Michael Cardenas

MESBICs, Loan Programs Face The Budget Axe

Federal aid to minority businesses will suffer substantial reductions once budget cutters in both the Administration and Congress complete their review of...  Read more

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Big business deserves bigger tax cuts than small firms because they "risk bigger bucks," SBA administrator Michael Cardenas claimed at the National Small ...  Read more

SBA staff cutbacks may not be necessary if the attrition rate from resignations keeps up, Small Business Administration head Michael Cardenas told a group...  Read more

Nashville

At the Tennessee Governor's Conference on Small Business, Gov. Lamar Alexander presented guest speaker Michael Cardenas, chief of the Small Business Admin...  Read more

The Billion Dollar Gamble

That's how much money venture capitalists invested in new and growing companies last year. This year they're spending even more. Will the boom last forever?  Read more

Will Reagan Turn Off The Sbic Spigot?

The President's men don't like government lending. That may mean the end of the SBIC program is near.  Read more

The Political Odyssey Of Bill Nourse

How a mild-mannered hardware store proprietor joined a new breed of savvy, small business activists.  Read more