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Breaking: Senate Passes $30 Billion Small Business Bill (SPY)
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 1:01pm | 127The U.S. Senate has passed a long-stalled small business bill, which will provide $30 billion worth of loans and tax breaks. The bill passed with a 61-38 tally, and was a big victory for President Barack Obama and Democrats ahead of the mid-term elections. According to an Associated Press report...
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Small Business Bill Advances in Senate, Final Vote This Week?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 12:52pm | 67A bill that would increase lending to small businesses cleared a Republican block in the Senate Tuesday, potentially clearing the way for a final vote on the measure by the end of this week. The House of Representatives already passed a similar measure. The bill has been a hotly contested piece of...
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Planning to Open a Business? Don't Expect Profit
Saturday, December 19, 2009 - 1:29am | 214Owning a business requires a ton of hard work and dedication without much immediate payoff. P.J. Ryder has invested his time, money, and effort into his club for over two years and is just now seeing profit in the future. Between rent, electricity, water, and supplies, any money gained can quickly...
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Funding for Small Businesses Promised
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 3:10pm | 167The SBA (Small Business Administration) has decided to use the approximately $730 million dollars allotted to it to drastically increase the number of small business loans on the market by 80%. Although several companies took advantage of two successful programs started by this stimulus package,...