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Disaster assistance available for small businesses

Everett Herald - Thu Dec 3, 4:40 pm ET

Low-interest disaster loans are available to small businesses in 18 Washington-state counties, federal Small Business Administration officials said Thursday.

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Richardson seeks boost for small businesses
Mundelein Review - Thu Dec 3, 5:12 am ET
Elliot Richardson's "aha" moment came while he was watching lawmakers debate about small business on a Sunday morning TV news program. "Before I knew it I was yelling at the television," he said. "At that point I said, 'You know what, it's time to do something about it.' I don't want another 15 years to pass and say, 'Gosh, I can't believe small businesses never got a fair shake.'"
Small Business Administration awards nomination deadline is Friday
Charleston Regional Business Journal - Wed Dec 2, 12:53 pm ET
The deadline is Friday for nominations for the Small Business Administration’s 2010 small business awards. The awards include categories for small businesses and small-business advocates.
Snowe, Landrieu Introduce Legislation to Make Permanent Critical Small Business Tax Deduction
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 3:02 pm ET
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Chair Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.) today introduced legislation to make permanent the enhanced Section 179 expensing limits enacted in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Specifically, the bill will aid small businesses by allowing ...
Landrieu to Join Other Senate Democrats in Hearing on Barriers to Job Creation for Small Businesses
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 11:34 am ET
U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu, D-La., today will join the Senate's Democratic Policy Committee (DPC) in a hearing on barriers to job creation for small businesses. The hearing will take place at 10:30 a.m. in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, DC.
Stimulus Funds To Small Businesses Dries Up
NPR - Tue Dec 1, 7:13 am ET
Two provisions in the federal stimulus package which were aimed at helping small businesses are out of money. The Small Business Administration used the measures to make it easier for banks to make loans, and for small businesses to get them. The lack of funding could set the stage for further business credit contractions.
Small business, transport central to jobs bill
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 6:03 pm ET
Democrats want increased lending to small businesses and funding for "shovel ready" transportation projects included in a job-creation bill they hope to pass in Congress next month to address the high U.S. unemployment rate.
M&T Ranks 9th in Nation as Small Business Lender
YNN Rochester - Mon Nov 30, 10:51 pm ET
The U.S. Small Business Administration ranked M&T Bank the number nine lender to small businesses in the nation.
No Easy Jumpstart To Get Small Business Hiring Again
The Huffington Post - Thu Dec 3, 10:29 am ET
What's Your Reaction? As 130 business, labor and thought leaders converge on the White House today to discuss ways to create more jobs, the nation's main engine for job creation -- small businesses -- is stalled out.
New Disability Income Insurance Options Provide More Choice for California's Small Business Owners
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 2:21 pm ET
For California's 3.4 million owners of small businesses, the risk of disability remains one of the most significant threats to not only their personal financial well being, but also their business's viability.
Small Business Profile shares data
Casper Journal - Thu Dec 3, 2:28 am ET
Small businesses will play an important role in the economic future of Wyoming.
Majority of Small Businesses Unaware of New SBA Loans
WebCPA - Wed Dec 2, 7:25 pm ET
A new survey of nearly 1,000 small business owners across the U.S. found that over three-quarters of them have not taken advantage of new deferred-payment loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, and more than half are not aware of the loans availability.
10th District: Richardson seeks big boost for small business
Vernon Hills Review - Thu Dec 3, 5:02 am ET
Elliot Richardson's "aha" moment came while he was watching lawmakers debate about small business on a Sunday morning television news program. "Before I knew it I was yelling at the television," he said. "At that point I said, 'You know what, it's time to do something about it.'
OTHER VOICES: America can't advance without small businesses
The Milpitas Post - Wed Dec 2, 5:56 pm ET
Small businesses lead any economic recovery. My business puts me in close contact with dozens of small businesses all across the country and most of them are not even thinking of expanding ... so don't be looking for an end to the recession any time soon.
Small Business Survival
WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg - Wed Dec 2, 5:25 pm ET
A Dauphin County business owner is proof that small business doesn't have to become a casualty of the recession
Report: Nevada Friendly To Small Businesses
FOX 5 Las Vegas - Wed Dec 2, 11:29 am ET
Nevada continues to hemorrhage jobs during the recession, but one lobbying group said the state is still among the friendliest to small businesses.