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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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Past Awards
New Hampshire Business Review - 13 minutes ago
An NHBR awards program that honors small-business owners.
Two SBA Programs Out of Stimulus Cash
HispanicBusiness.com - Mon Nov 30, 11:12 pm ET
The U.S. Small Business Administration has run out of economic stimulus money for its two most popular loan programs, leaving thousands of small businesses in limbo unless funding is extended.
Own a business? Beware the tax man
MSN Money - Thu Dec 3, 11:17 pm ET
In the next year, the IRS plans to look closely at small-business owners, the self-employed and those with overseas accounts. Here's how to be ready if an auditor comes knocking.
Ringing in the Holiday but Sharing the Bill
New York Times - Wed Dec 2, 7:05 pm ET
For small businesses, shared office parties offer the feel of a big event at a lower cost — and without the planning headaches.
Winning space race
Burbank Leader - Fri Dec 4, 2:12 am ET
WEST BURBANK — A group of small-business owners near the 900 block of South Victory Boulevard is claiming victory after a four-month tussle with the city to restore nearly 200 feet of street parking.
Small business owners in big support of health care reform because of skyrocketing costs
New York Daily News - Sat Nov 28, 9:31 pm ET
One of the myths about health care reform is that business owners are against it, particularly if it gives people the choice of a public option. Yet a group of New York small business owners are refuting this myth with their strong support of real health.
Extra money for small-firm loans is gone
Orange County Register - Thu Dec 3, 9:06 am ET
Orange County small businesses will have to pay more for federally-guaranteed loans.
No elixir for creating jobs
The Record and Herald News - Thu Dec 3, 9:03 am ET
The question is jobs, but there's no one right answer. When President Obama convenes a job summit today, he and all the brainstorming economists and CEOs, small-business owners and labor leaders face a dire predicament with no simple solutions.
Web-based applications offer big benefits for small firms
Detroit News - Thu Dec 3, 1:18 am ET
Web sites that let companies do everything from manage projects to track finances are helping small businesses run more efficiently.
Experts size up jobs summit
Lawrence Journal-World - Thu Dec 3, 3:59 pm ET
When President Barack Obama convenes a jobs summit today, he and all the brainstorming economists and CEOs, small business owners and labor leaders face a dire predicament.
Whittington Invited to White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth
Journal of Commerce Online - Thu Dec 3, 11:04 am ET
Potomac, MD (Dec 3, 2009) - Charles "Shorty" Whittington, President of Grammer Industries in Grammer, Indiana, and immediate past chairman of the American Trucking Associations, will be joining other CEOs, small business owners, labor leaders and non-profit executives in a forum at the White House today that will allow the President to hear ideas on how to continue growing the economy and ...
Four things to consider for reviving job market
The Springfield News-Leader - Thu Dec 3, 10:08 am ET
The question is jobs, but there's no one right answer. When President Barack Obama convenes a jobs summit today, he and all the brainstorming economists and CEOs, small business owners and labor leaders face a dire predicament with no simple solutions.
Financing options now limited
Tallahassee Democrat - Thu Dec 3, 2:12 pm ET
Getting a small business loan now is extremely difficult. Many financial institutions — both community and national — are not making loans at all. For the few that do, the requirements are onerous with heavy collateral requirements and big down payments.
LaGuardia joins in Goldman Sachs biz initiative
Queens Courier - Thu Dec 3, 12:45 pm ET
LaGuardia Community College will be the first educational institution to reap the benefits of Goldman Sachs’ $500 million small business initiative.
Zoning prevents auto repair shop from reopening after move
Bennington Banner - Thu Dec 3, 11:00 am ET
BENNINGTON -- A small-business owner says he feels crushed that town officials are preventing him from reopening his automobile repair shop behind the Leonard-Holden Mill in space that housed a similar repair shop a few years ago.