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Where to see Budweiser Clydesdales in Fort Myers, Naples, Punta Gorda

The Budweiser Clydesdales are clip-clopping back into Southwest Florida for two weeks of tour stops in Fort Myers, Naples and Punta Gorda.

Advocate campaigns to reform the SBA

If Frank Knapp Jr. has his way, the Biden administration will budget more money for small businesses and give out more loans to entrepreneurs in underserved communities. “The SBA (Small Business Adminisrtation) is broken,” Knapp said when he visited the area as part of his nine-city, one-man tour, bringing his message to the attention of the public and media. “We’re at a 40-year low in new business startups,” he said. “Economists tell us that all net-new jobs in the nation are created by businesses less than five years old and that they have four or fewer employees.” Meanwhile, he cited the SBA Office of Advocacy which found the number of commercial banks declined from 14,400 to 4,600 since 1980, representing a 68% drop due to consolidations and failures.