Agencies join forces to help Collier small businesses expand
Naples Daily News
At least nine lenders appear to be interested in supporting the campaign already, said Kaci Carter, a business development officer with the Economic Development Council. The campaign isn't just about financing. It's also designed to educate small ...

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The dream team: Family behind planned rescue of Xanadu site thinks big
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
The notoriously private family declined to comment for this article, but business dealings portray them as big dreamers and aggressive businessmen. Financial information for the company is not public, but an Israeli business publication, Globes, ...

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Car dealers in UAE enter rent business
Zawya
He said buyers could pay low monthly installments for a period of two years and delay the remaining payments until the end of the financing contract. "Here they have three choices-- either they replace the existing car with a new one with new financing ...

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Agency's loan plans offer longer terms at fixed rates
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Q: HEDCO can finance up to 40 percent of a project, with a bank financing 50 percent and the business owner putting up 10 percent. What's the advantage of working with HEDCO instead of just getting the full loan from a bank? ...
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Car dealers enter rent business
Emirates 24/7
He said buyers could pay low monthly installments for a period of two years and delay the remaining payments until the end of the financing contract. “Here they have three choices-- either they replace the existing car with a new one with new financing ...

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Businesses still facing financing challenges
Eastern Iowa Business
Eastern Iowa companies continue to encounter resistance on the part of many banks to make loans, but business owners and lenders say the situation is improving depending on the reason for the financing. When Larry Selensky, founder, president and chief ...

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IFC out to rally small business financing
The Citizen Daily
... Finance Programme, said, “SMEs are an essential force for creating jobs and reducing poverty, and are an engine of economic growth and development on the continent, and yet often cannot access the commercial bank financing that they need to grow. ...

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Free Training at TSBDC/KOSBE Small Business Spring Night School May 24 & 26
PR-USA.net (press release)
Primarily, the Small Business Spring Night School provides free training, peer-to-peer networking, collaborative problem-analysis, problem-solving and access to financing to small business owners and entrepreneurs. The workshop is offered free of cost, ...

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Monterey Bay Business Plan Competition: Santa Cruz startups vie for prize money
Santa Cruz Sentinel
"Financing is a huge obstacle, money is not cheap right now, and investors want a lot for their money," she said. Deborah Walliser, 35, a Santa Cruz native, designed a hydroponic system for growing lettuce in Vicksburg, Ariz. ...

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MCDC efforts bring expansion financing to small businesses
Lansing State Journal
That work recently earned Sherzer and the MCDC the US Small Business Administration's Michigan financial services champion award. The organization worked with banks and credit unions to finance more than 100 projects representing about $125 million in ...

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Recovery misses small business
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Samuel Demisse's coffee importing business was prospering even after the 2008 financial crisis. New orders poured in, but without enough funding to pay suppliers in Ethiopia, he no longer could fill the demand. Gone were the pre-crisis days when banks ...

Debt doesn't go away when lender writes it off
Los Angeles Times
We were able to keep our business. We also kept our house and our vehicles, which have loans outstanding, by "reaffirming" those debts. Bankruptcy is not a crime. It is the last resort, and it is unpleasant but it is an option. ...

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Hero Cycles looks to sell bicycles in villages via financing
Business Standard
PTI / New Delhi May 08, 2011, 10:53 IST Inspired by purchases of buffaloes in villages through financing, the world's largest bicycle maker by volume Hero Cycles Ltd is looking to replicate the same for its products through micro finance firms to boost ...

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Small Biz Notes: Get skills to help your firm
The News-Press
The Small Business Development Center will hold a Small Business Summit 9 am to 1 pm Saturday at FGCU's Renaissance Center, 1015 5th Ave. S., Naples. Organizers promise a candid panel discussion about business financing, credit worthiness, ...

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Huntsman Addresses Questions About Serving Under Democrat Obama
BusinessWeek
“If we were to get in the race, no self-financing,” he said at the South Carolina state capitol, in his first extensive comments to reporters since he resigned. “Unless you can raise it legitimately, you don't win. I learned that running for governor. ...

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Turf war simmers in economic development field
Tbo.com
The IDA has power under state law to finance projects; the Economic Development Corp. does not, said Larry Richey, an EDC board member and senior managing director in Tampa of Cushman-Wakefield, a commercial real estate firm. Richey said he agrees the ...

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Small business: How do I fan the flames of my enterprise?
Times LIVE
Many businesses overlook customers as a source of income' While raising seed capital may be a legitimate bugbear for some, it seems there are plenty of opportunities for small businesses to access finance, provided the business idea is strong enough ...

Business calender
LubbockOnline.com
SBA Financing Workshop — 6-8 pm, Small Business Development Center, 2579 S. Loop 289. Information for those seeking business financing. Seating is limited. Call Elaine at 745-1637 to reserve a seat. Deadline is noon May 23. ...

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Huntsman Addresses Questions About Service to Democrat Obama
BusinessWeek
“If we were to get in the race, no self-financing,” he said at the South Carolina state capitol, in his first extensive comments to reporters since he resigned. “Unless you can raise it legitimately, you don't win. I learned that running for governor. ...

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Egypt faces housing crisis
Chicago Daily Herald
Compounding the problem is the issue of home financing. Egypt around six years ago passed a mortgage law, but it has yet to make a dent in the market. Home financing through the country's 36 approved lenders, however, has hit only about 4.4 billion ...

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