's In It for You: Different SBA Products and Why They Work for Lenders," ABA Risk Management Insights
May 15, 2010 "There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be an SBA Lender," ABA Risk Management Insights
Mar. 3, 2010   "More Capital, More Jobs for Small Business," The Hill (watch interview video - external link)
Sept. 1, 2009 "Small Business: The Key to Recovery and Prosperity," Capacity
July 30, 2009    "Health Care Reform is Crucial for Small Businesses," with Christina Romer, Chair of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers

June 12, 2009

"SBA Seeking More Partners and Innovations," American Banker