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Take Classes To Improve Your Small Business - Quad Cities Onlines
intense all day training on what you need to know to start and operate a new business. boot camp covers the business plan, market research, financing and running your business after it opens. you’ll come away with information on taxes, personnel ...
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Survey: Small Businesses Expect Struggle For Financing
cambridge, mass. -- a majority of small business buyers and sellers said it will become harder to obtain acquisition financing over the next two quarters, according to a recent mergernetwork survey of 1,304 members of its online marketplace.
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In Britain, A 'nation Of Shopkeepers,' Small Businesses Try To Survive
small businesses are upset that banks are still reluctant to lend to them, despite the government bailout.
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Mccain Says Obama Will 'say Anything' To Win - Seattle Post Intelligencer
orlando, fla. -- republican john mccain on thursday spiced up a cross-state bus tour aimed at keeping vote-rich florida from swinging to the democrats by accusing rival barack obama of saying "anything to get elected." mccain complained that the ...
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Venture Capital Financing Slows Amid Economic Downturn - Wall Street Journal
silicon valley technology startups are adopting a new business plan: deferral. merchantcircle inc., a los altos, calif., internet startup, typifies the trend. last month, company founder ben smith was in new york talking to media companies about ...
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Microsoft Financing Program Targets Smbs
manila, philippines -- microsoft announced a financing program that allows local small and medium businesses (smbs) to pay for software licenses up to nine months.
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In Britain, Debate Over Help For Small Businesses
britain's small businesses are demanding cheaper credit and tax breaks after a multibillion-pound government bank bailout failed to immediately free up credit.
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Up For Grabs: Businesses Looking To Sell - Azcentral.com
perusing the for-sale listings on business brokerage web sites feels a lot like skimming the merchandise racks at mervyns or linens 'n things. the frigid economy and concerns about potential tax changes next year are motivating more small-business ...
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In Britain, Debate Over Help For Small Businesses - International Herald Tribune
london : the plight of american small-business owners has become a theme in the presidential election. but if small-business owners in the united states think they have it bad, they should talk to john banwell. banwell owns a cleaning business in ...
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Fewer Minority-owned Businesses Ok'd For Sba Loans
fewer minority-owned iowa small businesses were approved for u.s. small business administration loans in the last fiscal year.agency statistics show 80 iowa minority business owners were approved for sba loans in the fiscal year that ended sept. 30, down from 89 in fiscal 2007.in linn county, six loans were approved in fiscal 2008, down from 12 in fiscal 2007. seven loans were approved fiscal ...
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How Small Businesses Can Win In The Tight Economy
it's not peaches and cream out here right now, but it's not all moldy fruit and curdled milk, either.
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The Crisis May Be A Boon For Some Small Businesses - Businessweek
yes, it's definitely bad out there. and it will probably get worse. but most small business owners like me can also find some hopeful signs coming out of the financial nightmare gripping this country. i'm talking about people who have been running ...
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Small Business Credit Crunch - Memphis Business Journal
geneva capital making its mark through expertise as secondary market lender tennessee small business development center moves to mtsu small business resource center folded into tsu center roberts helps small businesses navigate road to success ...
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Election 2008: Where Do Small Businesses Stand?
how political party affects business owner opinions.
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Center Puts 'technology' In Small Business Development
the university of arkansas at little rock and the university of arkansas at fayetteville recently acknowledged the arkansas small business development center's shift toward assisting high-tech and innovative businesses.
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Sba Loans Plummet - Inc.com
following a record high in 2007, the number of  government-backed loans  for small businesses fell by 30 percent this year as owners struggled with tighter credit and a shaky economy, the small business administration reported this week. this year ...
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Canadian Businesses May Scale Back Hiring -survey - Reuters
toronto, oct 23 (reuters) - credit concerns among canadian small-business owners appear to be stabilizing, but fewer businesses expect to add full-time workers in the next year, according to a weekly survey. the canadian federation of independent ...
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The State Of Small Business
a turbulent economy can mean big problems for small businesses. but there is plenty of room for success, even in today's economic climate.
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Long- Term Financing Cited As Critical Bottleneck To The Growth Of The Sme Sector
lack of long term funding for investment projects and the development of small businesses has been cited as a major obstacle to private sector development in uganda by european investment bank (eib).
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Gmac Confirms It Is In Talks To Become Bank Holding Company - Detroit News
washington -- gmac confirmed today it is in talks to become a bank holding company -- a move that would help it access new capital from government regulators. the auto finance company also plans to refinance its debt. the finance company is in ...
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