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<p>Esther Vassar, national ombudsman and assistant administrator for regulatory enforcement fairness for the U.S. Small Business Administration, visited North Idaho for two days this week to get a feel for the local economy and explain what her office can do to help small businesses thrive.</p>

<p>Esther Vassar, national ombudsman and assistant administrator for regulatory enforcement fairness for the U.S. Small Business Administration, visited North Idaho for two days this week to get a feel for the local economy and explain what her office can do to help small businesses thrive.</p>

May 7, 2010

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Small business carries big clout
May 7, 2010 9 p.m.

Small business carries big clout

SBA Ombudsman visits North Idaho

COEUR d'ALENE - They make up 99.7 percent of all employers, and created 60 percent to 80 percent of new jobs in the past decade. They produce more than half of the nation's nonfarm gross domestic product and nearly 29 percent of exports.