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Supporting Small Businesses

Over the last two decades, small and new businesses have been responsible for creating two out of every three net new jobs in the U.S., and the countrys 28 million small firms today employ 60 million Americanshalf of the private-sector workforce.

By Karen Mills | Updated on October 01, 2012

Over the last two decades, small and new businesses have been responsible for creating two out of every three net new jobs in the U.S., and the country’s 28 million small firms today employ 60 million Americans–half of the private-sector workforce.

To ensure that more small businesses have the access to capital they need to build their businesses and hire new workers, we need an all of the above approach to small business lending. And credit unions are playing a growing role in this approach through increased lending.

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