in the future and that s exactly what we ve been doing. when dave wanted to expand this company last year, he received a loan from the small business administration that was part of the recovery act, part of the stimulus. it s a loan that allowed him to pay the bills and purchase new equipment. last fall he was even able to increase his work force and today he feels optimistic that he ll be able to hire more workers in the near future. bill and his brother rick are also here with us today. where are bill and rick? where are they? there they are right there. all right? [ applause ] good to see you guys. they run a small business called imperial textile. and thanks to the loan that they received they didn t have to lay any workers off last year. in fact, they were able to even purchase a new building.