Update on Credit Union Lending Proposal
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Meanwhile, the Credit Union National Association, a trade group that supports the measure, said the bill could add 125000 new small-business jobs by making it easier for entrepreneurs to obtain financing. About 21 million US employees work in ...
Credit unions want more small biz lendingBizjournals.com
Banks' Failure to Aid Small Biz Turns More Attention to CUsCredit Union Times

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First United Corporation Announces 2010 Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release)
Commercial real estate loans increased $21.8 million as management focused on growing the small business loan portfolio and as certain acquisition and development loans, which decreased $74.8 million, were completed and transferred to permanent ...

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Google Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Lead $32M Financing Round for HubSpot
Xconomy
All three of the new backers highlighted today indicated that they were moved to invest by HubSpot's market-leading position in a business—marketing services for small and medium-sized companies—that's being remade by Web and mobile communications. ...
Lead Generator HubSpot Grabs $32 Million From Salesforce.com, Sequoia and ...All Things Digital

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CNET
The 'buspreneurs' roll south toward SXSWi
CNET
Jason Katzer, one of the buspreneurs on board the Startup Bus, writes ideas for his team's project on the window. FIREBAUGH, Calif.--It's standing room only, 25 or so entrepreneurs jammed into the aisles brainstorming ideas, ...
Startup Bus barnstorming to a town near you.San Jose Mercury News

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San Francisco Bay Area Today (press release)
New Success Book for Entrepreneurs Released
San Francisco Bay Area Today (press release)
“The main focus of The Tipping Point of Success is to show how 23 entrepreneurs became successful and how you can too. It also demonstrates how creating a strategy for personal development and a commitment to lifelong learning will ...

Everything Gold (blog)
Citi Considers Partial Sale of OneMain: Report
TheStreet.com (blog)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Citigroup (C) may retain a minority stake in its consumer finance business rather than sell the entire franchise as initially planned, according to a news report. ...
Citi may keep stake in consumer unit saleReuters
Citi (C) May Retain Stake in CitiFinancialEverything Gold (blog)

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Equipment Finance Leader Balboa Capital Hires Vendor Business Development ...
Business Wire (press release)
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Balboa Capital Corporation, a leader in equipment financing in the United States, announced the hiring of accomplished industry professional Dennis Alexander to Vice President of Business Development. “We launched our Vendor Services ...

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Young GB internet entrepreneur streamlines career search
The Freeport News
"It gave me the confidence to deal with a start-up company at such a young age," said the entrepreneur, who attached an early sense of self confidence to encouragement from his mother and a religious up-bringing. "With God and with effort she always ...

Von Maur development financing plan wins key state approval
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
Paul Farrow (R-Pewaukee), would allow the town to create a tax incremental financing district to help fund public improvements tied to the development. Unlike villages and cities, Wisconsin towns are not allowed to create TIF districts for retail ...

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Signing on With a Startup: How to Choose Wisely
FINS
"It's not a perfect measure," he says, but being backed by such a well-known and respected venture-capital firm gives the company a level of "legitimacy" Julian Cohen, took his time before joining Breakthrough.com, the startup serial entrepreneur ...

Asurion Said to Seek $4.64 Billion of Loans to Refinance Debt
BusinessWeek
Mark Gunning, chief financial officer of Nashville, Tennessee-based Asurion, didn't immediately return a telephone message left at his office seeking comment. Asurion's $900 million loan pays an interest rate 5.25 percentage points more than the London ...

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Siemens, Carbon Trust Allocate £550M For Green Equipment Financing
SustainableBusiness.com
This will enable the financing to pay for itself through energy savings. “Driving green growth in the UK is key to our economic recovery. A missing ingredient at present is access to affordable finance to enable business to make green investments. ...

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Everything Gold (blog)
Citi may keep stake in consumer unit sale
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (CN) is offering partial financing to bidders for its CitiFinancial unit and is open to retaining a stake in the consumer finance business as well, several sources familiar with the ...
Citi Considers Partial Sale of OneMain: ReportTheStreet.com (blog)
Citi (C) May Retain Stake in CitiFinancialEverything Gold (blog)

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Advance Realty USA Listed as One of the Top 100 Low Cost Franchises
Newswire Today (press release)
"By keeping our start up costs low we are able to make it possible for career driven people to maximize on the opportunity to become successful in today's franchise world. I am confident that Advance Realty will continue to grow," quotes Harry W. ...

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Tradewind Financial Announces Lime 2.0
Business Wire (press release)
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tradewind Financial announced today that the company is rolling out a newer version of its life settlement software, Tradewind Life Insurance Management Environment (LIME) 2.0. The new release is a byproduct of revisions ...

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Baltimore becoming a "Startup City"
Baltimore Sun (blog)
... have the elements of a successful startup scene in place, but they may be missing a spark that create a chain reaction of invention, investment, financial success, and cyclical growth. Programs that jumpstart technology entrepreneurs with small ...

Bizjournals.com
Welcome to the Big Time
Bizjournals.com
“Don't claim to be the next Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, etc.,” advises Tina Wells, CEO of Buzz Marketing Group, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council. “The success of these companies is not an ordinary ...

Tradewind Financial Announces Lime 2.0
Insurance News Net (press release)
ATLANTA --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tradewind Financial announced today that the company is rolling out a newer version of its life settlement software, Tradewind Life Insurance Management Environment (LIME) 2.0. The new release is a byproduct of revisions ...

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The Business Insider
Why Bankruptcy Reform Is Bad For Entrepreneurs
The Business Insider
Passionate entrepreneurs have never focused on bankruptcy as they seek to start and grow new ventures. But it's always been there as a crucial safety net. Today, however, if your startup fails, the risks are greater for you, your family, ...
Celebrating our entrepreneurial successesMontreal Gazette

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Citi may keep stake in consumer unit sale: sources
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (CN) is open to retaining a minority stake in its CitiFinancial unit and is offering partial financing to bidders for the consumer finance business, several sources familiar with the deal said. ...

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