Don’t abolish the Small Business Association when communities need it most 

 While cutting government waste has been Priority No.1 in Washington this year, a recent op-ed by Gene Marks calling for the abolition of the U.S. Small Business Administration missed the mark in a major way, deeming the SBA “a failed experiment.”  

Calls to dismantle the SBA in the name of savings or efficiency are not only misguided — they pose a threat to the millions of entrepreneurs who rely on its programs. 

Small businesses are often started by individuals with innovative...