San Antonio Express (blog)
Vitro, Harry & David, BankUnited, Metropark USA: Bankruptcy
BusinessWeek
Lenders joined with Harry & David Holdings Inc. rebutting the arguments made by the official creditors' committee in opposition to some of the terms of the $155 million in financing for the bankruptcy reorganization begun in late March. ...
Business Bankruptcy News Bulletin Summary for Week of May 2InsideARM

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EMBRAER Releases First Quarter 2011 Results in IFRS
PR Newswire (press release)
Customer and commercial financing decreased to US$ 56.3 million, as a result of the payment of certain temporary finance structures. From 1Q11 onwards, the Company will post its Revenue breakdown considering the Commercial aviation, Executive aviation, ...

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Loans not guaranteed despite good credit
San Diego Union Tribune
One promising venture is Franchise America Finance, a private company that was launched in the past year with funding through Bancorp Bank, which is committed to small-business lending. So far, it has partnered with 15 franchised brands, including San ...

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Financing China Costs Poised to Rise With Government Decision on CDB Debt
Bloomberg
“China's private-equity industry is very particular,” Xie Ping, vice president of China's $332 billion sovereign wealth fund, which along with the Finance Ministry owns 100 percent of China Development Bank, told business leaders at Beijing's Diaoyutai ...

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BoomStartup Announces 2011 Company Participants at LaunchUp
Utah Pulse
The organization provides each selected company with seed capital of up to $15000, an additional $15000 worth of in-kind services, mentoring from numerous successful entrepreneurs and technologists, free office space and resources, and education that ...

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April 2011 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices
LoanSafe
... for financing merger and acquisition activity, whereas for other banks it was a rise in financing needs for inventories. On net, about 35 percent of banks reported a pickup in inquiries from business borrowers about new or increased credit lines. ...

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Reuters
Small Business Lending Sees Slight Increase
Small Business News from Gaebler.com
The newest Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index may bear positive small business finance news, but that doesn't mean the results aren't without a few caveats. According to the survey, lending to US small businesses rose by 12 percent in ...
Exclusive: U.S. small business borrowing cools: PayNetReuters

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Business Wire (press release)
Colony Financial Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Business Wire (press release)
Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, may be forward-looking: business and investment strategy; investment portfolio; projected operating results; ability to obtain financing arrangements; financing and advance rates for the ...

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The Business Insider
10 Things I Learned From Failure
The Business Insider
If your answer is anything other than one, and you are a small start-up on a shoe-string, guess what? You are an idiot. Rome wasn't built in a day, neither was Google. Both were built brick by brick, scaled and then, and only then, did they diversify. ...

Espirito Santo's ECB Financing Increases as Loan Sales Lag
BusinessWeek
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- Banco Espirito Santo SA's financing from the European Central Bank increased in the first quarter as the Portuguese lender sold less than half the international loans it made available for sale. ...

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Zawya (press release)
Banks urged play key role in UAE real estate recovery
ArabianBusiness.com
The country's biggest bank said it was time for banks to take advantage of the "huge potential for growth in home financing". Saif Al Mansoori, deputy head, group marketing, Emirates NBD, said in a statement: "There is huge potential for growth in home ...
Non-performing loans likely to riseZawya

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Seats Still Available At Dream And Discover Entrepreneurs Conference
KHTS Radio
To conclude the conference, the SBDC will present a networking reception and trade fair designed to allow entrepreneurs to meet and mingle, and discuss business with potential “angel investors.” “Obtaining the start-up capital to launch a small ...

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Easier credit appealing mostly to big, midsize companies
Chicago Breaking Business - Tribune
"The most often cited reason for stronger demand noted by larger banks was greater demand for financing merger and acquisition activity," the Fed said. Banks, citing increased competition, eased standards on commercial and industrial loans. ...

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Fitch Rates Wellmont Health System, TN's 2011 Revs 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable
Bradenton Herald
--$55000000 Virginia Small Business Financing Authority hospital revenue bonds, series 2007A. Proceeds from the 2011 fixed rate bonds will be used to refinance the series 2006A bonds. In March 2011, Wellmont put out a tender notice for the 2006A bonds, ...

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Banco Espirito Santo ECB Financing Increases as Loan Sales Lag
BusinessWeek
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- Banco Espirito Santo SA's financing from the European Central Bank increased in the first quarter as the Portuguese bank sold less than half the international loans it made available for sale. ...

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Daily News Pulse
You're the Boss: A.R.C. Loans Gone But Hardly Forgotten
New York Times (blog)
The award, according to the nomination guidelines, recognizes “lenders that have used SBA loan programs to help the maximum number of small-business owners obtain financing that they need to grow their businesses.” Among the criteria for selection are ...
Small Business Loan Borrowing Opportunities–Are There More Financing Options ...Red, White, and Blue Press

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CEDET business incubator helps local entrepreneurs grow businesses
Richmond Register
Because of the accessibility to EKU faculty together with the expertise and services offered (by others within CEDET), we believe these clients will have the advantage of the best one-stop location to facilitate successful business start-up and growth ...

ActiveFilings.com
ACTiVATE Receive Kauffman Grant
ActiveFilings.com
Research shows that the average age of a successful entrepreneur is 40 years old. One could speculate as to why but one likely reason is that a person in the mid point of their career has gained valuable skills both directly related to their field and ...

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VilCap: Entrepreneurial investment beyond just cash
Dowser
We took a bit of a gamble in doing this by putting more power into the entrepreneurs' hands. Does something about this entrepreneur network model make investors more comfortable with putting up their money? Every startup has risks. ...

A Serial Entrepreneur's Take On Guy Kawasaki's Enchantment
The Business Insider
For instance, Guy refers to an entrepreneur's venture as their “cause.” A cause can be a: non-profit, Internet startup, idea, political opinion, or coffee shop. Anything that you are passionate about and are willing to expend energy to motivate others ...