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The letter writer thanks Senator Landrieu for her support of the new Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) program. The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), where the writer serves as President, received funding through the first round of the SBLF. This funding will be used immediately to provide fair and accessible capital to small and micro businesses. The writer applauds the Treasury Department's insight in establishing this program, which perfectly fits WWBIC's mission as a community development lender focused on business creation, expansion, and sustainability. With continued high demand for their services as entrepreneurship remains a solution for many facing unemployment, the SBLF support could not have come at a more timely
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