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Reno Gazette-Journal - Sun Jul 12, 4:43 am ET
Effective Friday, small businesses having difficulty securing private equity or venture capital might find funding easier because of changes through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company program.
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The Kansas City Star - Mon Jul 6, 11:16 pm ET
Small businesses are drivers of new ideas, new employment and new economic growth. In the current economic environment, recently enacted changes to the U.S. Small Business Administration lending program — needed for many years — are even more critical to improving opportunities for small businesses. Banks and their regulators are understandably more cautious in today’s environment. Bankers are ...
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PRWeb - Sun Jul 12, 3:08 am ET
According to the Washington Post, the Obama administration announced it is considering a dramatic shift in its stimulus strategy to better support small businesses. This follows a June 24 announcement by entrepreneur, Victor Cheng, critical of Obama's lack of focus on small businesses and Cheng's own declaration of a privately funded "bail out" for 1 million small business. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2009) ...
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San Francisco Chronicle - Fri Jul 10, 9:55 pm ET
The Obama administration is considering using money from the $700 billion financial bailout fund to provide further assistance to the nation's struggling small businesses, in a continuing attempt to find a way to make up for clogged credit. Officials said... Sponsored Topics: Small business - Business - Presidency of Barack Obama - Obama administration - bailout
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The Cincinnati Enquirer - Fri Jul 10, 6:10 pm ET
A program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration is designed to help small businesses make it through the recession.
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South Bend Tribune - 1 hour 27 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- It's something many small-business owners across the country are dreading: Telling staffers they won't be getting a raise for a second straight year.
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BizJournals - Mon Jul 13, 12:06 am ET
Less than a month ago the U.S. Small Business Administration rolled out America’s Recovery Capital program that promised $35,000 loans to “viable” businesses to cover business debt.
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Michigan Technology News - Fri Jul 10, 2:28 pm ET
WASHINGTON - Effective July 10, small businesses that would otherwise have difficulty securing private equity or venture capital may find funding easier to get as a result of changes made as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company program.
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South Sound Business Examiner - Fri Jul 10, 5:59 pm ET
The Washington Post is reporting this afternoon that the Obama administration is considering taking some funds from the $700 billion banking industry bailout and sharing it with small businesses, who thus far haven't seen much from the economic stimulus largess.Apparently under study by senior Treasury Department officials is pouring more money into the U.S. Small Business Administration program ...
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PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Jul 8, 7:52 pm ET
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House approved by a vote of 386 to 41 the Small Business Research and Innovation Act, which will reauthorize and modernize the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs:
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HispanicBusiness.com - Thu Jul 9, 7:42 pm ET
To the delight of venture capitalists and the chagrin of some small business advocates, the House of Representatives this week approved a bill that would allow venture capitalists to own a greater share of small businesses vying for federal contracts.
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The Indianapolis Star - Sun Jul 12, 1:56 am ET
It's no secret that small-business owners are pinching pennies to survive the economic downturn. Call it creativity or drastic budgeting, but some entrepreneurs say they are cutting back at home and digging into their personal funds to cover expenses.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Sun Jul 12, 3:14 am ET
Is it possible that Albany actually might do something to help small businesses?
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Dallas Morning News - Wed Jul 8, 11:17 pm ET
Texas managed to gain small businesses last year despite the deepening recession, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy.
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MSNBC - Sat Jul 11, 8:18 am ET
The Obama administration is considering using money from the $700 billion financial bailout fund to provide further assistance to the nation's struggling small businesses.