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The Government is struggling to raise £1 billion from banks to finance its much-delayed National Investment Corporation (NIC), a fund to help small businesses, and may have to contribute a large amount of taxpayers’ money to hit its target. Officials are preparing for a final round of arm-twisting with ...
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The small business marketplace changes rapidly. The information included on this page represents the most current information. When discussing a “small business,” this site uses the definitions provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration 's Office of Advocacy. Read their FAQ sheet . The ...
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Phil Bratty, owner of The Simply Bulk Market, 418 Main St. in Longmont, paints trim Friday. The store, opening at the end of January, will sell a variety of products in bulk. Bratty applied for the city�s new Business Start-Up Grant. �It�s extremely meaningful, just because of all the hidden openings costs,� he said.
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The battle cry on one side of the debate of a purported oncoming labor shortage has consistently revolved around retaining jobs in the U.S. Conversely, others say the notion of a labor shortage is ridiculous, for the exact same reasons the aforementioned group use to argue their case. A forthcoming labor shortage: ...
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The stock market remains bullish and will continue to present significant investment opportunities in 2010, according to the latest report from Zempel Strategic, a Fox Point-based economic and applied financial analysis firm. The company was founded by Claire Zempel, an economist who formerly served as director of ...
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With states in dire budget straits, their programs aimed at boosting small businesses are facing similarly tough times. ( CNN ) Philly aims to tax bloggers: Bloggers who have turned their hobby into a business, even a very small one, better look out if they’re in Philadelphia. The city wants to collect taxes from anyone who makes money on a blog. ( Reuters ) Embryonic stem cell funding banned, again: One of the most potentially promising, lucrative, and politically divisive areas of research in biotech has been dealt a setback. A Federal judge has put a hold on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. ( New York Times )
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Christine Mason McCaull and Chip Roberson did their business banking at Sonoma Valley Bank, one of eight banks seized and sold last week by regulators. They wanted to do business locally, but 118 mostly small local banks have been seized this year. If small towns like Sonoma, California, are players in the global economy on the upside , they’re also seeing the downside of a slow-moving national banking crisis, a fact that has come home to roost in this community about 40 miles north of San Francisco. On Friday around 6 p.m., federal regulators shut down Sonoma Valley Bank’s three branches in the historic wine country town of Sonoma
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November 11, 2005, Small Business Times, Milwaukee, WI http://www.biztimes.com/ dsp_print.cfm?ID=2&display=Special&num=4 (2 of 2)11/18/2005 3:07:35 PM.
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Apr 3, 2007 ... Light rail is working – in other cities - Small Business Times http://www. biztimes.com/blogs/milwaukee-biz-blog/2007/4/2/light-rail-. ...
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"To say that times are tough for small business is an understatement. Reduced credit, wary customers and longer payment cycles are all causing many small business owners to lose sleep. But the good news is that small business is the most likely group to start the recovery. It is their persistence, innovation ...
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