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Searching for a government grant or no-interest loan to start a business? Don't waste your time.
"I've worked in small-business development since 1989 and there have never been any special programs for women and minorities in terms of easier access to money," says Lori Kravets, executive director of the Growth Opportunity Connection, a non More...
"I've worked in small-business development since 1989 and there have never been any special programs for women and minorities in terms of easier access to money," says Lori Kravets, executive director of the Growth Opportunity Connection, a non More...
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Loans intended to help current members of the military, veterans, and their spouses are proving extremely popular. The Patriot Express Loan Initiative has distributed more than $100,000 million since it came into existence in June of last year.
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A Senate leader grilled Bush administration officials about when, if ever, they would implement a new law aimed at increasing business assistance for veterans and reservists.
Kerry asked Small Business Administration chief Steven Preston about plans to implement a new law, signed in mid-February, that tries to help small businesses owned by vet More...
Kerry asked Small Business Administration chief Steven Preston about plans to implement a new law, signed in mid-February, that tries to help small businesses owned by vet More...
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Women who own small businesses — about a third of all small businesses in the United States, in fact — have been pushing for years for a bigger piece of government contracts, which now total $400 billion a year. But few were happy when the Small Business Administration finally announced new rules in December to ensure that 5 percent of the cont
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The Small Business Administration on Tuesday announced that it has chosen 11 cities to participate in an initiative designed to stimulate jobs and growth while targeting inner-city small businesses.
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Given the current economic climate, you would think the government would be doing all it can to bolster Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs. But the Bush administration is proceeding as if it was business as usual. The administration, in fact, is once again proposing substantial SBA budget cuts, as it has every year since the preside
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Thomas M. Sullivan, head of the Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy, aims to make sure U.S. regulations treat entrepreneurs fairly. As the fifth chief counsel to head the office created in 1976 as an independent voice for small business within the federal government, Sullivan would like to see the day that all 90-plus federal agenc
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The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy has reported small businesses will pay more per square foot and per employee than larger businesses to alter facilities to meet changes proposed for the Americans with Disabilities Act. The office studied costs associated with removing physical barriers to the handicapped, including changes i
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