Monthly Archives: February 2012

Will Plans to Consolidate Federal Commerce, Business and Trade Agencies Help or Hurt Small Businesses?

The Small Business Administration would be rolled into a new business- and trade-related department made up of a portion of the current Department of Commerce and several other now-independent federal agencies, under a plan floated by the Obama administration a … Continue reading

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Mixed Outlook for Lending to Small Business in 2012

Money for capital investment is the lifeblood that allows a small business to prosper, grow and perhaps create badly needed jobs. But the credit squeeze that began several years ago in the wake of the “great recession” has made it … Continue reading

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