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Sharp drop in small business loans (CNN Money)
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The credit freeze afflicting America's small businesses shows no signs of thawing. In the last three months of 2008, the Small Business Administration's flagship loan-guarantee program backed less than half the number of loans it approved a year earlier - a sign that fewer entrepreneurs are getting financing to start or expand their ventures.
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Small-business leaders, aerospace group give Colorado lawmakers their wish lists (BizJournals)
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A group of small-business leaders on Monday asked Colorado lawmakers to avoid new regulations and to keep them “at the table” in the legislative session that begins in two days.
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Small-Business Owners Cut Spending, Jobs as Revenues Fall (Gallup)
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The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index hit a new low in the fourth quarter of 2008, with many small-business owners saying they are generating less revenue, cutting capital spending, and eliminating jobs.
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Los Angeles-area small-business lender receives cash infusion (Los Angeles Times)
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Valley Economic Development Center gets $15 million from the city of Los Angeles and $1 million from Merrill Lynch to bolster nearly drained loan funds. After nearly running out of money in its small-business loan funds last month, Valley Economic Development Center Inc. of Van Nuys says it is getting $16 million to enable it to continue to lend to Southern California firms caught in the ...
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The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce recognizes Hilltop Publishers as the 2009 Small Business o (Tehachapi News)
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The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce has selected Hilltop Publishers as the 2009 small business of the year for their continuous involvement and support of local charitable organizations and community volunteerism. Small in stature at less than five feet tall, publisher Claudia Henson is big on community service. It's difficult to attend community events and meetings without ...
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Is Your Small Business Web Provider Up to the Task? (HispanicBusiness.com)
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A strong Web presence can work wonders for a new or small business looking to grow or expand its customer base. Choosing the right Internet Service Provider (ISP) to host a Web site is an important decision a small-business owner will make, particularly when starting out.
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Banks tighten small business lending as demand falls (Daily Telegraph)
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Banks are continuing to tighten small business lending terms and increase profit margins Bank of England data shows.
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Chris Gunn: ASBL Campaigns to Stop Fraud and Abuse in Small Business Contracting Programs (HuffingtonPost)
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The American Small Business League released the following play list via YouTube today.
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Kansas Small Business Development Center Launches New and Improved Online Resource Center at ... (Centre Daily Times)
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Today small business owners and entrepreneurs have easier access to the tools they need to start and grow a business – especially in these tough economic times. Kansas Small Business Development Center (KSBDC) has launched its enhanced Web site at http://www.kansas.gov/ksbdc . The KSBDC partnered with Kansas.gov to develop the new site, which is housed in the Kansas Business Center, the ...
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Kansas Small Business Development Center Launches New and Improved Online Resource Center at ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
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TOPEKA, Kan.----Today small business owners and entrepreneurs have easier access to the tools they need to start and grow a business – especially in these tough economic times. Kansas Small Business Development Center has launched its enhanced Web site at http://www.kansas.gov/ksbdc.
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