Olympia Snowe


Recent Articles about Olympia Snowe

Women Lawmakers Want Contracting Plan Scrapped

By Angus Loten |  Sep 23, 2008

A group of women Senators says a rule meant to boost federal contracting for women is too little, too late.  Read more

Snowe Supports Net Neutrality

By Mike Hofman |  Sep 5, 2006

The LA Times published an article today on how Maine Senator Olympia Snowe has become a pivotal advocate for net neutrality. Calling her "an unli...  Read more

Change in Congress

By Mike Hofman |  Nov 10, 2006

Expect a new cast of characters serving on the small business committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate in the next Congress. Republicans ...  Read more

Bill Proposed to Expand 7(a) Loan Program

By Max Chafkin |  Aug 3, 2005

August 4, 2005 --Senate Small Business Committee chair Olympia Snowe introduced legislation Monday to expand and streamline the Small Busi...  Read more

Storming the Hill

By Eamon Javers |  Feb 1, 2003

Now that the Republicans are in command, the small-business lobby hopes this new congressional session will bring it more victories than losses. Here's the v...  Read more

Bill Introduced to Expand Cash Accounting for Small Businesses

By Matt Quinn

July 21, 2004 - In an effort to lessen the accounting burden faced by small businesses, Senator Olympia J. Snowe, chair of the Senate Com...  Read more

New Bill Aims to Make Compliance Easier for Small Biz

By Rod Kurtz

Sept. 29, 2004 -- Small business has always found it difficult to work with big government. But a new piece of legislation now under revi...  Read more

SBA Relief Lending Questioned

By Daniel Del'Re |  Sep 13, 2005

Note: This article has been modified from an earlier version. See clarification below. September 13, 2005Read more

SBA Urged To Establish Better Loan Monitoring Policies

By Matt Quinn

July 14, 2004 -- The Small Business Administration now has at its disposal a loan monitoring system that can help it oversee a portfolio ...  Read more

Snowe Job

By Bobbie Gossage |  Jun 1, 2003

The Senate reconsiders a bid to draw capital to small companies.  Read more

SBA Budget Draws Criticism

By Angus Loten |  Feb 8, 2006

While the $624 million budget request would be the first increase in five years, the Small Business Administration also plans to raise loan fees in 2007.  Read more

Lawmakers Seek SBA Budget Boost

By Angus Loten |  Jan 9, 2008

After years of cuts, senate leaders are urging the White House to increase funding for federal small-business programs.  Read more

Small Businesses Want Broadband Choice, Competition

By Courtney Rubin |  Nov 18, 2010

According to an SBA report, 90 percent of small businesses use broadband, but a third of those surveyed want better service.  Read more

Federal Budget Offers Boost to SBA

By Jonathan Steiman |  Mar 20, 2005

March 21, 2005 --Amid last Thursday's fracas on Capitol Hill, while the House and Senate passed two competing versions of the 2006 budget ...  Read more

Bill Boosts Child Health-Care at Small Firms

Sep 28, 2007

The Senate on Thursday approved legislation that improves access to the State Children's Health Insurance Program for owners and employees of smaller firm...  Read more

Your Tax Dollars at Work

By Stephanie Clifford |  May 1, 2005

There are some new faces at the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Gone are veep wannabe John Edwards (now a Harvard fellow) and former...  Read more

Federal Agencies Ordered to Buy from Small Businesses

By Jasmine D. Adkins |  Jun 8, 2006

A new Senate bill requires the government to consider smaller firms for purchases of all sizes, not just major contracts.  Read more

Federal Agencies Ordered to Buy from Small Businesses

By Jasmine D. Adkins |  Jun 8, 2006

A new Senate bill requires the government to consider smaller firms for purchases of all sizes, not just major contracts.  Read more

Health Insurance Pools Revived

By Angus Loten |  Apr 14, 2008

A Senate bill would allow small businesses to share rising health-care costs.  Read more

And The SBA's Next Chief Is REALLY...

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Dec 19, 2008

...Karen Gordon Mills, a Maine-based investment manager, according to an account<...  Read more

Best Friends In D.C.: On the Hill

By Clay Risen |  Feb 1, 2006

Entrepreneur-friendly members of Congress.  Read more

Senate Committee Approves Preston for SBA Post

By Angus Loten |  Jun 29, 2006

Following the 18-0 vote, the nomination now moves to the full Senate for consideration.  Read more

Sluggishness In Senate Hurts Small Business

By Daniel Del'Re |  Oct 19, 2005

Jack Faris of the National Federation of Independent Business recently wrote a colu...  Read more

Senate Lawmakers Boost SBA Budget

Mar 23, 2007

March 23, 2007 -- The Senate on Friday approved $97 million in extra funding for the Small Business Administration's 2008 budget request,...  Read more

The SBA Expo, Day One

By Stephanie Clifford |  Apr 26, 2005

It's morning in DC, and the Washington Hilton is overflowing with small-business owners here for the SBA Expo '05. Hector Barreto, in an early AM convers...  Read more

Veteran Small-Business Bill Enacted

By Alexandra Zendrian |  Feb 19, 2008

New federal legislation helps deployed reservists keep their businesses afloat, among other provisions.  Read more

Senate Bill Seeks to Boost SBA Loans

May 3, 2007

May 3, 2007 -- Senate lawmakers this week introduced legislation that would allow the federal government to back nearly $100 billion in l...  Read more

Small-Business Aid Added to Energy Bill

Jun 22, 2007

A sweeping energy bill approved by the Senate Thursday night included several provisions aimed at helping small businesses adopt renewable energy sou...  Read more

Sarbanes-Oxley Takes Toll on Smaller Firms

By Angus Loten |  May 8, 2006

New reports show that more public companies are reverting to private ownership because of high compliance costs.  Read more

SBA Fraud; Facebook Surrenders; Obama, Obama, Obama

By Nitasha Tiku |  Mar 25, 2009

GAO alleges major fraud in SBA program. The Government Accountability Office says hundreds and possibly even thousands of businesses in the Histori...  Read more

Passing the Association Health Plan Bill

By Carole Matthews |  Mar 31, 2004

On Thursday, April 1, 2004, U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-ship, will partici...  Read more

D.C. Contact List

By Clay Risen |  Feb 1, 2006

They're busy folks, but here's where to find them.  Read more

Financial Reform and You

By Matt Quinn |  Jun 30, 2010

You can be forgiven if you're having trouble figuring out what the financial regulatory reform bill means to you. Reportedly logging in at over 2,0...  Read more

Snowe Me the Money

By Bobbie Gossage |  Jun 1, 2004

Senator Snowe (among others) restores funding to the SBA.  Read more

SBA Programs Set for Major Overhaul

By Kathryn Tuggle |  Aug 1, 2006

Unanimous vote approves a reauthorization of disaster-relief loans, among other changes.  Read more

Cutbacks Headed to SBA?

By Issie Lapowsky |  Feb 9, 2011

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

Veterans Corporation Investigated

By Alexandra Zendrian |  Mar 5, 2008

Senate lawmakers are looking into a funding shortfall that's forcing a St. Louis business center to close.  Read more

Senate Offers Aid to Gulf Coast Businesses

By Angus Loten |  Sep 19, 2005

September 19, 2005 --Hoping to jumpstart the regional economy, the U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a package of emergency federal aid for s...  Read more

Senators Call for Small-Biz Refunds

By Nadine Heintz |  Aug 1, 2003

A six-year-old change in tax law is giving the Internal Revenue Service some agita.  Read more

Live-Blogging the NFIB Summit: The GOP's Fading Fortunes

By Robb Mandelbaum |  Jun 9, 2008

6:50 PM It will not be a good year at the polls for Republicans, but it's too soon to say just how bad the election will go -- that's the view, any...  Read more

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