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Small business notes: Harley to offer leasing program - The News-Press

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Small business notes: Harley to offer leasing program
The News-Press
Chrome Capital, a new, Naples-based finance firm, has struck a deal with Scott Fischer Enterprises to offer Chrome's TestRide-brand leasing program at Fischer's Naples and Fort Myers Harley-Davidson dealerships. This allows qualified customers to lease ...

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Merger would shift the balance to larger businesses - Washington Post

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Merger would shift the balance to larger businesses
Washington Post
President Obama has elevated the Small Business Administration head to a cabinet level position and is proposing to merge the agency with other business and trade agencies into a single entity. I support his first move — it demonstrates without ...
Steps to exportingNapa Valley Register

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Small business: How to tackle volatility - Worcester Telegram

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Small business: How to tackle volatility
Worcester Telegram
But despite the volatility and the inability to understand why it's happening, small investors still need a return on their investment. •The expected future performance of available investment options. This suggests a range of possible scenarios of ...

Small business lending on the rise - Washington Post

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Small business lending on the rise
Washington Post
This raises the question: Is access to credit still one of the biggest issues facing entrepreneurs and small business owners? The answer is that the picture appears to be improving. Citibank recently reported a 30 percent jump in lending to small ...

Jobs Up, but Small Business Survey Reports Little Gain - CNBC.com

Friday, February 03, 2012

CNBC.com

Jobs Up, but Small Business Survey Reports Little Gain
CNBC.com
Are small businesses hiring? If you look at today's job numbers, you'd say yes. The private sector added 243000 jobs across the economy in January, and the consensus among economists and other job-market watchers is that the bulk of those people were ...
Small business hiring flat in January: pollReuters
3 Important Loan Programs for Small Business OwnersForbes
Small Business Optimism Hits Three-Year HighFox Business
Huffington Post -MarketWatch (press release) -Salt Lake Tribune
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Are You Ready to Make the Jump into Small Business Ownership? - Small Business Trends

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Small Business Trends

Are You Ready to Make the Jump into Small Business Ownership?
Small Business Trends
In Making the Jump into Small Business Ownership (@MakingtheJump), authors David Nilssen (@DavidNilssen) and Jeff Levy (@JeffLTheESource) guide readers into the water, so to speak. They dissect what it takes to become a business owner into ...

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Small business resources - Houston Chronicle

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Small business resources
Houston Chronicle
The Power of E-mail Marketing for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs: Hosted by SCORE. 10 am-noon, Leisure Learning, 2990 Richmond, 6th floor. Cost: Free. Registration: www.scorehouston.org Making Your Accounting System Compliant with Government ...

Small business hiring lags behind national picture - Washington Post

Friday, February 03, 2012

Small business hiring lags behind national picture
Washington Post
The nation's overall jobs picture is improving, according to Labor Department data released Friday, but small businesses have yet to see similar hiring gains. Small businesses added few net new jobs last month, analyses of employment data from two ...
SA small businesses demonstrate strengthSan Antonio Express

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In business on his own, with help nearby - The News Journal

Sunday, February 05, 2012

In business on his own, with help nearby
The News Journal
More than nine of every 10 Delaware businesses are small, based on the federal definition of a small business having fewer than 500 workers. More than seven of every 10 have no employees at all. Small business is the backbone of commerce statewide.

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Sen. Jay Rockefeller: Small business needs help - Charleston Gazette

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Sen. Jay Rockefeller: Small business needs help
Charleston Gazette
I also plan to prioritize the needs of small businesses that fuel so much of our economy and make up the backbone of our communities. In January, I invited small-business leaders from across the state to my office in Charleston so we could really zero ...

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