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Metro Bank gets FSA licence
www.moneymarketing.co.uk via @moneymarketing1 &bull Mar 5, 2010The bank, which says it is the first brand new bank to come onto the British high street in 150 years, will be open from 8am to 8pm on week days and 10am to 4pm on weekends. It will also… Full Story »
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Micro-loan source for New Brunswick NJ small business owners
www.smallcommercialmortgageonline.com via @NaomiMonk &bull Feb 25, 2010Micro-loan source for New Brunswick NJ small business owners | The Blog at Small Commercial Mortgage Online.com Full Story »
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Small business credit in a deep recession / The Christian Science Monitor
www.csmonitor.com via @CommercialMoney &bull Feb 25, 2010Only 40 percent of small business owners attempting to borrow in 2009 had all of their credit needs met, according to a new study. Full Story »
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Dotzour: Land mines ahead for economy
Biz Journals &bull Feb 25, 2010
The national economy and the commercial real estate sector could improve slowly but steadily during the next two years but must withstand a series of government-planted land mines in order to do it, an economist told a group of Wichita business executives Wednesday. Mark Dotzour, chief economist at… Full Story »
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Will Community Banks Offer a Lifeline to Small Businesses?
Small Biz Trends &bull Feb 25, 2010
Small business owners already know loans from big banks are drying up, but a Treasury Department report released last week proved it. Eleven of the 22 banks that received Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bailout money from the federal government… Full Story »
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Small Business Administration Loan Incentives For Start-Ups Gone But SBA Loans Still Available
www.rwbpress.com via @Wanting2Succeed &bull Feb 25, 2010Small Business Administration Loan Incentives For Start-Ups Gone But SBA Loans Still Available | Red, White, & Blue Press Full Story »
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Senate Mulls Taxes and Small Business Job Creation
oohja.com via @OfficeCoaches &bull Feb 25, 2010The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing to discuss trade and tax issues relating to small business job creation. Full Story »
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Rep. Bright reintroduces legislation to extend small business tax relief
oohja.com via @OfficeCoaches &bull Feb 24, 2010Congressman Bobby Bright recently introduced legislation that would extend small business tax deductions for capital expenses. Full Story »
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Obama's Tax-Credit Plans May Fail to Spur Small-Business Hiring
BusinessWeek.com Small Business News &bull Feb 24, 2010
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Speed Exterminating Co. in Cleveland is the kind of small business where President Barack Obama wants to spur hiring through tax credits. Instead of interviewing applicants to replace a retired worker, Speed Exterminating President John Young is poring over route sheets to see where he can squeeze more work from current employees. With sales down 10 percent and the company coming off a 2009 loss, the prospect of a… Full Story »
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SunTrust Wins Nine Greenwich Excellence Awards for Outstanding Service in Small Business and Middle Market Banking
finance.yahoo.com via @Derekmeyer86 &bull Feb 24, 2010SunTrust Wins Nine Greenwich Excellence Awards for Outstanding Service in Small Business and Middle Market Banking - Yahoo! Finance Full Story »
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A Silver Lining for Small Business Financing?
Entrepreneur.com &bull Feb 24, 2010
Small-business owners continue to ask the same question: When will the finance capital return to the market? Many entrepreneurs have seen their lines of credit reduced, while others have seen the credit dry up completely. There do seem to be signs of hope yet; particularly… Full Story »
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Small Business Credit Report
The Entrepreneurial Mind &bull Feb 23, 2010
Denny Dennis, senior fellow with the NFIB Research Foundation, let me know a while back that he was working on a new small business survey looking at the impact of the recession on credit. The NFIB released the report "Small Business… Full Story »
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Investing my money or pay off Debt?
Small Business Online Community &bull Feb 23, 2010
All, I am looking to borrow about $500,000 to start small business. My lender requires 25% commitment, which amounts to $125,000 down payment plus closing cost. I have some savings that could reach the down payment and closing cost but… Full Story »
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NFIB Sums Up Small Biz Access To Credit In 2009
Small Business Newz &bull Feb 23, 2010
As you've surely noticed, we're well into 2010 by now; indeed, the year's about 15 percent over. Still, another report concerning 2009 has surfaced, and said report seems worth covering, as it documents small businesses' access to credit. The National… Full Story »
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SBA Out of Funds to Facilitate Favorable Small Business Loans
Daily Finance &bull Feb 23, 2010
Funding ran out on Friday for a Small Business Administration program that increased loan guarantees and reduced or eliminated loan fees for its two largest small-business recovery lending programs -- a week or so earlier than had been expected. The most recent influx of funds for the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act program, $125… Full Story »
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A telecommuting pioneer's call center revolution
Small Business Features on CNN &bull Feb 23, 2010
Often, Ball was forced to hire just about anyone who walked in the door because few people were willing to commute to the call center and sit in a sterile cubicle for minimum wage. When Ball and his partner Steve Rockwood sold the call center in 1997, they decided the next business would be radically different: Customer service agents would work from home. The idea was slow to catch on with customers. EAS Sports Supplements was the first to sign on with the new business, called Alpine Access. Then a few others followed, including… Full Story »
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A Small Business' Experience with the New CARD Act
www.associatedcontent.com via @automaverick &bull Feb 23, 2010Type in your e-mail address below to receive an automated reminder to come back and read this piece of content. Your e-mail address will not be used for anything other than the automated reminder. Full Story »
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How to Use Google's Tools for Building an Online Storefront
Inc.com &bull Feb 23, 2010
You've heard how important good online product listings, search engine optimization, and professional payment processing are to finding and serving customers online. As you build your small company's web presence, you'll want to consider some of Google's basic services that can boost your online profile for free - or at minimal cost. For the Chicago-based online tea retailer The Simple Leaf Tea, for example, Google products have been integral to an online growth and distribution strategy. The store's founder and owner, Nikhil Roychowdhury, uses Google Checkout as a payment option, and Google Base and Google Merchant Center to create highly-indexed… Full Story »
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Bev Perdue meets with Obama twice, seeks small business lending pool
Biz Journals &bull Feb 23, 2010
In Washington, D.C., with the nations other governors for high-level talks, North Carolina Gov. Recovery for Wall Street never made it to Main Street, Perdue told reporters in a conference call after three days of talks, including two meetings with… Full Story »
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News and Views from Julie Bunn (DFL) 56A
www.house.leg.state.mn.us via @OregonCPAsNews &bull Feb 23, 2010ST. PAUL, MN ? Any effort to restore the state?s struggling economy must address the unique challenges facing Minnesota?s small business community. The health of small businesses, the jobs they create, and the quality of life they help maintain in… Full Story »
