| Big companies working with SMBs | By SONIA PARKER
Posted: 7/5/2011 3:08:51 PM | | Microsoft recently launched its Office 365 cloud applications, and chose to promote it to small and medium-sized businesses rather than the large corporations... |
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| Meadows Banks Sells SBA Loans | By ANN SILVERSTEIN
Posted: 6/13/2011 10:33:46 AM | | Meadows Bank, a community bank focused on Small Business Administration and United States Department of Agriculture loans, has sold its second SBA 504 loan pool under the SBA First Mortgage Loan Pooling Program totaling more than $4.1 million to three businesses... |
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| Corporate Social Responsibility Model: American Express | By DOUGLAS CHAN
Posted: 6/13/2011 10:30:36 AM | | Realizing that big businesses need small businesses to grow in order to succeed, American Express is working to help SMBs and nonprofits through social media and cross-sector collaboration projects... |
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| The Little Guy Says Thank You | By CARLOS ORTEGA
Posted: 6/10/2011 12:00:10 PM |  Yesterday, with rally signs waving, more than 50 small business owners from across the country with Reform Swipe Fees NOW! gathered on Capital Hill to show their appreciation after the Tester-Corker Amendment failed to pass on Wednesday... |
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| Small Businesses Stay Confident in U.S. and Abroad | By EVELYN BRANDT
Posted: 6/9/2011 12:09:09 PM | | The optimism in future economic growth remains steady with small businesses in the U.S., according to MerchantCircle’s latest quarterly Merchant Confidence Index, which surveys local business owners across the country on the economic climate... |
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| Lenovo Reveals New Financing Plan for Small Businesses | By SONIA PARKER
Posted: 6/9/2011 11:27:52 AM | | PC maker Lenovo, announced a new program by Lenovo Financial Services called the Lenovo Partner Credit program to extend financing terms for small-to-medium business resellers in the U.S... |
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| Hiring Slows and Jobless Count Rises | By JEREMY ARMSTRONG
Posted: 6/9/2011 10:57:17 AM | | The U.S. Department of Labor released the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report, showing that the week ending June 4 reported 427,000 unemployment claims, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week... |
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| Hiring to increase in marketing and advertising industries | By DEREK MCALLISTER
Posted: 6/8/2011 12:43:27 PM |  The marketing and advertising sector may witness a hike in employment this quarter, as a recent survey from The Creative Group found leading industry executives plan to add staff in coming months... |
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| $75.3 Million in SBA 7(a) Securities by US Treasury | By CAROLINE FOSTER
Posted: 6/8/2011 10:35:31 AM | | Today, the U.S. Department of Treasury sold six Small Business Administration 7(a) securities for $75.3 million, totalling $2.9 million in gains and income for the securities thus far... |
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