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[JULIA HUDSON] JOBS, JOBS, JOBS AND MORE JOBS.
[ANNOUNCER] THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL
CAPITAL REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR SUMS UP THE GOAL OF ONE
OF THE AGENCY'S SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS.
JULIA HUDSON SAYS THE FORUMS BRING SMALL BUSINESS
AND GOVERNMENT TOGETHER TO CREATE A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
[JULIA HUDSON] GSA AS AN AGENCY IS ABOUT BUSINESS BREAKTHROUGH,
NOT ONLY JUST FOR COMPANIES THAT ARE NEW
TO THE FEDERAL CONTRACTING PROCESS, BUT ALSO FOR BUSINESSES
THAT WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THEIR POSITIONING,
THEIR NETWORKING, AND ULTIMATELY THEIR CONTRACTING SERVICES
WITH OUR AGENCY.
[ANNOUNCER] ADMINISTRATOR MARTHA JOHNSON ADMITS IT SEEMS
LIKE A DAUNTING GOAL WITH THE COUNTRY
AND BUSINESSES FACING TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES.
[MARTHA JOHNSON] TO HELP US RIGHT OURSELVES WE NEED
SMALL BUSINESS.
WE NEED SMALL BUSINESS THAT IS ROARING
WITH GOOD HEALTH AND INNOVATION.
WE NEED SMALL BUSINESS THAT'S WORKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE.
[ANNOUNCER] SHE OFFERED WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO ATTENDEES
AT THE FINAL SMALL BUSINESS BREAKTHROUGH
OF THE YEAR IN WASHINGTON DC.
[MARTHA JOHNSON] TOGETHER WE ARE GOING TO SEE AGAIN AN AMERICA
THAT WE ARE SO PROUD OF AND THAT IS THRIVING.
[ANNOUNCER] CONGRESSWOMAN YVETTE D. CLARK, A RANKING MEMBER
OF THE HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE,
SAYS GSA PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE.
[YVETTE D. CLARK] PEOPLE AROUND THE NATION, AMERICANS,
RECOGNIZE THE VALUE IN THIS AGENCY AND WHAT IT HAS DONE
FOR THE UNDERPINNING OF OUR NATION, FOR THE DELIVERY
OF SERVICES AND FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF OUR NATION.
[ANNOUNCER] GSA PROUDLY SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESS
THROUGH THE OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS UTILIZATION
AND THROUGH PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS.
BY EMPOWERING, EDUCATING, AND ASSISTING BUSINESS OWNERS
WHO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH FEDERAL CONTRACTING,
AND BY LINKING THOSE COMPANIES TO BUSINESSES THAT ARE NEW
TO THE FIELD OR HAVEN'T YET GOTTEN TO THE NEXT STEP,
GSA IS ENCOURAGING
AND MOTIVATING SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH.