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Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have strengthened their efforts to sell their high number of delinquent, non-performing loans (NPLs). From helping the taxpayer to providing opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses, the reasons for the newfound auction fervor are several. Continue reading
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC)—a non-partisan federal advisory council that advises the President, Congress and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues regarding women business owners—will host a panel discussion addressing the gender gap in venture capital on September 11, 2015 at 2PM EST. Continue reading
From founding ProAmérica Bank to her appointment by President Obama as the 24th. Administrator of the SBA, Maria Contreras-Sweet has made incredible strides in her career. She divulges to NAWRB her personal role models, journey to the SBA, and what she’s doing to champion for small businesses.
NAWRB: You have an extensive background working in government with your first introduction as a secretary for the Speaker of the California State Assembly. Was it a long-time goal of yours to work in government?
Maria Contreras-Sweet: I always believed in public service but my career path took me into business. My time in government has been some of the most rewarding work of my life. Before I started my own bank, I spent five years running a large government agency back in California that had jurisdiction over Business, Transportation and Housing. When I say “large” – we had 44,000 employees, 14 departments and a $14 billion budget. We were able to do a lot of important things, such as creating the Department of Managed Health Care and its Office of Patient Advocate, passing a $2.1 billion bond for affordable housing, and initiating construction on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge – one of the largest infrastructure projects.
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