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SBA Launches Loans For Vulnerable Small Businesses

Posted by Gayle Kesten 02:31 PM ET | Jun 16, 2009

"America's entrepreneurs and small businesses will be the ones to lead us out of the recession if we give them the tools they need to succeed."

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Stuck Between A Credit Card And A Hard Place

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:03 PM ET | May 22, 2009

Common small-business wisdom holds that you should separate your personal credit-card expenses from your company credit-card expenses. But will that truly be in your best interest -- no pun intended -- when President Barack Obama signs into law today the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act?

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Looking For A Small Business Hero? Find Them Here

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 08:39 AM ET | May 18, 2009

National Small Business Week isn't all panels filled with government officials and the leaders of big vendors SMB groups, on Wednesday the small business heroes will take the spotlight.

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House Small Business Committee Hearing Discusses Future Of Small-Biz Research Funding

Posted by Gayle Kesten 05:08 PM ET | Apr 23, 2009

Encouraging technological innovation among small businesses requires more than just lip service. It requires money -- particularly during a recession when, paradoxically, budgets have been shred at a rate that in my analogy-driven mind evokes scenes from Edward Scissorhands.

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Bartering Fair Game For Uncle Sam

Posted by Gayle Kesten 06:32 AM ET | Apr 14, 2009

We're down to the tax wire, yet one point I haven't seen among the tips scattered across the blogosphere till now: Business-related bartering is subject to taxation.

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3 Options For Extending Your Tax Payments

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 02:37 PM ET | Apr 13, 2009

Filing your taxes on deadline is one thing, but coming up with the cash to pay your tax bill may pose an even bigger challenge especially amid this recession. Here's 3 ways to buy yourself a little more time to pay up.

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Karen Gordon Mills Wins Unanimous Senate Approval To Lead SBA

Posted by Gayle Kesten 10:18 AM ET | Apr 3, 2009

The Senate has confirmed by unanimous consent President Barack Obama’s nomination of Karen Gordon Mills as the 23rd Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Small Business Administration: Small-Biz Friend Or Foe?

Posted by Gayle Kesten 04:05 PM ET | Mar 26, 2009

A fresh pot of fraud du jour received a mighty stir from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which says federal contracts that should have gone to small businesses in low-income communities instead wound up in the laps of ineligible companies.

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Obama Loosens Lending To Small Businesses

Posted by Gayle Kesten 01:56 PM ET | Mar 16, 2009

So I just watched President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on TV while furiously taking notes on my laptop. In addition to the undeniable revelation that I'm a candidate for bifocals, I thought aloud, "It's good to be Marco Lentine."

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Noon ET Today: Obama To Detail Plans To Boost Small-Business Lending

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:06 AM ET | Mar 16, 2009

The news is abuzz about President Obama's plan to make borrowing a more attractive proposition for small business.

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Thursday: Free Online Discussion About What Stimulus Plan Means For Your Small Business

Posted by Gayle Kesten 01:48 PM ET | Mar 3, 2009

OK, listen up all you small business owners who told MerchantCircle they didn't know enough about President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to have an opinion about it (read yesterday's SBR post).

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Small Businesses Weigh In On Stimulus Package

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:18 AM ET | Mar 2, 2009

What do microbusinesses really think about President Obama's stimulus package?

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House Small Business Committee Meets To Discuss Entrepreneurial Development Programs

Posted by Gayle Kesten 12:59 PM ET | Feb 12, 2009

A magic pill to cure the ailing economy has yet to be invented, but entrepreneurial development programs are a serious step in a healthy direction.

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Geithner Named Treasury Secretary Despite Tax Fiasco

Posted by Gayle Kesten 02:30 PM ET | Jan 27, 2009

Some people not only fail to pay their taxes and still sleep at night, but one, in particular, is now Secretary of the Treasury.

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Yes, He Just Did...

Posted by Gayle Kesten 02:35 PM ET | Jan 20, 2009

...Take the oath of office for the presidency. With the thermometer stuck at 27 degrees. No hat. No gloves. No furry earmuffs to match his red tie.

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Reform Regulations That Affect Your Small Business

Posted by Gayle Kesten 11:50 AM ET | Dec 1, 2008

Times change. Rules that made sense when they were enacted become outdated as years pass. Here's your chance to determine 10 federal laws to go under the microscope in the new year.

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SBA To Lenders: Give Small Businesses A Break

Posted by Gayle Kesten 01:30 PM ET | Oct 20, 2008

The Small Business Association today reminded its participating lenders that they have the authority to grant three-month extensions for loan payments from their small-business borrowers.

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Wednesday's Woman: Push Your Senators for Fair Pay

Posted by Gayle Kesten 02:12 PM ET | Jul 30, 2008

Last week I received an e-mail from advocacy group MomsRising.org, which took exception to a New York Times article that intimated men and women are equally suffering from the economic downturn.

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Copyright Office Launches Online Filing System

Posted by Gayle Kesten 09:13 AM ET | Jul 14, 2008

Applying for a copyright just became a little easier.

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Flat Is The New Up

Posted by Fredric Paul 01:52 PM ET | Jul 2, 2008

Small business employment growth is slowing, but at least small businesses aren't actually shedding jobs.

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Are You In Compliance With CAN-SPAM? Find Out For Free

Posted by Janet Attard 01:21 PM ET | Jun 20, 2008

You’ve no doubt heard about CAN-SPAM, the government's antispam legislation. But did you know the law was updated this year with significant implications for some e-mailers -- particularly those mailing affiliate offers?

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Ask What Our Next President Can Do For You

Posted by Gayle Kesten 10:48 AM ET | May 12, 2008

Whether it's a Mr. or a Mrs. post-Bush, we all have a list of tech-related issues we want to see addressed by our nation's next president.

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Get Set for the SBA's National Small Business Week

Posted by Gayle Kesten 05:07 PM ET | Apr 17, 2008

You don't have to be in NYC or DC to be part of the Small Business Association's annual National Small Business Week, April 21 to 25.

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It's Super Tuesday: Vote Early, Vote Often!

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:19 PM ET | Feb 4, 2008

Among other things, this election could have a profound effect on the technology industry and the prospects of small and midsize businesses. It's up to you who you vote for, but please, if you live in a Super Tuesday state, please make sure to vote.

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