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$30 Billion in TARP Funds For Small-business LendingToday, President Obama will announce the latest initiative in his series of plans to spur growth, bolster hiring and free up credit for small businesses: a new $30 billion "small-business lending fund" created from TARP money. |
Desired Domain Name Already Been Snagged? What to Do . . .Did you lose out on getting the .com domain name you wanted for you business? All is not lost. You can try to get it anyway -- or pursue an alternative path. |
Sedano's Grocery Stores Open in Central FloridaSouth-Florida based Hispanic grocer Sedano's Supermarkets today opened its doors for business in three Central Florida locations. |
SBA Loans Jump 43% in Fall '09The number of Small Business Administration (SBA) loans issued in Connecticut during the final three months of 2009 rose 43 percent from the same period in 2008, while the total dollar value of loans grew 39 percent during the same timeframe, the SBA's Connecticut office said Monday. |
Eliminating Healthcare 'Job Lock' Will Generate Few JobsFor the past several months I've talked to a lot of reporters about the impact of different aspects of health reform on the small business sector. One of the issues that has come up repeatedly is "job lock" -- the inability of people to start businesses because it would mean that they would have to give up their employer-sponsored health insurance. Many economists, myself included, believe that job lock is real and that providing universal health coverage will increase the number of people who start businesses. |
Small Business Loans Key to Jobs BillAdvocates for boosting small-business lending have found lots of support in Washington, from Congress to President Barack Obama. But after a year of jawboning, progress has been hard to come by. |
Ineligible Firms Received $25M in Stimulus ContractsSix companies received $24.8 million in economic stimulus work under federal programs set aside for disadvantaged businesses even though government investigators had found them ineligible, federal records show. |
Small Business Lending Up in Los Angeles AreaThe nation's economic recovery might be slow going, but Southern California is experiencing at least one sign of progress: increased lending to small businesses. |
UCSD Launches Student-Assisted Venture FundThe Rady School of Management at UC San Diego has launched a student-assisted venture capital fund. The Rady Venture Fund will give the school's Master of Business Administration candidates and other UCSD graduate students hands-on education in funding startups and encouraging entrepreneurship. |
Small Businesses Show Little Optimism About New YearSmall business owners did not feel much better about the prospect of an economic recovery at the end of 2009 than they did at the beginning, a study released this week found. |
Four Legal Pitfalls Loom for Small Biz in 2010Small business owners often don't think about legal issues until they get hit with a lawsuit or decide to sue someone. Unfortunately, once they arise, costly court actions can destroy companies, particularly startups and underinsured and undercapitalized businesses. But suits can also be prevented, with some foresight and planning. |
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