| SMBs seeing decrease in loan limits | By SONIA PARKER
Posted: 3/5/2009 11:10:51 PM | | A new report finds that small businesses that are using their residence as collateral are getting mixed responses from lenders, with just over 50 percent saying they have had their borrowing levels amended... |
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| NY senator proposes lifting credit union lending cap | By THOMAS GRANT
Posted: 3/5/2009 11:10:03 PM | | New York senator Charles Schumer says he will introduce legislation soon that will allow credit unions to increase their lending, which could be of benefit to small business owners... |
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| Social network finds grants for SMBs | By DOUGLAS CHAN
Posted: 3/5/2009 11:09:36 PM | | A small business social networking website has announced that it will include a continuously updated list of governmental grants that can assist entrepreneurs access money to help their business... |
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| Kerry says Fed move will help SMBs | By JEREMY ARMSTRONG
Posted: 3/4/2009 10:41:15 PM | | Massachusetts senator John Kerry, a senior member of the Small Business Committee, applauded the U.S. Federal Reserve today saying its plan to help small businesses will assist the entire economy... |
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| Budget overview offers $28 billion to SMBs | By DOUGLAS CHAN
Posted: 2/26/2009 11:09:35 PM | | President Barack Obama's budget overview for fiscal year 2010 will authorize the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee loans of $28 million to small businesses across the country... |
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| SMBs joining co-ops to weather economic storm | By EDWARD CAVANAUGH
Posted: 2/26/2009 11:07:40 PM | | As the economy continues to struggle and more small businesses find it hard to make ends meet, some small business owners are using a cooperative approach to try to help each other weather the storm... |
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| SMBs must recognize difference between employee and contractor | By CAROLINE FOSTER
Posted: 2/26/2009 11:06:30 PM | | As businesses start to get more work the inclination is often to hire some more employees to handle the load, but according to the National Association for the Self-Employeed (NASE) that may only be creating more paperwork for small businesses... |
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| SMBs turning to microloans to get funding | By JEREMY ARMSTRONG
Posted: 2/24/2009 11:32:15 PM | | As small businesses find it harder to get funding from traditional banks, a number of SMBs are turning to microloans to help make ends meet... |
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| Stimulus will throw SMBs a lifeline | By DOUGLAS CHAN
Posted: 2/23/2009 11:25:35 PM | | Although some have said the economic stimulus package does not do enough for the country's small businesses, there is at least one provision that will help some SMBs that are struggling in debt... |
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