Posts Tagged ‘small business’
Small Bizdom Spotlight with Dr. Patricia Greene
The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute Director, Mark Wolf, sits down with Dr. Patricia Greene, FW Olin Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship at Babson College, Co-Founder of the Diana Project, Board member for the Center for Women’s Business Research, IC2 Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, National Advisory Board Member for the US Small Business Administration/Small Business Development Centers, and Special Academic Advisor for The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute. To learn more, please visit www.smallbizdom.com
Senate Passes Small-Business Aid Bill
www.alexmcphie.com HERE IS THE FULL ARTICLE Senate Passes Small-Business Aid Bill By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: September 16, 2010 Filed at 5:00 pm ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed long-delayed legislation Thursday designed to open up credit to small businesses and award them with other incentives to expand and hire new workers. Democrats won a 61-38 vote to pass the legislation, joined by two Republicans. The measure would establish a billion government fund to help open up lending for credit-starved small businesses, cut their taxes and boost Small Business Administration loan programs. The tally gives President Barack Obama and his besieged Democratic allies in Congress a much-sought — but relatively modest — political victory with less than seven weeks to go before Election Day. “At a time when small business owners are still struggling to make payroll and they’re still holding off hiring, we put together a plan that would give them some tax relief and make it easier for them to take out loans,” Obama said Wednesday. The new loan fund would be available to community banks to encourage lending to small businesses. Supporters say banks should be able to use the fund to leverage up to 0 billion in loans. The loan fund is opposed, however, by most Republicans, who liken it to the 2008 bailout of the financial system. They warn it would encourage banks to make loans to borrowers who aren’t good credit risks. Democrats say the measure is needed to help …
Is Administration Small-Biz Friendly?
FBN’s Gerri Willis breaks down the impact of policy changes on small businesses in America.
Sam’s Club Offers Small Business Loans – Retailers Launch Stimulus
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President Obama Urges Support for Small Business
The President urges Congress to pass legislation that will help remove obstacles to small business after meeting with small business owners at the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, NJ. July 28, 2010.