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Experts say the city’s rising levies and property taxes have taken their biggest toll on its nearly 200,000 small-business owners. “The city extracts a very high cost on small businesses,” said Manhattan Institute senior fellow Steve Malanga. “The b...
There are a lot of reasons for starting up a small business, even in a recession, but for three socially conscious shops in West Central Spokane, it came down to one: The neighborhood needed them. Between the Spokane County Courthouse and the western edge of the city, there were few family-friendly places to meet for coffee, no place to snag a healthful snack or browse for a good book.
A federal profile of small business in New Jersey this week showed the recession weighed on firms with fewer than 500 employees in 2008, even as job losses prompted more people to go into business for themselves.
The weekend bankruptcy filing of CIT Group, a major lender to small businesses, darkened an already grim scene for companies seeking credit to continue operating.
Like the "Cash for Clunkers" program that drove consumers to buy cars, the ARC loan was supposed to generate lending and reduce costs for the nation's small businesses. So far the ARC vehicle has barely left the driveway.
We're all looking for signs of an economic recovery. Some look to the stock market, but I look to our small businesses - and not just because I'm a small-business owner.
In order to ensure that the economic recovery becomes a lasting expansion, the government must enact policy to deal with employment, particularly for small businesses.
Arkansas Tech University will be home to a regional office of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) on its campus beginning in January 2010.
BOSTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Billions of dollars of U.S. bailout funds have gone to pay down bank debt, rather than increase small business lending, a leading economic analyst said.
Miller Scott has more than 60 years combined experience as a firefighter, sheriff’s deputy and scuba diver, has a bachelor’s degree in plant pathology and is also a small-business owner.
Experts say the city’s rising levies and property taxes have taken their biggest toll on its nearly 200,000 small-business owners. “The city extracts a very high cost on small businesses,” said Manhattan Institute senior fellow Steve Malanga. “The b...
After two rejections from federal emergency officials for help following Aug. 4 storms and flooding, the U.S. Small Business Administration has agreed to make loans available to residents and businesses who were victims of the weather.
CAMBRIDGE, Md. - Gov. Martin O'Malley says he plans to create Maryland's first commission on small business. It's one of a variety of plans to help small businesses the governor is outlining on Thursday night at a gathering of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce in Cambridge.
(AP:CAMBRIDGE, Md.) Gov. Martin O'Malley says he plans to create Maryland's first commission on small business. It's one of a variety of plans to help small businesses the governor is outlining on Thursday night at a gathering of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce in Cambridge.
In April, San Francisco startup Airbnb.com made enough money to allow the firm's founders to hire employees so they could expand their online marketplace that enables people in 93 countries to rent spare rooms to travelers. Since then, the startup has created... San Francisco - Small business - Business - Electronic commerce - United States
CAMBRIDGE, MD. — Gov. Martin O'Malley says he plans to create Maryland's first commission on small business. It's one of a variety of plans to help small businesses the governor is outlining on Thursday night at a gathering of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce in Cambridge.
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