Steve Chabot Quotes

The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.

The purpose of the capital formation presentations and roundtable discussions is to create a dialogue with business leaders, economic development organizations, business incubators, and community leaders to promote investment in Montana and support businesses as they start up and/or grow their existing operations.

When you - when you - and this is still going on today - are making your money by pushing paper around, when you should be making your money by investing venture capital in various job-creating things, that makes it much harder to recover.

It's not government that creates jobs; it's small business. Our job is to make sure they have the access to capital, the access to contracting opportunities, and the help, advice and mentoring that they need to go out and be successful.

We see entrepreneurship and small businesses and supply chains as a critical part of the economic growth and competitiveness agenda.

I think 'Something Ventured' is a nice piece because it celebrates venture capital in a unique and powerful way.

Private sector development and the creation of small businesses spur investment, jobs, opportunity, and hope. It empowers the market to meet local needs, whether for food, basic goods, or services.

We've got to help small businesses because they are the backbone of our economy. We've got to increase opportunities for everyone and we can do that by helping women and minority-owned businesses.

Small businesses are the number one job creators in America. Therefore, it is important that the federal government creates an environment that helps them succeed, not one that sets them up to fail.

America is a country of entrepreneurship and great business leaders.

I have invested in companies. I have worked in companies. We have built companies; we have created jobs.

The need to encourage entrepreneurship and ensure that young people have the opportunity to start new businesses is acute.

One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.

Some of the companies we helped start are names you know. An office supply company called Staples - where I'm pleased to see the Obama campaign has been shopping; The Sports Authority, which became a favorite of my sons. We started an early childhood learning center called Bright Horizons that First Lady Michelle Obama rightly praised.

We need to grow the private sector in every corner of New Mexico.

Good companies are always fundraising. Whether you're meeting people or considering firms, you're always fundraising.

I want to see Texas remain an entrepreneurial powerhouse in the United States.

We can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure and do more to support small businesses, not stiff them.

We are calling ourselves a startup nation, but the number of people who set out on their own is very low; even 10,000 a year would be low in a country like India. We can say we are a startup nation but the world won't say it.

Economic recovery begins with our small businesses.

I concluded that I know how to start and grow software companies. The worthwhile thing I could do was create livelihoods for people.

I remember looking up to most any venture capitalist as someone who could make my little company happen with a single million-dollar check.

We need to open up private sector markets. We need to empower small business people, working Georgians, and entrepreneurs.

We need people building companies all over the country to innovate in aviation, consumer products, education, health, cybersecurity, biotech, manufacturing, and everything in between.

I'm a very active angel investor in a number of different companies.