promote innovation for new jobs by asking M&A experts to identify new supply chains among SB's - http://bit.ly/qkoH5w

Rather than focus attention on helping small business owners improve individually, through SBA loans or business training classes, policymakers should leverage existing business expertise, especially among investment bankers, to help identify international supply chains where US-based small businesses can participate. The required work would be second nature to a well trained mergers & acquisition specialist and could help introduce new levels of efficiencies among small business owners, such as from fewer bankruptcies through better business alignments. This same initiative could serve as an excellent entry point for newly minted and seasoned MBA-trained graduates, an effort that would help fill the pipeline for future M&A activities.