For many of these same reasons, small businesses are important leaders in their communities, especially in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities where they serve as major employers and role models for entrepreneurial bootstrapping.

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We welcomed increasing regional cooperation under the U.S.-Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) in the areas of energy security, health, agriculture and food security, education, connectivity, environment and water, which significantly contributes to quality of life and capacity building among the Lower Mekong Basin countries, and supports ASEAN's aim of narrowing the development gap among its Member States and addressing the common challenges.

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Many of the retail and service establishments available in higher-income areas, such as grocery stores, often are not available to LMI people because they tend not to be located in LMI places.

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