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Government and Economy Small Business: Obama Just Doesn't Understand Us According to a survey by City Business Journals Network, nearly 60% of small business owners think the Obama administration doesn’t understand small business while better than 40% are less optimistic about the national economy than they were when President Barack Obama took office. Bizjournals.com Venture Capitalists: Don't Treat Us Like Hedge Funds Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wants to see venture capitalists, hedge funds and private equity firms registered with the SEC and subject to disclosure requireme...
By Charles M Cooper · April 10 2009 small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government and Economy Small Business Committee Chair Urges New SBA Chief to Spur Lending The chairman of the House Committee on Small Business is urging the new head of the Small Business Administration to try to jump-start lending by using previously unused provisions in the economic stimulus bill. WashingtonPost.com Plan to Aid Small Businesses Withering Under Lender Regulations The Administration's Unlocking Credit for Small Businesses Plan may fail due to a lack of participation from lenders. The plan subjects lenders to executive pay caps and provisions of the 2008 EESA. Lenders cite these as...
By Charles M Cooper · April 09 2009 small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government and Economy 2009 Small Business Outlook Business Know-How ran a survey last month to find out how business owners think their businesses will do this year compared to last year, how they view the recession, how they are coping with it, and how they think the government should help. Here are the results. BusinessKnowHow.com TARP Panel: Economic Crisis is “Far From Over” Though some economic measures are improving; with billions spent and more on the way, on the...
By Charles M Cooper · April 08 2009 small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government and Economy Local Economies – Local Currencies Borrowing from a Depression-era idea, more and more communities are aiming to help consumers make ends meet and support struggling local businesses by printing and circulating their own currencies. USAToday.com Energy Tax Breaks to Benefit Small Businesses...Eventually It may take a little while, but most of the small business energy incentives in the economic-stimulus plan will eventually trickle down from state and local governments. WSJ.com Management and Financial Issues
By Charles M Cooper · April 07 2009 small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government and Economy UBS: Supplier-Credit Drop Harming Small Business Many small and medium-sized businesses are under just as much or more pressure from shrinking inter-company credit than from the well-documented tightening of bank lending, UBS said in a report this week. Reuters.com New SBA Chief Vows to Breathe New Life into Ailing Agency Small business advocates and Washington politicians are pegging their hopes on new SBA chief Karen Mills acting quickly to help small business owners and reform the Small Business Administration. BusinessWeek.com
By Charles M Cooper · April 06 2009 small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government and Economy Microlenders Growing Fast As banks continue to freeze lending, more small-business owners and would-be entrepreneurs are turning to microlenders, organizations that offer smaller loans ranging from as little as $500 to $35,000, as a viable alternative. WSJ.com Senate Proposal Sends Remaining TARP Money to Small Business In a nonbinding vote, the US Senate endorsed a proposal to use the remaining funds in the Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to help small businesses. Bloomberg.com Management and Financial Issues
By Charles M Cooper · April 03 2009 small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government and Economy Mills: Small Business Aid is Coming During her Senate confirmation hearing, incoming Small Business Administration chief Karen Gordon Mills acknowledged the agency's troubles while maintaining that the SBA's problems are fixable. CNNMoney.com Report: Small Business Job Loss Up According to a new ADP National Employment Report, small companies are shedding jobs as fast, if not faster, than large firms, which is very unusual in recessions. WSJ.com
By Charles M Cooper · April 02 2009 small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
Government and Economy Lenders Reject Obama Plan for Small Business President Obama's $15 billion initiative to spur small business lending has been rejected by every major provider of these kinds of loans. They say the plan simply will not work. WashingtonPost.com As SBA Guarantees More and More... ...fewer and fewer firms are borrowing. While the government measures may help some businesses, the rest are looking for great economic improvements before looking for loans. Kiplinger.com
By Charles M Cooper · April 01 2009 small business brief, marketing, small business, economy
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