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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...
The federal economic stimulus program is working for small business in Virginia, the chief of staff of the U.S. Small Business Administration said. The SBA has provided more than 2,000 loans worth nearly $280 million to the state’s small entrepreneurs, says Ana M. Ma. “Borrowers are reporting that these loans are saving or creating thousands of jobs around the state,“ Ma said.
Meg Walker, co-owner of the Signal Mountain Sportzone, didn't let the recession dissuade her from opening the store she had always wanted.
Though Small Business Administration lending plummeted on Long Island for much of 2009, local experts say they’ve seen a turnaround in recent months. Some of that growth is attribited to the federal stimulus package which increased the government’s coverage of loans to 90 percent, from 75 percent to 85 percent, and dropped or eliminated many fees [...]
EVANSVILLE — American Red Cross officials say small businesses could face big problems if swine flu strikes their offices. So as a precaution, small-business owners will be among the attendees of the Red Cross of Southwestern Indiana's free "H1N1 Flu Preparedness/Business Continuity Workshop" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Red Cross headquarters at 29 S. Stockwell Road. Red ...
Regarding that year-end bonus, for many -- forget about it. Only 31 percent of employers responding to a survey said they plan to hand out year-end bonuses this year, down from 44 percent last year. The survey of small-business owners from American Express Open also found that fewer employers plan to give workers gifts. Thirty-five percent plan to do so, down from 46 percent. There will be ...
Small business credit card lender Advanta has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Craig Porter sees a way out of the recession for his Lewiston small business, but can't land the loans he needs to get there.
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.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Advanta Corp. , the small-business credit-card issuer that cut off almost 1 million accounts as defaults soared, filed for bankruptcy and said its undercapitalized banking unit may be turned over to regulators.
The state plans to help small businesses land federal stimulus contracts by backing up their required bond deposits. Under federal construction-contract laws, companies...
Advanta Corp., the small-business credit card issuer that cut off accounts of 1 million customers as defaults soared, has filed for bankruptcy and said its undercapitalized banking unit may be turned over to regulators.
The Arizona Small Business Association will honor 37 Arizona businesses at the 4th annual 2009 Comerica Bank Arizona Companies to Watch ceremony Friday night. These are companies not only surviving the recession but thriving.
Last month, Gov. Schwarzenegger implored the U.S. Small Business Administration to declare Stanislaus and eight other counties disaster areas. The move makes some businesses in those counties eligible to receive up to $2 million in what the agency calls economic injury disaster loans. On paper, the gov and the SBA might seem like the cavalry coming to the rescue. In reality ... it looks better ...
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Small business credit card lender Advanta Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Its shares plunged more than 70 percent in midday trading Monday, dropping 25 cents to 8 cents.
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