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South Be 4d Redevelopment Commission Regular Tleeting - September 5, 1980 4. a. Mr. Ellison continues..... obody is in public service for oney. Mayor Parent has often made he statement that public servants ave to like public service and have o be willing to sacrifice and be willing o give their all for the benefit of the ommunity. That satisfaction is best chieved at the local level. At this oint in my career I found the need to onsider broader needs. In my SBA osition I will have the opportunity o work directly within the agency to ry to influence the amount of capital, wnership in this country held by the ation's:m. norities. Beyond that, I ill try to make a reality President ixon's concept of black capitalism hich essentially called for - -- hrough the business process- -the ation to encourage and take appropriate ctions.to try to assure that minorities nd other socially disadvantaged persons nd organizations can indeed participate n our free enterprise system-so that he nation as a whole is strengthened hrough the process. The part of SBA n which I will be working annually sets side a billion dollars of non- competitive overnment procurement. The agency also ets aside or has available thirty to fifty million dollars for business develop - ent assistance and provides various forms f technical and management systems to irms. The job offers me an opportunity o contribute in a national way to the zhievement of a social good for the afire nation. Because of the opportunity D work directly in this area and the ossibility of making some contribution, he job offer was one.that I simply could A refuse. It offers me the opportunity D work more directly in some areas in hich I have had an interest locally and n which I have an interest nationally. t also gives me an opportunity to learn o work in a new environment which I think ill be beneficial to me. MIA