Financing

small business

Startup Success: Know Who Will Fund You

12:00 pm, April 06, 2011

If you do not know why someone would invest in your business ... who would?

small business

Budget: Less Money for SBA, More for Loans

11:00 am, February 16, 2011

The budget request for the U.S. Small Business Administration will hurt job growth, an expert claims.

banks

Business Loans Hard To Get In 2009-10

11:29 am, February 15, 2011

Bank lending to small businesses kept declining in 2009 and 2010, but there were some signs of stabilization.

small business

Morgan Stanley to Free Up $500M for Small Biz

4:00 pm, February 11, 2011

The investment bank will work with nonprofits and community banks to free up loans to entrepreneurs.

small business financing

The Best & Worst States for a Small Biz

3:35 pm, January 24, 2011

For small businesses, location does matter. A look at some of the best and worst states to be in if you're a small firm.

small business financing

Kickstarter’s Coolest Projects of 2010

1:00 pm, January 19, 2011

The popular micro venture capital site rounds up the most innovative and inspiring projects that came to fruition in 2010 thanks to its funding strategy.

small business

FDIC Forum Looks to Ease Small Biz Lending

2:30 pm, January 14, 2011

Public- and private-sector officials weigh in on the issues and challenges for banks to step up lending to small-business owners.

small business

Peer Lending Grows as Small Biz Option

9:00 am, January 14, 2011

Frustrated by banks, a growing number of business borrowers are turning to peer lending.

small business

Illinois Could Be Start of Tax-Hike Wave

1:31 pm, January 13, 2011

Business owners beware: Illinois' massive tax hikes may be implemented in other states.

small business financing

Capital One Ranks Best for Small Biz

2:00 pm, January 04, 2011

The relationship between big banks and small business owners remains tentative at best and distrustful at worst.

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