Small Business Trends
Has Small Business Access to Credit Improved?
Small Business Trends
In short, the conflicting stories make it difficult to tell if small business access to credit has improved in the past year. Maybe I should look at the bright side. The lack of agreement that small business access to financing got worse in the past ...

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'The Common Good"?
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
The public-private partnership is based on the idea that when the government and business sectors tackle a problem together everyone benefits. It's not simply a sharing of financial resources, but of ideas and expertise. Trust between the parties is ...
In depth: Economic Partnership reboot has its criticsSt. Cloud Times

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Mayoral candidate Doug Linkhart
Denver Post
A: As your next mayor, I will ask myself a simple question: does help nourish business or hinder business? Ideas that nourish businesses will be pursued by my administration. Some of my solutions include: * Establish a gap financing fund to provide ...

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Vakifbank, VEB, Naspers Lead Doubling of Emerging Market Loans
BusinessWeek
Emerging market borrowers are seeking to finance expansion as their economies are forecast to grow by as much as 4.6 percent this year, compared with growth of 1.5 percent in the Eurozone, according to the International Monetary Fund's World Economic ...

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Holiday delays Springfield City Council business
News-Leader.com
Council also will hold public hearings -- but not vote -- on several rezoning requests as well as an agreement with local developers that could lay the groundwork for a Tax Increment Financing district in west Springfield. ...

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Agenda: Business happenings around South Florida
MiamiHerald.com
Forum features examination of renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean within a global context and analysis of the global macro factors impacting the energy sector, addresses financing and provides key insights on how projects can secure ...

40Billion.com Extends Commercial Paper Short-Term Loan Product
Release-news.com (press release)
Since 2008, the company has facilitated over $30 million in business fundraising projects and aims to address a $40 billion funding gap with innovative small-business financing tools enhanced by the power of online social networking. ...

Gulf Finance Strengthens UAE SMES With New Approach To Funding Lines
Middle East Events (press release)
SME Advance opens up a much needed window of financing for start-up companies. Bounced cheques will not result in legal action. SME sector constitutes 90 per cent of the business in the UAE, generate 30 per cent of GDP and is responsible for 88 per ...

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SBA launches temporary program for commercial real estate refinancing
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
Together with the first mortgage, this temporary program will provide up to $33.8 billion of total project financing. Additional fees charged to the borrower will cover the cost of this refinancing program and as a result no subsidy will be needed. ...
TMC Reports SBA Commercial Real Estate Loans More Than Doubled in Final ...Trading Markets (press release)
Area businesses get creative to acquire loans during credit crunchPress of Atlantic City
Ways To Utilize Small Business GrantAccentedTouch

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Worries grow over financing nation's debt
Houston Chronicle
... Marvin Goodfriend, an economics professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business. Higher interest rates would also raise interest payments on the federal debt. It would be costlier for the government to finance its operations. ...

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Fitch downgrades Dubai Holding Commercial Operations Group to 'B'; negative ...
AME Info
DHCOG's standalone rating is now 'B-', reflecting the company's weak underlying real-estate business and financial risk, but includes an assumption of ongoing operational government support by way of direct cash and land grants. ...

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Vedanta Default Risk, Yields Slump on Bets Cairn Deal May Fail
BusinessWeek
... for a prompt decision, the Financial Times reported Feb. 18, citing a letter by the British leader. Cameron wrote to the Indian Prime Minister to stress the need for greater transparency in the country's business environment, the newspaper said. ...

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Small business lending opens up — a crack
MiamiHerald.com
Now, the door to small business financing is finally opening, at least a crack, as more businesses are getting bank loans that are guaranteed by the US Small Business Administration or through other programs. Some banks are even granting more ...

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Business Credit Loans Helps Small Businesses Through Tough Times
Pressitt (press release)
We invite all business people to become a fan and stay informed on business financing trends on our Business Credit Loans Facebook business page.What processes do you use to get greatest results?Speed, efficiency and absolute knowledge really sets us ...

'The Common Good'
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
The public-private partnership is based on the idea that when the government and business sectors tackle a problem together everyone benefits. It's not simply a sharing of financial resources, but of ideas and expertise. Trust between the parties is ...
In depth: Economic Partnership reboot has its criticsSt. Cloud Times

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Relief for small businesses with big mortgages
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The Small Business Administration estimates that 20000 businesses nationwide will participate in the program, which will provide up to $15 billion in agency-guaranteed financing, according to a news release issued Thursday. ...

Compound Profit Now Offers Financing Through Invoice Factoring in Only 24 Hours
AddPR.com (press release)
According to Mr. James Penny, founder, president and CEO of Compound Profit, “too many people are turned down by the traditional lending institutions because they don't have stellar business credit scores. With invoice factoring, their business credit ...

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Independent Online
Gordhan's balancing act
Independent Online
Jeffrey Wiseman, head financial solutions at Momentum Financing Planning said any tax relief “will be welcomed” at a time when consumers were experiencing financial pressure as a result of increasing fuel prices and the knock-on effect that this was ...

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Consolidation, investment keys to state's economic development
Hartford Business
The cost savings could be significant: duplicate positions could be eliminated; marketing, business development, financial supervision could be consolidated; loan systems shared. Would such consolidation have a negative impact on the ability of these ...

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Mayoral candidate Doug Linkhart
Denver Post
A: As your next mayor, I will ask myself a simple question: does help nourish business or hinder business? Ideas that nourish businesses will be pursued by my administration. Some of my solutions include: * Establish a gap financing fund to provide ...

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